The vertebrate fossils on exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History are just a fraction of a collection that is as scientifically important as it is just plain cool. Welcome to the bone rooms.
A Lifelong Love of Astronomy
Dan and Carole Kamin have a long history with Carnegie Museums, but their relationship with Carnegie Science Center Director Jason Brown began a little over five years ago at a
Closer Look: Walking the Land
A new perspective on familiar offerings at Carnegie Museums.
Restoring A ‘Palace of Music’
The most significant renovation in Carnegie Music Hall’s 128-year history brings the beloved performance space into the 21st century.
‘Everything Is Beautiful at the Museum’
The stories of Carnegie Museums volunteers are as varied as they are. They’re all giving back in ways they hadn’t expected—and the museums wouldn’t be the same without them.
‘Miraculous’ Recoveries
It’s been nearly three decades since she was floating on a ship in the North Atlantic, as anxious as a kid on Christmas morning to see what would be raised
Bringing Ancient Egypt Alive
An expert in ancient wood has joined the Museum of Natural History to preserve a 4,000-year-old funerary boat and other artifacts
Custodians of Collections
A younger generation of researchers manage Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s historic libraries of artifacts and specimens.
The Mystery Of The Little Black Books
The missing travelog of Gordon Bailey Washburn makes its way back to the museum he led more than 70 years ago.
125 Years: A History in Objects Continues
Andy Warhol’s dental molds and the spark for hair-raising science. Artwork anyone can borrow and a dapper dinosaur with its own accessories. A celebration of 125 years of Carnegie Museums continues through the remarkable stories of pieces of museum history.
Notes from the Front Lines
The visitor services leaders at the four museums reflect on a year like no other.
125 Years: A History in Objects
Soot-covered eastern towhees and a basketball-shooting robot. Victorian muses and Andy Warhol’s guard dog. A celebration of 125 years of Carnegie Museums continues through stories of museum objects.
125 Years. 125 Objects. 125 Stories.
A Pennsylvania wildflower and a pedestal fan. A school bus and a shot of homemade lightning. And the dinosaur and one of the first paintings that started it all. To mark 125 years, we’re telling the tales of 125 objects—starting with these 25. Over the next year, ours will be a story, not the story of Carnegie Museums, which begs the question: What would you include?
Closer Look: An ever-expanding palace of culture
A glimpse at something new, novel, or rarely seen at Carnegie Museums.
The Museum Volunteer
As diverse as their ages, interests, and talents, Carnegie Museums volunteers fill a variety of roles.
The Caretakers
From conservators to custodians, a small and nimble team of museum staff kept Carnegie Museums’ treasures—and each other—safe during the extended COVID-19 closure.
First Look: Tales from the Carnegie International
A glimpse at something new, novel, or rarely seen at Carnegie Museums.
History’s Keeper
For more than two decades, Elizabeth Tufts Brown has stewarded the fascinating and sometimes unwieldy archives of Carnegie Museum of Art.
First Look: Just Our Types
A glimpse at something new, novel, or rarely seen at Carnegie Museums.
Sights Unseen: The Armillary Sphere
An exclamation point, of sorts, atop one of the region’s grandest cultural landmarks.
Q+A: Maria Renzelli
In conversation with the caretaker of the USS Requin.
Hidden Glory
The Carnegie Music Hall Pipe Organ.
Warhol’s Art Doctor
For nearly two decades, Christine Daulton has cared for Andy Warhol’s artwork.
Small Wonders
Look closely and there’s always something new to discover at Carnegie Science Center’s Miniature Railroad & Village®. Half of the fun is spying some of the spectacular teeny-tiny details that bring the rich history of western Pennsylvania to life.
Four Museums. One Membership.
Carnegie Museum of Art
412-622-3131
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
412-622-3131
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Carnegie Science Center
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One Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
The Andy Warhol Museum
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117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5890
