Storytime & More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesBats at the Ballgame Summertime is a great time for bats of both kinds! Come listen to this story of bats taking a swing at baseball. After the story, we […]
Free Thursday Evening
Enjoy Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History for free from 3-8 p.m. on Thursdays in September. Sponsor UPMC Health Plan will offer free flu shots on site.
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesSongbirds as Carriers of Lyme Disease Featuring Amanda Hill Anyone that has spent time in the great outdoors has probably encountered a tick, either on themselves or on their four-legged […]
Lecture and Cocktails
Ancient Techniques, New Friends: Working in the Cherokee Revival Teaching the ancient art of making feather capes and the 18th century style of fingerweaving to members of the Eastern Band […]
Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesLife at Night The night life at Powdermill Nature Reserve is really happening! There are many nocturnal animals at Powdermill Nature Reserve with special adaptations for life at night. Come […]
Super Science Saturday: Fallfest
Spend your Saturday at the museum celebrating one of our favorite seasons! Learn more about the critters that live in crunchy leaf piles, make a bird feeder to for some […]
Representing Nature in the Anthropocene
This panel will feature representatives from three different kinds of institutions: universities, museums, and the media. These institutions help us understand our relationship with the environment and define possibilities moving […]
RAD Day 2018
Visit the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History for free on Saturday, September 29 for RADical Days! RADical Days is an annual event celebrating regional assets with free admission, […]
Scientists Live: Matt Lamanna
Assistant Curator and Head of Vertebrate Paleontology Dr. Matt Lamanna will broadcast on Facebook Live to share details of his upcoming research trip to Croatia. Discovered in the 1990s, the […]
Storytime and More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesWhy Do Leaves Change Color? As the weather begins to cool, the trees put on a dazzling show! “Let's-Read-and-Find-Out” what is going on with this behind the leaves sneak peek! […]
Lecture and Cocktails
Carnegie Living Collection: The Benefits of Using Live Animals in Educational Programming Utilizing live animals from the Museum’s Living Collection in educational offerings allows our Lifelong Learning Department to conduct […]
Boy Scouts Archaeology Merit Badge
Learn about the field of archaeology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History! Participate in a mock dig and help prepare an archaeological exhibit for display. Learn about the traditional dwellings, […]
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesFantastic Fall Flowers Are the gentle scent of flowers on the breeze, bright colors dotting field and forest, buzzing insects drinking nectar making you think it must be spring? Not […]
Old Techniques, New Friends: working in the Cherokee cultural revival
Speaker Deb Harding, Collection Manager of Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Section of Anthropology
Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesTales and Trails: Halloween at Powdermill Flying bats, carved pumpkins, and hooting owls…What do they have to do with Halloween? Come find out as we dive into the natural history […]
Reptiles: LIVE! Members Preview
See Reptiles: LIVE! for free during special members-only viewing hours! Come eye-to-eye with some of the world’s most fascinating species. 10 a.m.–noon only. Members can "milk" a viper, learn to […]
Super Science Saturday: Boo-seum Trick-or-Treat
Meet the spookiest members of our museum at Boo-seum Super Science Saturday! Get up close to live animals and participate in Halloween-themed hands-on activities. Put on your costume* and trick-or-treat […]
Reptiles: LIVE! Members Preview
Come eye-to-eye with colorful, bizarre, and even adorable species in the newest exhibition Reptiles: LIVE! Members can "milk" a viper, learn to speak crocodile in under five minutes, and take […]
Scientists Live: Nicole Heller
Nicole Heller, Curator of the Anthropocene, will do a broadcast on Facebook Live to share items in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History collections that relate to the essay collection […]
