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 […]
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 […]
Visit the PNC Mobile Learning Adventure (MLA), outside of the museum today! This traveling exhibit offers early learning opportunities for children, parents, caregivers and school groups. Activities include the When I Grow Up photo station with costumes, props and green screen panels; an interactive display that helps children learn about different occupations; an interactive Story […]
Today is the final day to see Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®!, an interactive exhibit based on the popular PBS Kids series. Enjoy your final day to explore animal habitats from around the globe, discover incredible creature powers and complete missions and challenges to foil the villains’ nefarious plans! Open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free live music returns every Thursday from July 13 - August 31. Performances take place at Buhl Community Park in front of the Children's Museum or at nearby Nova Place. July 13 Jason Gamble & Nashwan Asef Abdullah Roma Blues 12:15 at Buhl Community Park July 20 Kelsey Robinson & Colter Harper Americana, Brazilian, Jazz […]
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 […]
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.
Breathe, move, and look inward during this gentle yoga practice inviting families to slow down and reflect together. Children, parents, and caregivers will take a moment to pause and experience 20-minutes of gentle and playful movements for your creative center. This all-levels gentle practice may include seated, floor, and standing postures with variations available throughout. […]
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 Storytime: Our Class is a Family Join us in the Nursery to learn about back 2 school season through story telling. This week, we will read Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen, and try threading pom poms to make a community garland.
American Honey Princess, Allison Hager, will be visiting the Children's Museum to teach kids about beekeeping and the importance of protecting our native bee species. The princess will be facilitating fun, educational activities about honey and our bee friends in the lobby of the museum.
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 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.
Los Sabrosos Dance Co. is proud to bring a variety of dancing flavors to the Children's Museum. Beginners and dancers of all ages can learn foundational steps, beginner-friendly combinations and do plenty of dancing to the music in the styles of Salsa, Bachata, Bollywood and more. The goal is for all participants to have fun […]
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 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: spray bottle painting Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to explore water as paint! This week, we will use liquid water colors in spray bottles to try painting, making marks, and mixing colors. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an […]
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 from 11:00 - 11:45 in Buhl Community Park in front of the museum while the garden is under construction! We will explore the flax plants growing in our landscaping. Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory […]
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 Storytime: Our Class is a Family Join us in the Nursery to learn about back 2 school season through story telling. This week, we will read School's First Day of School by Adam Rex, and make our own About Me Dice.
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.
Learn free-form weaving, coiling, knotting techniques during this hands-on drop-in workshop with artist Theda Sandiford. Theda has meticulously collected fibers from upcycled textiles donated by the community to create a bold wig inspired by Queen Charlotte of Bridgerton. The fibers are transformed by their collective memory, becoming a “social fabric” that weaves together contemporary issues […]
This hands-on workshop helps kids understand color theory using the color wheel and explores the psychology behind colors in a fun and memorable way. Through interactive activities and games, children learn about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors and how they harmonize or contrast with each other on the color wheel. They also discover the emotional […]
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: Color Lab Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery for a color mixing lab! We will explore liquid and color to create our own "ideal" rainbow out of water. This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to develop motor skills, […]
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 […]
Nursery Storytime: The Day You Begin Join us in the Nursery to learn about back 2 school season through story telling. This week, we will read The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, and make our own popsicle stick puppets.
Join us in the Art Studio for a celebration of the harvest moon and changing seasons! Explore weaving, papermaking and more as we prepare for cold and cozy weather.
Don't miss Prime Stage Theatre's sneak preview of The Miracle Worker, a moving play about how Helen Keller, a young girl who was blind, deaf and struggling to connect, learned to communicate through the help of Annie Sullivan, her courageous teacher, and the support of her mother Katie Keller. This is a great opportunity to […]
Give your old Halloween costumes new life by donating them to our Pop Up Costume Studio and upcycled into new costumes, Oct 1 - 20
Explore art processes in the Studio that involve water as part of EQT Water Week! Use natural materials found in our Garden to create a one-of-a-kind piece of paper that you can draw, paint or write on. EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:
Stop in the Art Studio and paint using watercolor paints made from materials you can find in naturel as part of EQT Water Week as you learn about natural watercolor paints and the connections between art, science and nature. EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:
Join us in MAKESHOP for EQT Water Week as we explore the process of wet felting! Use friction, soap and water to create a non-woven fabric from sheep’s wool. EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:
