Museum Scavenger Hunts
STRANGEST THINGS SCAVENGER HUNT Happening now during regular museum hours Time travelers, strange rocks, Demogorgon-like creatures and more await you on our Strangest Things scavenger hunt! The adventure is happening […]
Super Science Saturday: Scientist Takeover
Did you know that paleontologists, botanists, zoologists, and many other scientists are studying nature and making discoveries at the museum? Meet real scientists and learn more about what they do! […]
Live Animal Encounters
Join museum educators in the Earth Theater every day to meet members of the museum’s living collection. Get up close with feathered, furry, and scaly friends while learning about animal […]
Storytime & More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesBats at the Beach The sun has set, and the moon has risen—it’s the perfect time for bats to play! What better way to spend a warm summer night than […]
Science and Nature Program
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesBeat the Heat, Animal Style How do animals stay cool during the hottest month of the year? Escape the heat yourself and explore some of the interesting cooling methods found […]
Super Science Saturday: Pet-palooza!
Pets come in all shapes and sizes and can be covered with fur, feathers or scales! Create a toy for your furry friend, something special for your winged wonder or […]
Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesDusky Discoveries What do most mosquitoes, house cats, and tenrecs have in common? They are crepuscular! Many creatures come out at dusk, when the day is cooling and there is […]
Storytime & More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesFlute’s Journey Go on a journey with Flute, a young wood thrush experiencing his first migration—a long trip from his nesting ground in the Belt Woods in Maryland to his […]
Live Animal Encounters
Join museum educators in the Earth Theater every day to meet members of the museum’s living collection. Get up close with feathered, furry, and scaly friends while learning about animal […]
Free Thursday Evening
Free Thursday Evenings Bring the whole family! Admission to Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History is free after 3 p.m. every Thursday in September. Explore the real world of […]
Changing Roles of Herbaria in the Anthropocene
Speaker: Bonnie Isaac, Collection Manager of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Many things have changed due to the effects of humans on the natural history world. Learn what a […]
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesA Tale of Two Stations: What We've Learned from Nearly 60 Years of Bird Banding Annie Lindsay, Banding Program Manager at Powdermill Avian Research Center, studies how songbird populations are […]
Rethinking the museum specimen in the digital age
Speaker: Mason Heberling, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Natural history collections are receiving unprecedented attention due to recently developed tools, new perspectives, and perhaps most notably, their increased accessibility through […]
Nature Lab
Take flight with us this fall. Drop in to the Nature Lab and learn what to watch for as birds begin their seasonal migrations. Design a wing to test against […]
Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesThe MESSENGER THE MESSENGER is an artful investigation into the causes of songbird mass depletion and the compassionate people who are working to turn the tide. The film takes viewers […]
Super Science Saturday: Fallfest! 2019
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 for some winged […]
Nature Lab
Take flight with us this fall. Drop in to the Nature Lab and learn what to watch for as birds begin their seasonal migrations. Design a wing to test against […]
3.5 Billion Years of Microbial Community Interactions
Speaker: John Stoltz, Center for Environmental Research and Education at Duquesne University Life has existed on Earth for over 3.5 billion years. We know this through the preserved remains of microorganisms, […]
Stream Ecology in a Changing World: a Multi-Scale Approach to Evaluating Threats to Water Quality
Speaker: Andy Turner, Professor of Biology and Geoscience, Clarion University Pennsylvania holds more than 80,000 miles of flowing water, ranging from small streams to large rivers. These systems are buffeted […]
