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ART, SCIENCE & HISTORY
Though Pittsburgh may be well-known for its history in steel, the city's many museums and exhibitions spotlight both its contemporary and historic sides.
From the famous dinosaur exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to modern art exhibitions at the Mattress Factory, these cultural places of interest showcase all pieces of the region's rich tapestry of history and transformation.
With stories of their own -- the Carnegie Museums were founded by Pittsburgh steel baron Andrew Carnegie while the Frick Art & Historical Center includes the home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick -- the museums themselves may be as fascinating as their contents.
Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-3131
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday except Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day and summer, July 4 through Labor Day.
Admission (includes Carnegie Museum of Natural History): $15 or $12 for 65-plus, $11 for students with ID/ages 3--18. Free for members and children under 3. Paid parking available.
http://cmoa.org
Description and highlights: The original focus was on old masters, but Andrew Carnegie envisioned a showcase for "old masters of tomorrow" and acquired works by such artists as Winslow Homer, Whistler and Pissarro. The 55th Carnegie International celebrating contemporary art was in 2008. Museum highlights also include Hall of Architecture.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
41-622-3309
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday except Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day and summer, July 4 through Labor Day.
Admission (includes Carnegie Museum of Art): $15 or $12 for 65-plus, $11 for students with ID/ages 3--18. Free for members and children under 3. Paid parking available.
http://carnegiemnh.org
Highlights: Hall of Dinosaurs, Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, Native American gallery.
Carnegie Science Center
One Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-237-3400
Hours (main building): 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday-Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Closed for Steelers home games; see Web site.)
Admission: General Admission: $14 or $10 for 62-plus and ages 3-12. With special engagement film, $24 or $18. With Omnimax film, $19 or $15. (Less for shows only, including Laser Nights; see Web site.) Paid parking available.
http://carnegiesciencecenter.org
Highlights: IMAX Theater, Miniature Railroad & Village, Buhl Digital Dome, USS Requin Submarine.
The Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-237-8300
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. Closed Monday.
Admission: $15 or $9 for 55-plus, $8 students with ID and ages 3-18. Free for members. (Half price 5-10 p.m. as part of Good Fridays program.)
http://warhol.org
Description: More than 4,000 works of art by Warhol including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, films and videos, plus traveling exhibitions.
Frick Art & Historical Center
7227 Reynolds St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
412-371-0600
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Monday.
Admission: Free for Frick Art Museum and the Car and Carriage Museum.
* Tours of Clayton: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Sunday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.; $12 or $10 for seniors, students and military; $6 for 16 and under. Reservations: 412-371-0600.
http://frickart.org
Description: Includes Clayton, the restored Frick mansion; The Frick Art Museum; The Car and Carriage Museum; the Greenhouse; the Frick children's playhouse; and The Café.
Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-454-6000
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $10 or $9 for 62-plus, $5 for students with ID and ages 4-17. Free for members and children under 3.
* Hours and admission include History Center, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, and the Library & Archives.
http://heinzhistorycenter.org
Highlights: The permanent exhibition "Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation"; Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-361-0873
Hours (galleries): 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday.
Admission: Suggested donation: $5. Free for PCA members.
http://pittsburgharts.org
Description: Nonprofit community arts campus that offers arts education programs and contemporary art exhibitions.
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
1815 Metropolitan St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-322-1773
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Admission: Free.
* MCG@800 Penn Avenue Gallery, a satellite gallery in the Downtown Cultural District: manchesterguild.org or 412-322-1773.
* MCG Jazz (concert series and Grammy-winning recording site): MCGJazz.org or 412-322-0800.
http://manchesterguild.org
Description: A multi-discipline, minority-directed center for arts and learning that offers programs in ceramics, photography, digital arts, and painting.
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412- 231-3169
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday.
Admission: $10, $7 students, $8 seniors, free for CMU students, members and children under 6. Free for Pitt students during fall/spring semester.
http://mattress.org
Description: Contemporary art with room-sized environments, created by in-residence artists.
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
1 Museum Rd
Washington, PA 15301
724-228-9256
www.pa-trolley.org
Hours (seasonal): April-December, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri. and Mon. (last trip at 3:15); 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. and Sun. (last trip at 4:15). Memorial Day through Labor Day: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (last trip at 3:15); 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. and Sun. (last trip at 4:15).
Admission: $9; $8 for 62+; $5 ages 3-15; under 3, free. Includes: video and exhibits, carbarn tour and trolley rides. Tour of Trolley Display Building at 1:15 p.m., $4 adults; $2 children.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
477 Melwood Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-681-5449
* Movie theaters: Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland; Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown; and Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., Edgewood. Showtimes: http://pghfilmmakers.org and 412-682-4111.
* Check Web site for gallery exhibitions at Melwood and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
http://pghfilmmakers.org
Description: Provides equipment access and funding for independent media artists; offers courses in film, video, and photography. Also presents arthouse movies and offers exhibition space at Melwood site.
Silver Eye Center for Photography
1015 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-431-1810
Hours: noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday or by appointment.
Admission: Free.
http://silvereye.org
Description: Promotes and supports photography as an art form and a powerful form of visual communication. Four exhibitions are featured each year in the Main Gallery, with additional exhibitions in New Works Galleries.
Society for Contemporary Crafts
2100 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-261-7003
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Monday by appointment.
Admission: Free.
* One Mellon Center Satellite Gallery, 412-261-7003 ext. 26.
http://www.contemporarycraft.org
Description: Exhibitions of crafts in ceramics, metal and fiber by international, national and regional artists.
Pittsburgh Glass Center
5472 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-365-2145
Hours through Sept. 7: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Closed Sunday.
Admission: Free.
http://pittsburghglasscenter.org
Description: A glass studio and contemporary glass gallery.
Highlight: Pittsburgh Glass Center is a school, gallery and state-of-the-art glass studio dedicated to teaching, creating and promoting glass art.
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
221 North Main St.
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-837-1500
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Monday, Tuesday and most holidays
Admission: $5 suggested donation; free for age 12 and under and students with valid ID. Free parking available.
http://wmuseumaa.org
Highlights: The permanent collection includes works by Sargent, Copley, Homer, Cassatt and Tiffany; a recent exhibition was "Southwestern Pennsylvania Landscapes," with scenes of rural Pennsylvania's woodlands, streams and mountains.
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-322-5058
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: $11 adults, $10 ages 2-18 and 65-plus.
http://pittsburghkids.org
Description: Exhibitions designed for babies, toddlers and older children encourage hands-on play and learning. Highlights include a replica of Mister Roger's Neighborhood, the Gravity Room and the Toonseum.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Galleries
* Wood Street Galleries
601 Wood St. (412-471-5605)
645 Penn Ave. (412-232-3262)
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
Admission: Free.
http://woodstreetgalleries.org
Description: Exhibition space in the Cultural District; a recent exhibition was "Physical Conditions," works that investigate automation within traditional sculptural practices.
* SPACE
812 Liberty Ave. (412-325-772)
Cultural District, Downtown
Pittsburgh PA, 15222
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
Admission: Free.
http://spacepittsburgh.org
http://pgharts.org/art
Description: Exhibition space in the Cultural District; a recent exhibition was "Smoke and Mirrors," which explores the authentic vs. the inauthentic.
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
980 Liberty Ave.
Cultural District, Downtown
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-258-2700
Official opening: Sept. 17, 2009
http://augustwilsoncenter.org
Description: Presents performing, visual and education programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans within the region and the impact of cultural expression from Africa to the African Diaspora.
Garfield Artworks
4931 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA
412-361-2262
Hours: Exhibition specific in art and performance space.
Admission: Donations requested.
http://garfieldartworks.com
Description: Art and performance space that hosts monthly shows of contemporary work, live rock, musical performances and a monthly experimental film screening series.
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-565-6005
http://www.pittsburghcc.com/cc/
Description: A 1.5 million square foot convention, conference and exhibition building; the first LEED-certified convention center in North America.
Related links:
Western Pennsylvania Museum Council: http://westernpamuseums.org/
Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University: http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu/
University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh: http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag/
http://pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com/
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Schenley Park, Oakland
One Schenley Drive
(GPS: 700 Frank Curto Drive)
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-6914
Hours: 9:30 am to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday and until 10 p.m. on Friday.
Admission: $10 adults; $9 62-plus and students with ID; $7 ages 2-10. Free for children under 2 and members.
http://phipps.conservatory.org
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
One Wild Place
(GPS: 7340 Butler St.)
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-665-3640
Hours (seasonal): Summer (Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day) 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., admission gates close at 4:30 p.m. Fall (Tuesday after Labor Day through Dec. 31) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., admission gates close at 4 p.m. Winter (Jan. 2 through March 31) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., admission gates close at 3 p.m. Spring (April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., admission gates close at 4 p.m.
Admission: $12; $10 ages 2-13; $11 60-plus.
http://pittsburghzoo.org
National Aviary
700 Arch St., Allegheny Commons West
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-323-7235
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Summer 2009 hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 7.
Admission: $10; $9 age 65-plus; $8.50 ages 2 to 12.
http://aviary.org
Kennywood Park
4800 Kennywood Blvd.
West Mifflin, PA 15122-2399
412-461-0500
Hours: Gates open at 10:30 a.m.; rides begin at 11. Closing determined daily, but usually around 10 p.m. depending upon weather and crowd conditions. Phantom Fright Nights, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Admission: FunDay $34.99; Junior FunDay (under 46 inches tall) $21.99; Senior FunDay (55-plus) $16.99; Night Rider (after 5 p.m.) $19.99; Senior Night Rider (55-plus after 5 p.m.) $9.99. Free for ages 2 and under.
http://kennywood.com
Fallingwater/Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
724-329-8501
Hours: Mid-March through Thanksgiving weekend, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Wednesday. Winter hours (weather permitting): The first two weekends in March, Friday-Sunday in December and Dec. 26-Jan. 3.
Admission: Regular tour, $18 or $12 ages 6-12; $2.00 per ticket service fee for online purchase. Visit site for other tour choices. Free parking.
http://fallingwater.org
http://paconserve.org
Kentuck Knob
723 Kentuck Road
Chalk Hill, PA 15421
724-329-1901
Kentuck Knob tours reserved through the Fallingwater ticket services.
http://kentuckknob.com/
Related resources:
Pittsburgh Parks & Recreation: http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/
Allegheny County Parks & Recreation: http://alleghenycounty.us/parks
ANNUAL FESTIVALS
Three Rivers Arts Festival
(A division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust)
803 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh PA 15222
412-471-6070
http://www.artsfestival.net/
Pittsburgh International Children's Festival
412-456-1390
Hours and admission: Seasonal. Box office: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Theater Square, 412-456-6666 or pgharts.org.
http://pghkids.org
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
112 Renaissance Lane
West Newton, PA 15089
724-872-1670
http://pgh-renfest.com/
Related resources:
A Fair in the Park: http://www.craftsmensguild.org/FIP_web/main.htm
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta: http://threeriversregatta.net
Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival: http://pittsburghdragonboatfestival.org
ANNUAL FILM FESTIVALS
Three Rivers Film Festival
(Pittsburgh Filmmakers)
http://3rff.com
Jewish Israeli Film Festival
http://www.ujf.net/section.aspx?id=560
Silk Screen Festival
http://silkscreenfestival.org
Carnegie Mellon International Festival
http://cmu.edu/faces
Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
http://pilgff.org
Pittsburgh Christian Film Festival
http://projectinghope.com/pittsburgh.html
Banff Mountain Film Festival
http://blog.ventureoutdoors.org/tag/banff-mountain-film-festival/
Related resources:
http://pghfilm.org/hotline/hotline_filmfestivals.jsp
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