What Lies Beneath
The vertebrate fossils on exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History are just a fraction of a collection that is as scientifically important as it is just plain cool. Welcome to the bone rooms.
Tag: Behind the Scenes
A Lifelong Love of Astronomy
Dan and Carole Kamin have a long history with Carnegie Museums, but their relationship with Carnegie Science Center Director Jason Brown began a little over five years ago at a garden party. It was May 2019, and Carole’s famous tulips were in bloom. Brown, who had recently been named as the Science Center’s director, was … Continued
Closer Look: Walking the Land
A new perspective on familiar offerings at Carnegie Museums.
Restoring A ‘Palace of Music’
The most significant renovation in Carnegie Music Hall’s 128-year history brings the beloved performance space into the 21st century.
‘Everything Is Beautiful at the Museum’
The stories of Carnegie Museums volunteers are as varied as they are. They’re all giving back in ways they hadn’t expected—and the museums wouldn’t be the same without them.
‘Miraculous’ Recoveries
It’s been nearly three decades since she was floating on a ship in the North Atlantic, as anxious as a kid on Christmas morning to see what would be raised from the depths, but Rhonda Wozniak still talks as if she’s in the middle of it all. A Pittsburgh-based expert in marine objects conservation, she … Continued
Bringing Ancient Egypt Alive
An expert in ancient wood has joined the Museum of Natural History to preserve a 4,000-year-old funerary boat and other artifacts
Custodians of Collections
A younger generation of researchers manage Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s historic libraries of artifacts and specimens.
The Mystery Of The Little Black Books
The missing travelog of Gordon Bailey Washburn makes its way back to the museum he led more than 70 years ago.
125 Years: A History in Objects Continues
Andy Warhol’s dental molds and the spark for hair-raising science. Artwork anyone can borrow and a dapper dinosaur with its own accessories. A celebration of 125 years of Carnegie Museums continues through the remarkable stories of pieces of museum history.