Exploring the natural world, past and present, through historic collections and wonder-filled galleries.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a place of world-class scientific inquiry and daily discovery. By displaying nature’s wonders, its galleries and collections spark conversation about the inherent worth of nature and inspire a new generation of scientists and citizen scientists to conserve the planet and its many wonders.
Location
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412.622.3131
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Hours
Mon., Wed., Fri.-Sun.: 10 a.m.–
5 p.m.
Thurs.: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
What’s Happening
Teen Night: Bubbles and Broomsticks
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: The Colors of Dinosaurs
Current Exhibitions
The Stories We Keep: Bringing the World to Pittsburgh
Powdermill Nature Reserve
A field station and laboratory where researchers do long-term studies of natural populations in western Pennsylvania, Powdermill is also a great place to spend a fun-filled day outdoors.
Learn with us
From K-12 programming to on-site tours, the museum is a wondrous place to learn more about Earth and its inhabitants, and our role in protecting it.
Explore the Collections
The museum’s 22 million objects and specimens form one of the world’s great archives of biodiversity, the history of life, and human relationships to nature.
