Now open with new experiences and classic favorites!
what you
can do
- NEW! Explore the twists and turns of the colorful tubular play structure, Lozziwurm*
- Turn knobs and spigots to pump water through a sculpture created out of stone pieces salvaged from old buildings
- Swing on a musical swing set
- Immerse your hands in vats of bubbling mud
*A few rules for playing in Lozziwurm:
– Do not stand or walk on top of the structure
– No pushing, running or rough play
– Shoes on at all times
– Play surfaces may become hot in the sun or slippery when wet
The Backyard is open during Children’s Museum open hours, weather permitting.
the art here
- Lozziwurm by Yvan Pestilozzi
- Animated Earth by Steven Eisenhauer
- Allegheny Waterworks by Keny Marshall
- Musical Swingset by Shigehiko Hongo
Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls.
Erin Kenny
Naturalist, educator and author
design matters
Some of the sustainable features of the Backyard include:
- A gabion wall encloses one side of the Backyard, made up of wire cages filled with repurposed construction debris from the Museum’s 2004 expansion
- Hunks and artifacts of Pittsburgh’s architectural and stone history in the Allegheny Waterworks sculpture let visitors interact with interesting stone features and decorations at eye level
