With a burst of color, geometry, and pattern play, Ruth Root’s innovative paintings invite close inspection.
Mentored by the Masters
Generations of Pittsburghers find inspiration at Carnegie Museum of Art’s legendary Saturday art classes, now in their 90th year.
A Joyful Resistance
Exploring art and ideas from five continents at the Carnegie International.
Making an Entrance
The 57th edition of the Carnegie International is front and center, thanks to two show-stopping works on the exterior of Carnegie Museums’ historic Oakland building.
Getting Inside Andy Warhol
The history and collections know-how of longtime Warhol archivist Matt Wrbican has already helped fill many books. Now the Pop Art archaeologist is filling his own book with an A-to-Z account of Warhol’s world.
Beyond the Scales
Mysterious and even feared, reptiles are some of nature’s most misunderstood animals. A new exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Natural History gives these fascinating creatures a much-deserved close-up, revealing their complexity, resourcefulness, and beauty.
News Worthy: Winter 2018
Museums: Just what the doctor ordered In programs for visitors living with autism spectrum disorders, trauma, and dementia, educators at Carnegie Museum of Art and The Warhol witness firsthand the
Face Time: Jason Brown
As a kid, Jason Brown never met a science project he didn’t like. “The rubber-band cannons in physics, the bridge-building contest, the egg-drop experiment. I loved that stuff,” he recalls.
Director’s Note
The world is changing rapidly. There seems to be concerning news everywhere: mass poverty in the developing world, an increasingly divisive political climate here at home, and a multitude of
Two Scientists Walk into a Bar
What happens next is music to the ears of the Science Center’s roving band of friendly science geeks.
Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin want you to leave the museum with an original artwork.
During the first 35 years of the Carnegie International, from 1896 to 1931, the museum tracked every submission to what was then an annual painting show. Exactly 10,632 artworks were
Mel Bochner is creating new work for the museum and city that introduced him to art.
At age 8, Mel Bochner spent Saturday mornings boarding the trolley near his East End home, handing the conductor 8 cents and then traveling alone to Carnegie Museum of Art.
Painting’s Broad Brush
Whether using canvas, ceramics, or textiles, today’s contemporary artists are rethinking what else a painting can be.
Reconstructing History
Reflecting a world in transition, artists use their stage to wrestle with the past and confront contemporary issues of borders, boundaries, and labor.
The Road to the International
Nearly all of the artwork for this year’s Carnegie International is being created new for the exhibition—and, in turn, for Pittsburgh. Curator Ingrid Schaffner started her travel research in 2016,
Where Tears Turn to Crystals
In a rewriting of history, Devan Shimoyama constructs his own magic, reclaiming moments of sorrow and fear as beauty for queer black men.
News Worthy: Fall 2018
Pollinators welcome Most visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, will never see the eight new honeybee colonies on the park’s grounds, but the work of their
Why Birds Matter
One hundred years ago this past July, not long after the last of the once-plentiful passenger pigeons vanished from the skies, a cornerstone wildlife protection law passed in the U.S.,
Directors’ Note
Since 1896, the Carnegie International has brought the world to Pittsburgh. At the outset, this recurring showcase of contemporary painting drew mostly from Western Europe and the United States. With
Face Time: Nia Arrington
Nia Arrington has never been one to stay silent in the face of injustice. In the fourth grade, she learned about the devastating earthquake ravaging an already suffering Haiti and
Where Have all the Trees Gone?
Tree coverage in Allegheny County is disappearing at an alarming rate, says Tree Pittsburgh. Experts weigh in on why it matters and the course ahead.
At Long Last: Expanded Learning and Fun
The Science Center’s new PPG Science Pavilion will welcome more young learners, expand the kinds of science fun they can cook up, and bring large-scale traveling shows to the region.
Tribute to Our Donors
With deep appreciation, we salute all that our donors make possible at the four Carnegie Museums and in schools and neighborhoods across the region. We also acknowledge, by name, those donors who supported the operations of the museums through their leadership gifts in 2017.
Museum Collections and the Stories They Tell
In a major reimagining of its postwar and contemporary galleries, Carnegie Museum of Art teases out art’s unique ability to link past and present.
Four Museums. One Membership.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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Kamin Science Center
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The Andy Warhol Museum
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