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Thinking in the Round

For decades, Pittsburgh sculptor Thaddeus Mosley has been circling the wood to find the art within. And this year, a dream of sorts comes true as he joins the ranks of artists he’s always admired as part of the 2018 Carnegie International.

Collection manager Susan McLaren standing among drawers of bats. She's holding a box with a large flying fox bat.

To Preserve and Protect

Behind the scenes with the cultural caretakers of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s one-of-a-kind collections.

Photograph of a woman standing on the steps of an old house. The parts of the house are falling apart, and the area is overgrown with plants.

The People Are the Light

How one Pittsburgh-based artist formed a creative community to bring light to the vacant spaces in Homewood.

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Inspiring The Earliest Learners

Children are natural-born scientists but need rich learning environments, prepared teachers, and engaged families to feed their natural curiosity. Carnegie Science Center is leading the way.

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What’s a Coryphodon?

A Carnegie Museum of Natural History anatomist is leading a major new study aimed at telling a new, more informed story of long-lost mammals and humans’ evolutionary past.

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The Unforgettable DODO

An immersive theater production featuring actors, scientists, and the expanse of Carnegie Museums’ historic Oakland building, Bricolage’s DODO set a whole new standard.

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Face Time: Ingrid Schaffner

Once a year, curator Ingrid Schaffner delivers a lecture titled What Is Contemporary? She begins with a declaration: “I will never answer this, so come back next year.” Then she

News Worthy

Technological sleuthing Since Carnegie Museum of Art acquired the Teenie Harris Archive in 2001, its caretakers have been working feverishly to identify the people and places captured in as many

President’s Note

Photo: Joshua Franzos Nothing does my heart quite as much good as seeing children in the museums. School groups, little ones in strollers, babies in their parents’ arms—the noise and

Face Time: Cecile Shellman

When Cecile Shellman speaks about why a person might feel excluded, alienated, or worse yet, not worthy, she speaks from someplace deep inside where she usually doesn’t like to go.

Face Time: Richard Pell

Richard Pell is an unlikely person to start a new scientific museum, especially one receiving international acclaim. He is, after all, an artist who never took a science course after

Portrait of Jeff Inscho

Face Time: Jeffrey Inscho

At the far end of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Bird Hallway is a half-sized door that has intrigued visitors for decades. Now, each time a curious passerby opens it,

Hall of African Animals

Call of the Wild

How Childs Frick, son of Pittsburgh industrialist Henry Clay Frick, provided the foundation for Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s world-class collection of African mammals.

A young man with sound-control earphones taking part in a sensory-friendly event

Art as an Equalizer

A new program at The Andy Warhol Museum makes it a more welcoming destination for visitors with autism and sensory sensitivities.

Vector concept of global footprint

Earth in the Age of Humans

For the first time in Earth’s history, humankind is the single greatest force shaping the planet’s future. Welcome to the Anthropocene.

News Worthy

Sparking a future in STEM Call it a grand finale, and then some. On June 28, Carnegie Science Center announced a $7.5 million gift from PPG and the PPG Foundation

Portrait of artist Abigail DeVille

Face Time: Abigail DeVille

[media-credit name=”Photo: Melissa Blackall/The Cooper Gallery” align=”alignnone” width=”500″] photo: Melissa Blackall/The Cooper Gallery [/media-credit] Abigail DeVille is an artist unafraid to dig deep. Whether creating paintings, sculptures, installations, or performance

President’s Note

[media-credit name=”Photo: Joshua Franzos” align=”alignnone” width=”500″][/media-credit] Last April I found myself on the stage of Carnegie Music Hall, questioning Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Annie Proulx about why

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Fantastical Journeys

Artist Ian Cheng uses the language of video games to create animated worlds that challenge our senses and emotions.

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Animal Attraction

Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s live animal collection, and its passionate caretakers, are making lasting impressions.

a child using a tactile-assisted device

Making the Difference

Can kids who are blind and visually impaired enjoy the digital makerspace experience? Carnegie Science Center says yes, and took its Mobile Fab Lab to Erie to prove it.

A blurred image of a group of teens dancing in the Andy Warhol Museum lobby.

Finding Acceptance at The Warhol

Teenagers find fun, inspiration, and tolerance at The Andy Warhol Museum’s fourth annual LGBTQ+ Youth Prom.

a red-headed cowboy struggles to control a red cart that reads, Git Along Lil’ Doggie. On the verge of tipping over, the cart sputters along on an empty desert landscape.

Cowboys and Kitsch

Iranian post-Pop sensation Farhad Moshiri brings his wide-eyed view of the world to The Warhol.