Carnegie Museum of Natural History

One of the Four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

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Exhibitions

Featured Exhibitions

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Uprooted: Plants Out of Place

Explore humans’ role in the history and future of invasive plants in this groundbreaking exhibition.

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The Stories We Keep: Bringing the World to Pittsburgh

Discover what it means to collect and why natural history museum collections matter.

Preparing Fry Bread

Keeping Traditions Alive

Learn about the Quapaw Nation, an Indigenous community living and thriving today, in the words of community curators Betty Gaedtke and Carrie Vee Wilson.

Spotlight on Science

Explore current museum research from the scientific Sections of Mammals and Mollusks.

Fragment of Akhenaten’s Name Inscription

From Egypt to Pittsburgh

Trace the history of museum objects from ancient Egypt to the museum online and in person.

Permanent Exhibitions

Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Hall of Dinosaurs

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

Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems

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.

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Benedum Hall of Geology

Discover how fossils are formed!

Art of the Diorama

Art of the Diorama

Discover the craft and artistry behind Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s famous nature dioramas. 

child in a tunnel in Discovery Basecamp

Discovery Basecamp

Slow down, look closely, and explore everything.

Presented by Reach Cyber Charter School.

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Age of Mammals: Cenozoic Era

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

Creataceous Seaway

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.

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Bone Hunters’ Quarry

Dig for fossils in a recreation of Dinosaur National Monument in Utah.

Gems on display

Wertz Gallery of Gems and Jewelry

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

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Hall of Botany

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

Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians

Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians

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

Rhino in the Hall of African Wildlife

Hall of African Wildlife

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

Brown Bear in the Hall of North American Wildlife

Hall of North American Wildlife

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

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. 

Bird Hall

Bird Hall

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

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Bug Hall

Explore Bug Hall to learn about the creatures that make up more than 80% of all life on Earth: arthropods.

Red salamanders in a display case

Amphibians and Reptiles

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

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Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt

Closed for conservation.

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Experts

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Extras

See what content the museum is creating the fits perfectly into your life, like our podcast, A is for Anthropocene: Living in the Age of Humanity.

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