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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

At the next Book and Tour, discuss the book Future Remains: A Cabinet of Curiosities for the Anthropocene with Carnegie Museum of Natural History Curator of the Anthropocene, Dr. Nicole […]

Speaker Akiima Price, A Price Consulting

Examine artifacts from the Tlingit, Hopi, Lakota, and Iroquois in Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians. Compare and contrast traditional dwellings, tribal government, language, and many other aspects of these […]

If You Find a Rock Resting rocks, crossing rocks, hiding rocks—so many kinds of rocks! Come listen to this lyrical book as we discover different ways to enjoy rocks. After […]

Speaker Jean Ristaino, NC State University To take place in the Earth Theater        

Studying the Impact of the 66 Million-Year-Old Asteroid Strike on Mammal Evolution Armed with four years of National Science Foundation funding, John Wible and an international team of collaborators are […]

Drones in the Geosciences Featuring Julia Carr Julia Carr, PhD candidate in Geosciences at Penn State University, will join us to share some of her research made possible by drones. […]

Speaker Chase Mendenhall, Assistant Curator of Birds at Carnegie Museum of Natural History In recent decades plants and animals have revealed far more diversity in their bodies and behaviors than […]

Leaves Fall As winter approaches, the air gets colder, and we don our mittens and scarves, it’s time for fall to leave. Come read and explore with us as we […]

Speaker Jen Sheridan, Assistant Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at Carnegie Museum of Natural History This talk focuses on how field courses draw students in to studying natural history and […]

Beyond the Forest and the Trees In recent years, our Powdermill Nature Reserve facility has initiated a number of programs relating to plant ecology that complement its famous avian research […]

Travel around the world as you explore holiday-themed stations throughout the museum. Learn about the holiday traditions of other cultures through amazing artifacts, festive holiday foods, and hands-on crafts.

Preparing for Winter Explore winter survival techniques of plants and animals found at Powdermill Nature Reserve. Learn about the strategies used by different trees and flowering plants that help them […]

Titanic… After DarkFriday, December 14th, 6 - 10 p.m. Tickets $15 ($13.50 for Members) All aboard! Don your finery and take a journey on The Unsinkable Ship at Carnegie Museum […]