MAKESHOP: Paper Engineering
Bring dimension and movement to your ideas with paper engineering! We’ll cut, fold, and attach paper to make creations that pop from the surface and spring into action. What stories can you tell with paper?
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Summer Storytime: Backyard
Join us for Summer Storytime Outdoors in the Backyard with Sarah! We’ll read books about nature, summer, and our favorite animals. In case of inclement weather, this event will be moved to the studio.
Open Mic Night
MuseumLab 6 Allegheny Square E Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PAStep up to the mic and express yourself! Spoken word, music, poetry, dance and other forms of creative expression welcome. The event features a performance by Anyah Nancy. Sign up to participate in the Open Mic by emailing cburton@pittsburghkids.org.
Exhibit Early Closure
MuseumLab 6 Allegheny Square E Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PAMuseumLab's Gathering Space and Assembly Hall will close at 1:00pm for a special event.
End of Summer Block Party!
All outdoor activities are free. Paid admission is
required to visit the museum. The free event will
be in front of the museum, it includes face
painting, caricature drawings, yoga, tabling by
community partners and vendors.
Exhibit Early Closure
MuseumLab 6 Allegheny Square E Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PAMuseumLab's Gathering Space and Assembly Hall will close at 1:00pm for a special event.
Canceled Canceled: End of Summer Block Party
All outdoor activities are free. Paid admission is
required to visit the museum. The free event will
be in front of the museum, it includes face
painting, caricature drawings, yoga, tabling by
community partners and vendors.
Children’s Museum is Closed
The Children's Museum and MuseumLab will be closed from September 5 - 14 for Labor Day, our annual maintenance, cleaning and training days, and preparation for a national conference. The Children's Museum will reopen on Thursday, September 15, at 10:00 am. MuseumLab will reopeon on Saturday, September 17, at noon. We look forward to your […]
Extended Hours
We're open for an extra hour of fun today! The Children's Museum and MuseumLab are open from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm today. Hope you can join us.
MAKESHOP: Unconventional Weaving
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore weaving with unconventional materials. Add warp strings to all kinds of looms, from sticks to recycled containers, then weave using a variety of materials as weft. What textures will you create? What kinds of things might you reuse for weaving?