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This list of museums in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for ...
Point State Park, main entrance Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh (MISSING) City Forts, French & Indian War, Military Fort Prince George: May 8, 1959: Point State Park, main entrance Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh (MISSING) City Forts, French & Indian War, George Washington, Military Founding Convention of the AFL: September 24, 1997
Fort Pitt Museum is an indoor/outdoor museum that is administered by the Senator John Heinz History Center in downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers , where the Ohio River is formed.
In 1994, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation sold Station Square in to Forest City Enterprises which created an endowment to help support its restoration efforts and educational programs. Each year the staff and docents of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation introduce more than 10,000 people – teachers, students, adults, and ...
Opened in 1991, but with a history that dates to October 24, 1939, the Kamin Science Center is the most visited museum in Pittsburgh. [9] The Kamin Science Center houses the Buhl Planetarium & Observatory, the Rangos Giant Cinema Theater, and a number of temporary and permanent exhibits, including Highmark SportsWorks , the Miniature Railroad ...
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as CMNH) is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Housing some 22 million specimens, the museum features one of the most extensive paleontological and entomological collections ...
The Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a pioneer of site-specific installation art and features permanent installations by artists Yayoi Kusama, [3] James Turrell, [4] and Greer Lankton. [5] The museum's roof itself is a light art installation and part of Pittsburgh's Northside evening ...
City of Pittsburgh Department of Water 1907 (begun c.) Rutan & Russell, Thomas H. Scott 226 Delafield Road Pittsburgh 2000 City Theatre: 1859 1300 Bingham Street South Side 2000 City-County Building: 1915–1917