T-Rex teeth in Dinosaurs in their Time at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.
(Photo by Josh Franzos)
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
One of the Four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Museum of Natural History is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Many of the museum's collection specimens are from the local area, including our Botany, Invertebrate Paleontology, and Herpetology specimens. Our collections and our community often influence our work, whether that includes researching climate change, air pollution improvements from the closing of steel mills in the city, or invasive species.
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T-Rex teeth in Dinosaurs in their Time at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.
(Photo by Josh Franzos)
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by Laurie Giarratani
How will you use science, technology, and community to improve lives and shape the future? Join the Climate and Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP), along with innovators from across the country, to test ideas with hands-on experiments and demonstrations in the exhibit hall of the White House Frontiers conference – open to the public from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 13 at Alumni Hall at the University of Pittsburgh.
CUSP is a national project, funded by the National Science Foundation, coordinated locally by Carnegie Museum of Natural History, that aims at changing climate conversations in urban settings. More info about CUSP at http://www.cuspproject.org.
Laurie Giarratani is the Director of Education at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
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Craniums and mandibles of various mammals on display in the Hall of North American Wildlife.
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Visitors can examine all different types of x-rays at Discovery Basecamp, our new permanent, interactive gallery that invites visitors to take part in hands-on learning.
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by Kathleen Bodenlos
Gretchen Anderson is a conservator at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. She is restoring a panda diorama that will be prominently placed in our newly renovated gift shop. (Stay tuned for more on the gift shop in the next few weeks).
Here are 5 surprising things about conservation of a diorama.
1. Less is more: Use as few chemicals as possible
2. Some conservationists also do a little restoration on paint
3. Move ‘em up and head ’em out—RAWHIDE!
Kathleen Bodenlos is the Director of Marketing at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Museum employees are encouraged to write about their unique experiences.
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