At the Museum
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: The Power of Curiosity with Emily Graslie
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: The Power of Curiosity with Emily Graslie Speaker: Emily Graslie When: Thursday, October 15, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. Following her curiosity has taken Emily Graslie everywhere from deep into the bat caves of Kenya to exploring the wonder […]
Haunted Museum (18+)
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWhen: Friday, October 16, 2026, 6–10 p.m. Where: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Tickets: $30 ($25 for Carnegie Museums members) Nature is wild; it’s beautiful, bizarre, and sometimes even scary! Step into the strange side of the natural world during Haunted Museum, our annual 18+ Halloween celebration! Come in costume and spend the evening exploring […]
Sensory Friendly Trick-or-Treat
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWhen: Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Where: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Tickets: $16 ($12 for Carnegie Museums members) Trick-or-treat your way through the museum at this all ages and all abilities event! Wear your favorite costume to listen to Halloween stories around our faux campfire, enjoy apple cider and other tasty treats, get […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: What Migrating Birds Risk and Need
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: What Migrating Birds Risk and Need Speaker: Dr. Lucas DeGroote When: Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. North American bird populations have declined sharply, and migration is one of the most dangerous parts of a bird’s life. But birds are hard […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Glimpses of the Realm of Tiny Blind Beetles
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: Glimpses of the Realm of Tiny Blind Beetles Speaker: Dr. Curt Harden When: Monday, December 7, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. Dr. Curt Harden, Entomologist with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and a Research Associate with Carnegie Museum of Natural History, will […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: The Deep Time of Renaissance Painting
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: The Deep Time of Renaissance Painting Speaker: Dr. Chris Nygren When: Thursday, January 14, 2027, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. In 1530 the Venetian painter Sebastiano del Piombo (1485–1547) chose an unusual surface for a painting of Christ: a large hewn stone. Treating the […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Natural History in a Flash: Lightning Talks from Carnegie Museum Scientists
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: Lightning Talks from Carnegie Museum Scientists When: February 8, 2027, 12:00–1:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. Meet a variety of Carnegie Museum of Natural History scientists in charge of the museum’s contemporary research and vast collections of specimens and objects. Join us for quick talks […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Following Pots from the Dead Sea Plain to Pittsburgh
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: Following Pots from the Dead Sea Plain to Pittsburgh Speaker: Dr. Morag Kersel and Dr. Meredith Chesson When: Thursday, March 11, 2027, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. In the early 1960s, archaeologist Paul Lapp noticed a flood of Early Bronze Age (3600–2000 BCE) pots […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Fragile Legacies: The Ethics, Science, and Art of a Conservator
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: Fragile Legacies: The Ethics, Science, and Art of a Conservator Speaker: Dr. Nancy Odegaard When: Monday, April 12, 2027, 12:00–1:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. A career in conservation is based on responses. Conservators react to object damage, disaster recovery, technical study, and various ethical […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Egypt on the Nile
At the Museum 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTalk: Egypt on the Nile Speaker: Dr. Lisa Haney When: Thursday, May 13, 2027, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Where: Art Theater and online via Zoom Tickets: Free. Museum admission not required. Egypt on the Nile, a new long-term exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Natural History explores the integral role of the environment in ancient Egyptian culture, daily […]
