The Children's Museum and MuseumLab will be closed from September 1 - 7 for Labor Day and our annual maintenance, cleaning and training days. The Children's Museum will reopen on Friday, September 8, at 10:00 am. MuseumLab will reopen on Saturday, September 9, at Noon. We look forward to your visit!
Enjoy free admission to the Children's Museum and MuseumLab as part of RADical Days 2022. The Children's Museum will be open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. MuseumLab will be open from Noon - 5:00 pm. Learn about all of the events happening in RADical Days here. RADical Days are sponsored by the Allegheny Regional Asset […]
Join members of the River City Brass Band as they perform at MuseumLab in honor of RAD Day. Enjoy fun, engaging music presented by virtuosic musicians. It's fun for the whole family! Performances will be held in Grable Gallery: Noon - 1:00 pm
Join artist Isaac Bower in MuseumLab for a pop-up exploration of the artist’s interactive sculpture system, Cojiform. Cojiform invites people of all ages and abilities to connect with their inner sculptor. Explore balance, form, pattern, positive and negative space, light and shadow. Cultivate persistence, focus, and creative delight! Bower’s sculpture system draws connection to the […]
Join us for an afternoon of song with the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus in MuseumLab’s Grable Gallery. Through the joy and power of singing, Pittsburgh Youth Chorus is empowering and inspiring a diverse and inclusive collective of our region's young people for a lifetime of personal and community leadership. They offer transformational opportunities in choral music, […]
Join us in the Art Studio and explore sculpture in its many forms! Build, create and design a piece of artwork using materials like wire, cardboard, paint and more to sculpt something unique from your imagination.
Nursery Sensory Play: water painting Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore water as paint! This week, we will use reusable painting mats and water as our paint. Mess free sensory play! This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop […]
Children and families with autism spectrum disorders and sensory sensitivities can enjoy a fun, friendly experience in a comfortable and accepting environment. Lights and sounds in spaces throughout the museum are adjusted, and designated Quiet Areas offer spaces to take a break. Sensory Kits with noise-canceling headphones, sunglasses, an assortment of fidgets, and other items […]
Join us in the Art Studio and explore sculpture in its many forms! Build, create and design a piece of artwork using materials like wire, cardboard, paint and more to sculpt something unique from your imagination.
Join Hannah and Burdock in our Community Garden in front of the Museum every Wednesday morning from 11:00 -11:45 am to help tend the garden. Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program […]
