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 […]
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 […]
