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Carnegie Magazine / Summer 2017

Category: Summer 2017

President’s Note

This issue celebrates two proud, distinctive, and interlinked American traditions: a strong, cultural sector and an active culture of philanthropy to support it. Philanthropists, after all, are simply private citizens

News Worthy Summer 2017

High-flying changes on the North Shore They’ve stood atop Carnegie Science Center’s iconic building since the year 2000: 12-foot-high letters that clearly demarcate the popular North Shore attraction. Their removal

A poison dart frog

Nature’s Garden of Good and Evil

Story By Cristina Rouvalis

Poison’s role in nature, legend, and human health is complex—from defense to lethal-weapon-turned-lifesaving treatment.

Young female electrical engineer working on teh ground crew of a solar powered plane

Engineering the Future

By Ben Wecht

Pittsburgh’s legacy of engineering excellence is far from a thing of the past. The region’s big thinkers continue to find solutions to big problems.

scrapbook with photos of old movie stars

Starstruck

By Barbara Klein

Part of Andy Warhol’s Pop-art genius is rooted in his boyhood fascination with movie stars, the springboard for a lifelong infatuation with fame and celebrity culture.

a sculpture of a man throwing a stone and a engraving of a man talking to two women

Meaningful Beauty

By Julie Hannon

These art collectors get great satisfaction building their collections—and giving them away.

photograph of the solar eclipse

The Great American Eclipse

By Christine H. O'Toole

August 21 marks a rare opportunity to witness one of nature’s most dazzling spectacles: the first total eclipse of the sun to sweep the country in nearly a century.

Face Time: Richard Pell

By Cristina Rouvalis

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

Art’s 20/20 Lens

By Elizabeth Hoover

A unique collaboration between Carnegie Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem combines works of the past and present to give voice to shifting, contemporary realities.