Holiday

four musicians a part of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Quininte

Sounds for the Season: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra String Quartet

Sat., Dec. 3, 2022, 2 p.m.

Curtis Lovell, courtesy of the artist.

Sounds for the Season: An Afternoon of Jazz featuring Curtis Lovell

Sat., Jan. 21, 2 p.m.

five musicians in front of a colorful wall

Sounds for the Season: C Street Brass

Sat., Jan. 7, 2 p.m.

Five people in a row

Sounds for the Season: SCALE Fellowship

Sat., Dec. 17, 2022, 2 p.m.

Installation view of Neapolitan Presepio

Neapolitan Presepio

Nov. 19, 2022–Jan. 16, 2023

Scaife Galleries

Close up of a tree from the 2022 Womens Commitee Carnegie Trees

Carnegie Trees: Holiday Splendor

Nov. 19, 2022–Jan. 8, 2023

Hall of Architecture

A person leans over a number of miniature figures and points at an angel suspended in the air.

Art Chat: Neapolitan Presepio

Sun., Nov. 21, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

A man and a brass instrument stand on a green screen.

Sounds for the Season: River City Brass Band Quintet

Sat., Nov. 27, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

Roger Humphries band

Sounds for the Season: Roger Humphries and the RH Factor

Sat., Dec. 4, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

People dancing in a room.

Out of Office Party

Thurs., Dec. 9, 2021, 6 p.m.

Party

Sounds for the Season: Mount Ararat Baptist Church Ensemble

Sat., Dec. 11, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

People pose for a photo in front of a green screen

Friends and Family Photo Studio

Sat., Nov. 20, 2021, 10 a.m.

Young guests of the museum make gifts for their loved ones; photo: Bryan Conley

Gift-Making Workshop

Sat., Nov. 27, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

Workshops

A bowl of vibrant lemons, grapefruit, and pomegranates

Crash Course: Food, Feasting, and Art

Thurs., Dec. 9, 2021, 2 p.m.

Classes

A nativity scene sits in the Hall of Architecture beside large decorated holiday trees.

Neapolitan Presepio

Nov. 20, 2021–Jan. 10, 2022

Scaife Galleries

a detail of a Christmas tree.

Bedazzled: Celebrating the Diamond Anniversary of the Carnegie Trees

Nov. 20, 2021–Jan. 10, 2022

Hall of Architecture

Figures posed in a scene depicting trade in a town square.

Family Drawing: Neapolitan Presepio

Sun., Dec. 6, 2020, 4 p.m.

An arrangement of wrapped boxes decorated with ribbons.

Holiday Shopping Days

Tues., Dec. 3, 2019, 10 a.m.

A close-up of ornaments and lights on an evergreen tree.

Carnegie Trees and Neapolitan Presepio, 2019

Dec. 5, 2019–Jan. 6, 2020

Hall of Architecture

Kids in pajamas sit together, holding mugs of hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Winter Wonderland Pajama Party

Sat., Dec. 14, 2019, 5 p.m.

Paper gingerbread figures hang on a holiday tree with lights in the background.

Holidays at the Museums

Sun., Nov. 25, 2018, 10 a.m.

A nativity scene sits in the Hall of Architecture beside large decorated holiday trees.

Carnegie Trees and Neapolitan Presepio, 2018

Nov. 29, 2018–Jan. 7, 2019

Hall of Architecture

A young girl in a velvet dress looks at an ornate nativity scene.

Art Chat: Presepio

Fri., Nov. 29, 2019, 1 p.m.

Tours

Our presepio depicts the birth of Christ amidst traditional 16th-century Italian village life. It is made up of dozens of figurines and vignettes, sculpted by artists and collected as a set.

Thurs., Nov. 29, 2018, 1 p.m.

Tours

A glittering background with a painted evergreen tree next to the words "Artfully Inspired"

Carnegie Trees Opening Celebration 2019

Wed., Dec. 4, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

Painting of decorated reindeer galloping in snow landscape

Carnegie Trees Opening Celebration 2018

Wed., Nov. 28, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

People celebrating in a grand museum hall among decorated holiday trees.

Carnegie Trees Opening Celebration 2017

Wed., Nov. 29, 2017, 5:30 p.m.

Huge gallery with building fragments and sculptures, with decorated evergreen trees and people amidst the structures

Carnegie Trees and Presepio, 2017

Nov. 29, 2017–Jan. 7, 2018

Hall of Architecture