Museums and Art Galleries

Pittsburgh is blessed with a rich array of cultural experiences, including several renowned museums and numerous art galleries. Please visit the links for more information regarding current shows and exhibits. Directions and bus routes will be added.

Museums | Art Galleries


Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Andy Warhol Museum

117 Sandusky St.
PGH North Side
ph: 412.237.8300
fax: 412.237.8340


Features the life and work of Andy Warhol, a contemporary artist (whose work extensively used pop culture) and a Pittsburgh area native.

Carnegie Museum of Art

4400 Forbes Ave.
PGH Oakland
Univ. of Pitt. Campus
ph: 412.622.3131


Features collections and exhibitions emphasizing 19th- and 20th-century painting, sculpture, decorative arts, architecture, prints, and video. In the same structure is the Carnegie Museum of Natural Science and the Carnegie Music Hall.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

4400 Forbes Ave.
PGH Oakland/
Univ. of Pitt. Campus
ph: 412.622.3131


Features exhibits relating to natural history including a large hall with dinosaur skeletons.

Carnegie Science Center

One Allegheny Ave.
PGH North Side
ph: 412.237.3400


Features exhibits relating to science and technology with an emphasis on hands-on exhibits. It is also home to Pittsburgh's OMNIMAX theater.

Art Galleries

Regina Gouger Miller Gallery

Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Purnell Center for the Arts
CMU, Pgh, PA 15213-3890
ph: 412.268.3877


Contemporary art featuring Carnegie Mellon University alumni.

Mattress Factory

500 Sampsonia Way
PGH North Side
ph: 412.231.3169
fax: 412.322.2231


An alternative art "lab" and museum specializing in site-specific installations.

Turmoil Room

704 Trenton Ave.
Wilkinsburg


Local bands use this gallery as a venue, often in conjunction with openings for local artist exhibits.

Univ. of Pitt. Gallery

3816 Forbes Ave.
PGH Oakland
ph: 412.648.2428


Features University of Pittsburgh art students.

Wood St. Galleries

601 Wood St.
PGH Downtown
ph: 412.471.5605




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