rules & policies

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh requests that all guests follow these rules and policies during their visit:

1. All guests must wear proper attire, including tops, bottoms and shoes, appropriate for a family facility.
2. Visitors should not wear, display, or communicate anything that would be reasonably considered offensive in a children’s museum environment.
3. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is a drug free, tobacco free, non-smoking campus, including e-cigarettes.
4. No weapons of any kind are permitted on Museum premises.
5. Strollers are permitted throughout the building.
6. Abusive or foul language is not permitted on Museum premises.
7. Visitors’ general pets are not permitted in the Museum. Service animals are always welcome.
8. Gum is not permitted on Museum premises.
9. No food or drinks other than water and baby formula are permitted within exhibit spaces; food and drinks are permitted in the Big Red Room Café and group lunchroom.
10. Visitors are welcome to bring their own food or enjoy food purchased in our Big Red Room Café.
11. Visitors planning to patronize the Big Red Room Cafe but not visit the museum exhibits must check in at the Admissions Desk.
12. The Children’s Museum is not responsible for items that are lost, stolen or damaged during a visit to the Museum.
13. Parking is for Museum visitors and those attending business meetings at the Museum.
14. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh assumes no liability for vehicles parked on its property.
15. All children under the age of 18 visiting the Children’s Museum must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. For safety sake, we remind you that all adult visitors must supervise the children in their party at all times.
16. All visitors 2 years and older must wear a wristband or visitor badge received by checking in at the Admissions Desk before entering the museum exhibits.
17. Adults are permitted to visit the Museum without children.
18. Visitors may leave and re-enter the Museum on the same day without additional charges provided they are wearing the valid wristband or visitor badge they were provided upon entrance.
19. Museum restrooms are for staff, partners and visitors only. Persons who are not visiting the Museum in any capacity (e.g. playing in the exhibits, attending a meeting, eating lunch, etc.) are not permitted to use the restrooms.
20. Museum tickets may not be resold or traded for more than the face value of the ticket; the Children’s Museum reserves the right to revoke or refuse to honor tickets that have been resold for more than their face value.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact hi@pittsburghkids.org.

Updated 8/6/2021

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