Carnegie Museum Of Natural History

Description

Located in one large, magnificent building is the Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Museum Of Art and the Carnegie Museum Of Natural History.

Founded in 1896 by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), the Carnegie Museum Of Natural History is ranked among the top five natural history museums in the United States.

The museum consists of 115,000 square feet organized into 20 galleries as well as research, library and office space. It holds some 21 million specimens, of which about 10,000 are on view at any given time and about 1 million are cataloged in online databases.

Hours of operation

Sunday, Noon to 5:00 p.m
Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 a,m,. - 5:00 p.m.

Parking

The Carnegie has its own parking facilities.

Bus routes that serve this area

• 61A - East Pittsburgh - Wilkinsburg
• 61B - Braddock - Swissvale
• 61C - McKeesport - Homestead
• 67A - Monroeville
• 67C - Laketon Road
• 67E - Greensburg Pike
• 67J - Lincoln Highway

Upcoming events

• Garden Of Light: Works By Paula Crevoshay 4/13/2013 through 8/11/2013
• Race: Are We So Different? 9/28/2013 through 4/27/2014