A new perspective on familiar offerings at Carnegie Museums.
Sparking a Love of Science
One donor hopes to expand opportunities for students to engage with STEM programming and the world around them.
Walking the Walk in Patagonia
A dinosaur expert at Carnegie Museum of Natural History continues on a journey 25 years in the making.
A Martian Garden Comes Alive
Edible plants grown as part of the Science Center’s Mars exhibition inspire ideas for sustainably producing healthy food in challenging environments.
Q+A: Doug DeHaven
In conversation with the mechatronics engineer at Carnegie Science Center.
Custodians of Collections
A younger generation of researchers manage Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s historic libraries of artifacts and specimens.
Reckonings
A groundbreaking exhibition created in partnership with members of the Apsáalooke Nation comes to Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Recreating a Pigment of the Past
A mineralogist teams up with an Egyptologist to achieve the vibrant Egyptian blue.
Countering Viking Myths
The life and legacy of Nordic warriors is more complicated and multifaceted than you think, as revealed in a new traveling exhibition at the Science Center.
Objects of Our Affection: Cinnabar
Carnegie Museums is home to some of the most significant collections in the world. Here we showcase some of the most compelling objects.
Modeling the undead
An iconic chapel from a horror cinema classic now haunts the Miniature Railroad & Village.
Diversity in nature
Naturalist educators partner with Carnegie Museums to create a more welcoming environment for people of color to explore the outdoors.
Closer Look: Hope and Despair
A new perspective on familiar offerings at Carnegie Museums.
Dissecting 4,000 Years of History
Museum staff get a rare opportunity to take a closer look at an ancient Egyptian funerary boat.
Nature Did It First
From beetle jaws to blue jay wings, the natural world is full of fantastic solutions to mechanical problems.
Seeing Red
Carnegie Science Center’s newest exhibition will help visitors envision life on Mars and understand how the journey there will go through western Pennsylvania.
Objects of Our Affection: The Polymita picta
Carnegie Museums is home to some of the most significant collections in the world. Here we showcase some of the most compelling objects.
Powdermill: Naturally Inspiring
With a new bird-banding center scheduled to open this summer and a slew of interdisciplinary projects in the works, Powdermill’s best is yet to come.
Closer Look: Going Electric
A new perspective on familiar offerings at Carnegie Museums.
Endowing Opportunity
By giving more kids access to STEM learning, one giving-minded couple wants all kids to have what theirs had: the freedom and the opportunity to explore.
The Beauty of the Science Fair
Getting kids to view their world through critical thinking and a healthy dose of competition.
Community Changemakers
They’re finding ways to adapt to climate change, heal the earth, and build resilience in their communities. Carnegie Museum of Natural History joins them in asking: What role will you play?
Not Separate. We ARE Nature
Shining a light on how we humans affect the world around us—and how we can use that power for good.
Creating Sensory Friendly Spaces
What started as one donor’s passion project has made Carnegie Museum of Natural History more welcoming to more families.



























