Exhibitions

February 4 – May 29, 2023

© Ben Pease – Wherein Lies the Beauty of Life (detail)
Acrylic and oil painting by contemporary artist Ben Pease portrays an Apsáalooke woman in a traditional dress covered with elk teeth, holding her baby. To Pease, flowers represent divinity and beauty in many religions.

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Dinosaurs in Their Time

Home to dozens of real, original fossils displayed in scientifically accurate reconstructions of their ancient habitats.

Fragment of Akhenaten’s Name Inscription

From Egypt to Pittsburgh

A new exhibit case, “From Egypt to Pittsburgh,” is a rotating object display that brings an object (or small group of objects) out of museum storage and traces its history from ancient Egypt to the museum.

Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems

More than 1,300 specimens from all over the world that come in a large range of striking colors, fascinating forms, and dramatic shapes.

Paleolab

Watch our paleontologists and scientific preparators unpack, prepare, and analyze fossils and specimens for research or display

Cretaceous Seaway

While dinosaurs ruled the land, amazing creatures resided in the sea in the Age of Dinosaurs. Step into an underwater world in Cretaceous Seaway.

Hall of Botany

Investigate the incredibly diverse plant life of North America and Western Pennsylvania.

Discovery Basecamp

Slow down, look closely, and explore everything.

Presented by Reach Cyber Charter School.

Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians

Explore four Native American cultures and their relationships with the natural world.

Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt

Learn about the habits, social organization, and daily life of Ancient Egyptians.

Wertz Gallery of Gems and Jewelry

View beautifully crafted necklaces, extraordinary pieces of amber, large diamonds, and a full spectrum of artfully displayed birthstones.

Hall of North American Wildlife

Witness the drama of nature across North America in artistically and scientifically recreated dioramas.

Hall of African Wildlife

Step inside a savanna or view a lowland gorilla emerging from lush tropical foliage in the Hall of African Wildlife.

Age of Mammals: Cenozoic Era

Discover life on Earth in Age of Large Mammals, like Mammoths and Dire Wolves.

Bone Hunters’ Quarry

This exhibit is currently closed due to Covid-19.

Lion Attacking a Dromedary

Learn about the history and context of this diorama.

Bird Hall

Discover the many shapes, sizes, colors, and characteristics of birds all over the world.

Benedum Hall of Geology

Discover how fossils are formed!

Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life

Traversing 4,500 years of Inuit history, learn about the Canadian Inuit and how they’ve adapted to the environmental challenges of life in the Arctic.

Art of the Diorama

Discover the craft and artistry behind Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s famous nature dioramas. Art of the Diorama is an exhibition designed to look like a turn of the century museum with mahogany furniture, a chandelier, and seven classic dioramas that were created in the 1920s and 1930s.

Amphibians and Reptiles

Check out the reptiles and amphibians of today while looking out over prehistoric reptiles that existed millions of years ago.