Carnegie Magazine Archives - Page 18 of 22 - Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Three images depicting people enjoying the four museums

Your Support Matters

Thank you to our 2018 members and donors

A prototype of an undergarment designed to assist people with mobility.

Design with a Difference

By Cristina Rouvalis

The future of design is about function, style, and choice—for all.

A detail of Monet's waterloo bridge painting

Impressions of Urban Beauty

By Barbara Klein

How the haze of industry inspired Monet and his contemporaries—sometimes driving them back to the same subject, again and again.

a woman instructs a group of graduate students on in the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo.

Whether she’s in the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo or the city parks of Pittsburgh, tropical ecologist Jennifer Sheridan is living her best life, and she wants young people to have the same opportunity. Where to start? Just pick up a frog.

Black and white photo of a band on stage playing music with a film of ttwo people kissing projected behind them

Subverted Glamour

By Lynne Margolis

Post-punk icon and multidisciplinary artist Kim Gordon explores Andy Warhol’s early artistic influence and what it means to be visible.

Seen + Heard: Summer 2019

In brief, what’s new around the museums.

Q + A: Justin Tognarine

By Julie Hannon

In conversation with Carnegie Science Center’s operation manager and accessibility coach.

A Game-Changing Gift

A glimpse at something new, novel, or rarely seen at Carnegie Museums.

Five Things: Summer 2019

Art and science news you can use.

A 1990 photo of the USS Requin submarine in front of the Carnegie Science Center

A Submarine for Pittsburgh

A member asks: How did the Science Center end up with a submarine, and how did it get here?

Young boy in the museum's dinosaur exhibit.

Given to Giving

By Rachael A. Moss

A museum “fangirl” turns the corner to also becoming a museum donor.

flesh-eating beetles crawling on the skeletal remains of a pidgeon.

Sights Unseen: Bugs at Work

By Julie Hannon

Inside the collections at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

CoBrA Rising

By Elizabeth Hoover

Carnegie Museum of Art revives the colorful and complex story of a truly unconventional band of painters in post-WWII Europe.

A view of an egyptian mummy in an exhibit.

Objects of Wonder

By Julie Hannon

The central characters in Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s early collections story might surprise you.

Andy Warhol's version of Mona Lisa. Two black and white images side by side.

When Warhol Met Mona

By Barbara Klein

Among the muses for Andy Warhol’s early silkscreens: Marilyn, Jackie, and the world’s most famous celebrity sitter.

side by side images of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man and a closely cropped painting beleived to be of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Anatomy of a Genius

By Cristina Rouvalis

Da Vinci The Exhibition makes a case for the wandering mind. Being insatiably curious about absolutely everything is what defined Leonardo da Vinci.

First Look

A glimpse at something new, novel, or rarely seen at Carnegie Museums.

Five Things: Spring 2019

Art and science news you can use.

Seen + Heard: Spring 2019

In brief, what’s new around the museums.

Q + A: Mark Blatnik

By Julie Hannon

In conversation with Carnegie Museum of Art’s chief preparator.

Two young girls looking at x-rays of human bones on a light table..

Director’s Note: Spring 2019

A message from Jason C. Brown

A art gallery image showing artwork against a green colored wall with two patrons looking at the artwork..

Pairing Wall Color and Art

A member asks: At Carnegie Museum of Art, some of the walls are painted in beautiful colors that add something to the art. What is the process for choosing the paint?