Moriarty Science Seminar: Nonhuman artists? Multidisciplinary and Multispecies Accounts of the Origin of Art
Hybrid: Online and At the MuseumR.W. Moriarty Science Seminar Presents: "Nonhuman Artists? Multidisciplinary and Multispecies Accounts of the Origin of Art" Speakers: Dr. Deirdre Smith, Carnegie Museum of Natural History This event will take place […]
Carnegie Discoverers: Plant and Climate Change: Predicting the Future by Looking to the Past
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesSpeaker: Benjamin R. Lee, PhD, National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Holden Arboretum, University of Pittsburgh; Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Climate change poses one of the largest existential threats […]
Moriarty Science Seminar: Sleuthing on Cryptic Mammals at Powdermill Nature Reserve: Bobcats & Coyotes & Bears, Oh My!
Hybrid: Online and At the MuseumR.W. Moriarty Science Seminar Presents: "Sleuthing on Cryptic Mammals at Powdermill Nature Reserve: Bobcats & Coyotes & Bears, Oh My!" Speakers: Dr. Jan Janecka, Duquesne University This event will take […]
Teen Night: Earth Night
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesCome celebrate Earth Night at the museum! Learn about the science behind the museums' activities and what you can do to promote Earth Day awareness. Interested in animals and their habitats? Join museum staff as […]
Moriarty Science Seminar: 10 Things I Hate About ‘Nature,’ or a Political Ecology of Conservation
Hybrid: Online and At the MuseumR.W. Moriarty Science Seminar Presents: "10 Things I Hate About 'Nature,' or a Political Ecology of Conservation" Speakers: Dr. Noah Theriault, Carnegie Mellon University This event will take place Monday, […]
Carnegie Discoverers: The Panoply of Powdermill Activity: Research, Education, Exploration
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRose-Marie Muzika, PhD, Director of Science, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Former museum director Dr. M. Graham Netting once characterized Powdermill Nature Reserve as “ideally suited to the study of […]
Super Science Saturday: Backyard Biology
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDid you know that May 18 is Pennsylvania Native Species Day? Learn about nature that’s a little closer to home—identify different local animal species by their tracks and scat, meet […]
Carnegie Discoverers: Understanding Diversity at Multiple Trophic Levels by Integrating DNA Metabarcoding and Photo Captures; from the Himalayas to the Laurel Highlands
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJan Janecke, PhD, Research Associate, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Duquesne University Many mammals are cryptic and difficult to study, particularly felids and canids. Genetics and […]
Wild Ecoadventure Family Night for Members
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a wild time at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History! Members are invited to a family-friendly night at the museum, with engaging activities spread throughout beloved exhibits. […]
Super Science Saturday: All Things Tiny
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin museum staff to explore everything microscopic and unseen! Have you ever wondered how scientists study things too small to see? Meet Madagascar hissing cockroaches Woodrow and Franklin and look […]
Teen Night: Field Science
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAre you interested in learning about Archaeology and Paleontology? Join us for a Teen Night all about field science! Learn the difference between these two scientific fields and see the […]
NIGHT LIFE AFTER DARK
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe natural world goes wild at night! Get up close to some of our live animal ambassadors and learn about nocturnal animals. Discover the plants and fungi that grow better […]
Midday Musings: Senior Social
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesLooking for an exciting way to spend your morning or afternoon? Carnegie Museum of Natural History invites you to explore nature throughout the museum with an open house featuring activities […]
Chirp, Chitter Caw: An Evening of Birdsong
Earth TheaterPut on your eye mask, leave the outside world behind, and immerse in the sublime soundscapes of birds. Join artists Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett, creators of The World According […]
Super Science Saturday: Land of the Giants
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesSomething big is coming! Take a closer look at some of the largest specimens in our collection, from mammoths to giant geodes. Learn how our planet has supported enormous organisms […]
Midday Musings: Senior Social
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesLooking for an exciting way to spend your morning or afternoon? Carnegie Museum of Natural History invites you to explore nature throughout the museum with an open house featuring activities […]
Carnegie Discoverers: The Past, Present and Future of Our Anthropology Collection: A Discussion with the New Collection Manager
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesKristina Gaugler, MA, Collection Manager, Anthropology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History With over 100,000 objects from around the world, CMNH’s ethnographic collections are a source of knowledge and inspiration. Becoming […]
Bananapocalypse: Externalities in the Un/Making of Plantation Capitalism
Earth TheaterPlantation regimes confront a serious challenge in the 21st century. For every commodity, there are multiple externalities that are hidden and unaccounted for. Drawing on fieldwork between the Philippines and […]
Moriarty Science Seminar: Our Changing Ohio River: Climate, Water Quality, and Harmful Algal Blooms
Hybrid: Online and At the MuseumR.W. Moriarty Science Seminar Presents: "Our Changing Ohio River: Climate, Water Quality, and Harmful Algal Blooms" Speaker: Emily Elliott, University of Pittsburgh. The Ohio River basin is not only vast, […]
RADical Day: Free Day
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRADical Days is an annual ‘thank you’ to taxpayers, offering a chance to see the best of Allegheny County's top cultural destinations free of charge! This year, RADical Day at […]
