Hunt Institute For Botanical Documentation (CMU)

Description

The Hunt Institute For Botanical Documentation, a research division of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international scientific community through research and documentation.

It is named after its founder, Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt (1882-1963), a collector whose interests brought together aspects of art, history, science and literature as they related to plants and gardens.

Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) was founded in 1900 by industrialist Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical School (it became CMU in 1967).

Hours of operation

Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m.to 5 p.m.

Parking

CMU has its own parking facilities.

Bus routes that serve this area

• 61A - East Pittsburgh - Wilkinsburg
• 61B - Braddock - Swissvale
• 61C - McKeesport - Homestead
• 71A - Negley
• 71C - Wilkinsburg - East Liberty

Upcoming events

• What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007-2012 3/22/2013 through 6/30/2013
• Hunt Institute Open House 2013 6/23/2013 through 6/24/2013