Recycle Fest!

“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.”  – Fred Rogers

In honor of Earth Month, join us for a campus-wide recycling festival at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh!

  • Join artists and makers in transforming used items into new creations
  • Visit our upcycled artisans market
  • Contribute to our community can drive
  • Learn about the benefits of recycling

Free with Museum admission.

This event is generously supported by the Ball Foundation.

Youth Night: PALentine’s Day (6th-8th graders)

Join us for a PALentine’s Day-themed Youth Night! Bring your besties and buddies for an evening of activities, games, and snacks.

Activities include:

  • Creating laser-cut wax seals
  • Paper marbling and card making
  • Metal-stamped conversation hearts
  • Silent Disco
  • Friendship bracelets and pins
  • Visiting the game room for a chance to win prizes

Also enjoy a waffle bar and build-your-own snack mix.

This is a parent-free event designed for youth in grades 6 – 8 (or equivalent ages.)

Tickets: $7

Purchase tickets here! 

 

FREE for mlabPASS holders. Learn more about mlabPASS.

 

 

Youth Night is made possible with generous support from Arconic Foundation.

Into the WILD! for Educators

Get a behind the scenes view of our newest exhibit, I Am WILD!: A Charley Harper Exhibit for some creative education inspiration!

  • Explore the interactives in six different habitats filled with colorful animals, insects and birds inspired by the artwork of Charley Harper
  • Learn about diversity in the natural world and make your own art in Harper’s style of “minimal realism”
  • Find out more about Charley Harper and his full body of work, and participate in activities that will inspire new ideas for your classroom and your own creative journey

Act 48 hours are available

Coffee, snacks, and parking are provided

Stay after the session to play all day!

Register to attend

I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Opening Weekend

Join us for the opening day of our new exhibit, I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit, where you can explore six habitats filled with the colorful animals, insects and birds inspired by the artwork of Charley Harper and the ‘I Am Wild’ series of children’s books about biodiversity.

opening weekend activities

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

Enjoy music and stories by double bass soloist Barry Green about the animals in Charley Harper’s artwork.
11:30 am & 12:30 pm

Learn about animals through their tracks, fur, feathers and scales. Stop by to earn a Charley Harper Habitat Badge!
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26

Have some live animal encounters with our friends from Living Treasures Animal Park and learn how the animals relate to Charley Harper’s art.
11:00 am – 3:00 pm

 

I Am Wild: A Charley Harper Exhibit was created by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in partnership with Charley Harper Art Studio.

The exhibit was made possible by generous support from PPG, Wild Birds Unlimited, Flyspace and Dentons, Cohen & Grigsby.

Black History Month Art Crawl

Join us for our second annual Black History Month Art Crawl!

Contemporary artists stationed throughout the Museum’s first floor will create live portraits and artworks honoring Pittsburgh’s Black heroes, both past and present.

This year’s featured subjects include:

  • Pittsburgh’s Freedom Corner
  • Dr. Vernell Lillie, Founder of Kuntu Repertory Theater
  • Robert Lee Vann, publisher and editor of the Pittsburgh Courier
  • Baseball player Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords
  • Performer and civil rights activist Lena Horne
  • Multimedia professional Emmai Alaquiva
  • Hill Dance Academy Theater and founder Dr. Ayisha Morgan-Lee
  • Dr. Harry Clark, founder of Pittsburgh CAPA
  • Wilkinsburg Mayor Dontae Comans

This year’s featured artists include:

  • Ricky Davii 
  • Tyler Belizaire
  • Ashante Josey
  • Juliandra Jones 
  • Morgan Overton
  • Trenita Finney
  • Ajia Zanaya
  • Amani Davis
  • Darrin Milliner
  • Jewel Strothers

 

Special thanks to our generous sponsor:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Join us for these activities inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of hope and kindness:

  • Make art with guest artist/muralist Kayla Thomas
  • Write your own poems and speeches based on Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech with poet M. Smalls
  • Craft your own signs and instruments in the MAKESHOP, then join a musical march through the Museum with musician Lee Robinson
  • Special storytime exploring Dr. King’s life and legacy
  • MuseumLab is open noon – 5:00 pm

 

This event is made possible with support from Highmark Wholecare.

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MakeLab: Stained Glass-9+

Learn to use a soldering iron, copper tape, and glass pieces to create designs in stained glass. Add to our communal creation as you explore this technique.

This activity uses hot tools and sharp materials and is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.

MakeLab: Stained Glass-9+

Learn to use a soldering iron, copper tape, and glass pieces to create designs in stained glass. Add to our communal creation as you explore this technique.

This activity uses hot tools and sharp materials and is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.

MakeLab: Stained Glass-9+

Learn to use a soldering iron, copper tape, and glass pieces to create designs in stained glass. Add to our communal creation as you explore this technique.

This activity uses hot tools and sharp materials and is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.