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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.

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

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.

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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.

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Animal Attraction

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

An illustration of a man in the ocean in a life preserver holding up and balancing things from nature

Belonging to Nature

Carnegie Museum of Natural History confronts the fragile interconnectedness of humans and nature.