Carnegie Museum of Natural History

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, founded in 1896, is a natural history museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History's research activities are well-known, and it is ranked as one of the top five natural history museums in the United States.

History and description

The museum has 115,000 square feet (10,700 m2) of space, which is divided into 20 galleries as well as research, library, and office space. It houses approximately 22 million specimens, approximately 10,000 of which are on display at any given time and approximately 1 million of which are catalogued in online databases. It received 386,300 admissions and 63,000 school group visits in 2008. Museum education staff also actively participates in outreach by visiting schools throughout western Pennsylvania.The museum rose to prominence in 1899, when its scientists discovered Diplodocus carnegii fossils. Notable dinosaur specimens include one of the world's few juvenile Apatosaurus fossils, the world's first Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen, and Anzu wyliei, a newly identified species of oviraptorosaur. Puijila darwini, Castorocauda lutrasimilis, and Hadrocodium wui were discovered by research teams that included former Carnegie scientists. Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians, Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life, Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, Benedum Hall of Geology, Dinosaurs in Their Time, and Powder mill Nature Reserve,established by the museum in 1956 to serve as a field station for long-term studies of natural populations, are among the other major exhibits.Anthropology, Birds, Botany, Herpetology (Amphibians & Reptiles), Invertebrate Paleontology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammals, Minerals, Mollusks (Malacology), and Vertebrate Paleontology are the active curatorial departments at the museum. These departments collaborate under strategic centres established to reframe how the museum leverages its research, exhibitions, and public programming to address the challenges and issues of the day.

Publications in scientific journals

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History publishes scholarly journals and books, such as Annals of Carnegie Museum, which provides peer-reviewed articles in organismal biology, earth sciences, and anthropology; Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which provides monographs or collections of related papers from symposia; and Special Publications of Carnegie Museum, which document special topics or areas of research.

Hours

Sunday hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Tuesday Closed

Wednesday

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Thursday

10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Friday

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Purchase Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History Tickets

To help us prepare for your visit, we ask that all visitors and members enter the museum with a confirmed timed ticket. Your entry period is determined by the time and date you choose for your ticket. Please arrive at the museum at the time specified. Your visit will not be restricted in any way.

Child 3-18

$12.00

Free for members

Under 2 years old

Free

Senior

$15.00

Free for members

ID-carrying student

$12.00

Free for members