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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 public viewing.
Pittsburgh Metro Area: Historic house: National Historic Landmark of the underground railroad, operated by the Washington County Historical Society Flatiron Building Heritage Center: Brownsville: Fayette: Pittsburgh Metro Area: Local history: Also houses the Frank L. Melega Art Museum Fleetwood Area Historical Society Museum: Fleetwood: Berks
Helen Clay Frick (September 2, 1888 – November 9, 1984) [1] was an American philanthropist and art collector. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the third child of the coke and steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) and his wife, Adelaide Howard Childs (1859–1931).
Randyland is an art museum in the North Side section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It is widely regarded as one of America's most colorful public art landmarks. [2] [3] Randy Gilson is the founder of this museum, which showcases found object art.
The Frick Art Museum's collection includes a large group of works on paper by Jean-François Millet, Renaissance and Baroque bronzes, and nineteenth-century European paintings. There are also Late Medieval and Renaissance paintings of a devotional nature by: Bernardo Daddi, Lippo Memmi, Giovanni di Paolo, Francesco di Vannuccio ("Saint ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Museums in Pittsburgh" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Fred Kelly Lobby Charity Randall Theatre Foster shrine entrance hallway and Charles Connick stained glass Interior of the Stephen Foster Shrine. The Stephen Foster Memorial, dedicated in 1937, is a steel-framed structure faced with the same Indiana Limestone used for the university's Cathedral of Learning. [11]