🔭 We are excited to share that thanks to a historic and unprecedented gift, the Science Center will be named the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center. Although the name is changing, the Science Center will continue to be a part of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and our beloved membership program. This gift will pave the way for exciting new exhibitions, programs, and public initiatives to help countless kids and adults to embark on their personal journey of discovery and curiosity at the Science Center.
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 7,055 followers
Four museums, one membership: Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, Andy Warhol Museum
About us
Established in 1895 by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is a collection of four dynamic, distinctive museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum. In 2013, the museums reached nearly 1.3 million people through exhibitions, educational programs, outreach activities, and special events. We are the largest, most far-reaching cultural organization in the Pittsburgh region, known throughout the world for our vast art and scientific collections and research. We're also a community leader in educational outreach, helping to teach more than 350,000 children a year through onsite and offsite education programs. Our mission: To serve as a catalyst and source of growth and knowledge; offer a home to thinking and inquisitive children and adults; act as a collector, guardian, and interactive presenter of cultural and scientific treasures and ideas; and support the community by attracting visitors and promoting economic development. More than 100,000 people call themselves Carnegie Museums Members from more than 25,000 member households. Carnegie Museums employs more than 1,000 people and directs more than $25 million to the region’s economy in salary and benefits.
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http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/interior.php?pageID=11
External link for Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1895
- Specialties
- Scientific Research, Art, Performance, Education, STEM, Natural History, and Andy Warhol
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4400 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, US
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Employees at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Updates
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❤️ Carnegie Museums is excited to be connecting with students across Pittsburgh this fall! Whether exploring opportunities while completing a degree, or looking for your next step after graduation, we have a vast range of career, volunteer, and internship positions. If you’re a student at Point Park University University of Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University or Chatham University check out when we’ll be on your campus and come by to say hi! In the meantime, you can always see our latest open positions for employment and experiential learning here: https://lnkd.in/euXeK9cK Point Park University, Student Organization Fair September 3rd, 1-5pm University of Pittsburgh, Student Employment Fair September 5th, 1-4pm Carnegie Melon University, Scotty Saturday/Welcome Weekend September 28th Carnegie Melon University, Fall Reverse Career Fair October 29th, 4:30-7:00pm Chatham University, Workforce Wednesday November 20th, 11am-1pm 📸 Photos: Richard Serra, "Carnegie", 1985, Given in memory of William R. Roesch by his wife Jane Holt Roesch © Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York | Photo: Tom Little | Photo by Josh Franzos | Photo by Abby Warhola
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Soar into September with events across the four Carnegie Museums! Check out our upcoming events this week below: 🥫 August 30 - Final Fridays at Silver Street at The Andy Warhol Museum 🖼️ August 31 – Carnegie Museum of Art Film Series: A Spell Against Amnesia at Carnegie Museum of Art 🍿🔭 August 31 – T.REX (3D) premieres at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🦕 August 31 - Storytime at the Museum at Carnegie Museum of Natural History 🥫 August 31 - Dandy Andy: Warhol's Queer History at The Andy Warhol Musuem 🍿🔭 August 31 through September 2 - Monsters Inc. showing at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🦕 August 31 - Free Public Tours at Carnegie Museum of Natural History 🔭 September 1 - Kamin Family Free Day at Carnegie Science Center 🐦 September 6 - Powdermill Avian Research Center Free Guided Tour at Powdermill Nature Reserve 🍿🔭 September 6 - Dune (2021) showing at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🖼️ September 6 - TQ Live! 2024 at Carnegie Museum of Art 🍿🔭 September 7 - Dune: Part Two (2024) showing at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🖼️ September 7 - Story Saturday: Florette at Carnegie Museum of Art 🦕 September 7 - Storytime at the Museum at Carnegie Museum of Natural History 🍿🔭 September 7 & 8 - Brave showing at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🖼️ September 8 - Queerness and Nature at Carnegie Museum of Art Find out more about these activities and even more coming up at carnegiemuseums.org/events ---------- Carnegie Science Center Carnegie Museum of Art Carnegie Museum of Natural History The Andy Warhol Museum #CarnegieEvents #4Museums 📸: Powdermill Avian Research Center Free Guided Tour
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🦕 Did you know? Carnegie Museum of Natural History received a $498,303 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support its upcoming new permanent exhibition, Egypt on the Nile. The immersive experience, which is scheduled to open in 2026, will feature the ancient Egyptian objects in the museum’s care and invite visitors to discover how humans’ relationship with the Nile River and surrounding landscapes formed the foundation of ancient Egyptian thought and practices. Read more from the Summer edition of Carnegie Magazine at https://lnkd.in/eGkfZ2vS #CarnegieMuseums #CarnegieMagazine #4Musuems #DidYouKnow
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🖼️ Marie Watt’s exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art Marie Watt: LAND STITCHES WATER SKY, unites the material and labor that defined America’s great skylines to tell her own story. She explored the history and decisions behind her exhibition with Carnegie Magazine. Read more from the Summer edition of Carnegie Magazine at https://lnkd.in/eGkfZ2vS #CarnegieMuseums #CarnegieMagazine #4Musuems 📸: Installation view of Forum 88: Marie Watt: LAND STITCHES WATER SKY, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (April 13, 2024–September 22, 2024). © Marie Watt; Photo: Zachary Riggleman
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🍿❤️ Thank you to everyone who joined us for Senior Social: Breakfast and a Movie – "Wings Over Water 2D" at Carnegie Science Center last Thursday morning! Seniors got to enjoy a presentation of "Wings Over Water" at the Rangos Giant Cinema, an epic story of the journeys of three amazing bird families, along with complimentary breakfast before the movie. Don't miss out on even more exclusive member events like this one. Become a member today at https://lnkd.in/e5hfW_dj #CarnegieMuseums #4Museums
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🦕 There are hundreds of different moon snails all over the world, but beach goers on the east coast are probably more familiar with two species commonly called ‘shark eyes’—Neverita duplicata and Euspira heros. Learn more about these snails from experts Sabrina Spiher Robinson and Tim Pearce at Carnegie Museum of Natural History: bit.ly/MoonSnails 📸: N. duplicata, left; E. heros, right. Photo credit: Sabrina Spiher Robinson
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❤️ Stop by and say hello to us at Disability Pride Pennsylvania today! Join us for the Disability Pride Pittsburgh Celebration in Schenley Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for free live entertainment with ASL interpretation, resources, free swag, great fun and so much more. More information on Disability Pride can be found at https://lnkd.in/ecX3GVUG
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Get ready for the end of August with events across the four Carnegie Museums! Check out our upcoming events this week below: 🖼️ August 23 – Inside Out: Night presented by PearlArts Movement & Sound 🔭 August 24 - SkyWatch at Carnegie Science Center 🍿🔭 August 24 & 25 - Turning Red showing at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🦕 August 24 & 25 - Free Public Tours at Carnegie Museum of Natural History 🍿🔭 August 27 – Toy Story 4 showing at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🥫 August 30 - Silver Street at The Andy Warhol Museum 🖼️ August 31 - A Spell Against Amnesia at Carnegie Museum of Art 🍿🔭 August 31 – T.REX (3D) premieres at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🥫 August 31 - Dandy Andy: Warhol's Queer History at The Andy Warhol Musuem 🍿🔭 August 31 through September 2 - Monsters Inc. showing at The Rangos Giant Cinema, Carnegie Science Center 🦕 August 31 - Free Public Tours at Carnegie Museum of Natural History 🔭 September 1 - Kamin Family Free Day at Carnegie Science Center 🦕 Wednesdays and Saturdays - Storytime at the Museum at Carnegie Museum of Natural History Find out more about these activities and even more coming up at carnegiemuseums.org/events ---------- Carnegie Science Center Carnegie Museum of Art Carnegie Museum of Natural History The Andy Warhol Museum #CarnegieEvents #4Museums 📸: Joshua Franzos, Treehouse Media.
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🥫 On August 6, 1928, Andrew Warhola was born in Pittsburgh and raised here in Oakland, the artist who would later be known as Andy Warhol. Pittsburgh Magazine dove into Warhol’s history and his lasting impact here in Pittsburgh: bit.ly/WarholsBirthday 📸: Andy Warhol, "Self-Portrait", 1963, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. #CarnegieMuseums
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