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April 2019
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 habitats, interesting behaviors, and exciting scientific studies.
Each day is unique, so you never know what kind of animals will be featured thanks to a rotating cast of cool animals! Meet a 6-foot-long python, colorful sun conures, or even some friendly skunks!
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 habitats, interesting behaviors, and exciting scientific studies.
Each day is unique, so you never know what kind of animals will be featured thanks to a rotating cast of cool animals! Meet a 6-foot-long python, colorful sun conures, or even some friendly skunks!
Dinosaurs Tour
Discover the fascinating stories behind the dinosaurs in our renowned hall Dinosaurs in Their Time! Meet the real Dippy (Diplodocus carnegiei) type specimen that sparked people’s interests in paleontology around the world as well as a beloved Apatasaurus Andrew Carnegie named after his own wife.
Some of the most unique fossils can be found at Carnegie Museum of Natural History—let us guide you to them!
This tour typically meets at Paleolab on the first floor by the T. rex skull.
Expedition: Antarctica
Travel to Antarctica with Paleontologist Dr. Matt Lamanna to search for fossils in a family-friendly, interactive documentary about finding dinosaurs in one of the most remote places on Earth.
Dinosaurs Tour
Discover the fascinating stories behind the dinosaurs in our renowned hall Dinosaurs in Their Time! Meet the real Dippy (Diplodocus carnegiei) type specimen that sparked people’s interests in paleontology around the world as well as a beloved Apatasaurus Andrew Carnegie named after his own wife.
Some of the most unique fossils can be found at Carnegie Museum of Natural History—let us guide you to them!
This tour typically meets at Paleolab on the first floor by the T. rex skull.
Nature 360: April Nature Lab
We know nature is all around us, but sometimes you have to prove it. This April, as part of an event called the 2019 City Nature Challenge, people in cities around the world will take to their yards, streets, and parks to see just how much nature surrounds them. Join us at the museum to learn how you can participate and to bone up on your observation and nature ID skills. Make sure you’re ready to help the City of…
Find out more »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 habitats, interesting behaviors, and exciting scientific studies.
Each day is unique, so you never know what kind of animals will be featured thanks to a rotating cast of cool animals! Meet a 6-foot-long python, colorful sun conures, or even some friendly skunks!
City Nature Challenge: Guided Hike
As part of City Nature Challenge 2019 for the Pittsburgh region, join us at Powdermill Nature Reserve for a hike up Porcupine Ridge Trail! ! Mandi Lyon, Education Program Development Coordinator at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, PA, will give a quick introduction to iNaturalist at the Nature Center at 9 am before leading this this three-mile out-and-back hike. Bring your water, hat, and smart device to take lots of pictures to help us show the world how…
Find out more »Dinosaurs Tour
Discover the fascinating stories behind the dinosaurs in our renowned hall Dinosaurs in Their Time! Meet the real Dippy (Diplodocus carnegiei) type specimen that sparked people’s interests in paleontology around the world as well as a beloved Apatasaurus Andrew Carnegie named after his own wife.
Some of the most unique fossils can be found at Carnegie Museum of Natural History—let us guide you to them!
This tour typically meets at Paleolab on the first floor by the T. rex skull.
Expedition: Antarctica
Travel to Antarctica with Paleontologist Dr. Matt Lamanna to search for fossils in a family-friendly, interactive documentary about finding dinosaurs in one of the most remote places on Earth.
Dinosaurs Tour
Discover the fascinating stories behind the dinosaurs in our renowned hall Dinosaurs in Their Time! Meet the real Dippy (Diplodocus carnegiei) type specimen that sparked people’s interests in paleontology around the world as well as a beloved Apatasaurus Andrew Carnegie named after his own wife.
Some of the most unique fossils can be found at Carnegie Museum of Natural History—let us guide you to them!
This tour typically meets at Paleolab on the first floor by the T. rex skull.
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 habitats, interesting behaviors, and exciting scientific studies.
Each day is unique, so you never know what kind of animals will be featured thanks to a rotating cast of cool animals! Meet a 6-foot-long python, colorful sun conures, or even some friendly skunks!
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar
“The Rise of Mammals after the End—Cretaceous Mass Extinction.”
Sarah Shelley
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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 habitats, interesting behaviors, and exciting scientific studies.
Each day is unique, so you never know what kind of animals will be featured thanks to a rotating cast of cool animals! Meet a 6-foot-long python, colorful sun conures, or even some friendly skunks!
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