Pittsburgh is 376 miles from the ocean, but that won't stop us from having a Summer Kick Off Beach Party! 

Enjoy FREE admission to the Museum... all day long!

• Visit our permanent exhibits, special Studio programs and our newest traveling exhibit XOXO: An Exhibit about Love & Forgiveness
• Make creatures and aquatic creations to transform MAKESHOP into an undersea aquarium environment!
  
  
• Don't miss these live performances: 

               11:15 am - Timbeleza 
               Noon - Colonel Eagleburger's High Steppin' Goodtime Band
               1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - Pittsburgh Banjo Club
               3:00 pm - Dan Meunier's Solo Steel (steel drums)
               Ongoing - Solar-powered tunes from Zero Fossil

Join us outside the Museum for fun in the sun...

• Take a break from the crowds by lounging kiddie poolside with your (free!) shades. Get your splash on!
• Run, jump, and skip through sprinklers and our permanent misting art installation Cloud Arbor.
• Enjoy a bike powered lemonade smoothie and other Human Powered Activities with our friends from Zero Fossil
• Activities from our neighbors and partners from the following organizations: The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School's,  PA Leadership Charter School's, The National Aviary, ASK, The Andy Warhol Museum, and Buhl Foundation
• Treat yourself to summertime fare from the Big Red Room Cafe, BRGR and East End's Healcrest Farms

To maximize the fun, choose clothes you won't mind getting wet or come in a bathing suit.  Please bring a change of dry clothes for exploring inside the Museum too. 

Sponsored by the Jack Buncher Foundation.