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Greater
Pittsburgh Museum Council
A list and descriptions of all 50 local museums that belong to this
organization.
The Andy Warhol Museum
Seven floors of Warhol art and memorabilia. The largest single-artist
museum in the world.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Especially known for its collection of Impressionists, and host of
the Carnegie International, one of the world's most important forums for
new art. The Hall of Architecture has a superb collection of life-size
architectural casts--many of them now in better condition than the original
monuments.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Everybody comes to see the dinosaurs--one of the world's best collections.
But don't miss the Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, the Hall of African
Wildlife, and all the other fascinating exhibits. Easily a whole day's
excursion for a family.
Carnegie Science Center
"Nintendo on steroids," one local paper called it. Hands-on science
exhibits and a real submarine. Kids love it, but adults will enjoy it,
too.
Center for American
Music at the Stephen Foster Memorial
"Dedicated to expanding and documenting knowledge of American music
and its cultural and social roles in American life."
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Frick
Art and Historical Center
The Frick Art Museum has a small but important permanent collection,
plus space for traveling exhibits. Clayton, the mansion of zillionaire
Henry Clay Frick, is on the same property, along with a carriage museum
and a conservatory.
Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History
Center
Fascinating re-creations of every era in Pittsburgh's past, from pre-colonial
days to the Space Age.
Hunt Institute for Botanical
Documentation
Exhibits of botanical art and a huge botanical archive.
The Lemoyne House
An 1812 stone house in the town of Washington, southwest of Pittsburgh.
Once a stop on the Underground Railway, now it's the home of the Washington
County Historical Society.
The Mattress Factory
One of America's most important collections of site-specific contemporary
art.
The National Aviary
Birds from everywhere, many in free-flight rooms where you can watch
them in something like their natural habitat. Possibly the best facility
of its kind in North America.
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
Ride historic trolleys in a pleasant rural setting southwest of Pittsburgh.
Phipps Conservatory
and Botanical Gardens
One of the great Victorian glasshouses, lovingly maintained and filled
with exotic plants from all over the world. Already huge, it's scheduled
for a major expansion in the near future.
The George Westinghouse
Museum
In the ornate chateau-style headquarters of the old Westinghouse Air
Brake Company, this museum is dedicated to the life and accomplishments
of one of the greatest inventors of all time.