Drop-In

    Sat., July 20, 2019, 5 p.m.

    Calling all teens! Drop in to the galleries for conversations about art and contemporary issues led by our August Wilson Legacy Fund interns, take a scavenger hunt through the collection galleries, and try your hand at in-gallery drawing sessions at this free event.

    Group of teens in the gallery with a wall of paintings in the background
    Sat., July 13, 2019, 12 p.m.

    Celebrate air quality awareness with us! Learn the history of Monet’s interest in the city, examine elements that affect Pittsburgh’s air quality, and discover ways to get involved.

    Johanna K. W. Hailman, Jones and Laughlin Mill, Pittsburgh, c. 1925-1930, Carnegie Museum of Art, Bequest of Johanna K. W. Hailman
    Sat., June 15, 2019, 6 p.m.

    How does an exhibition come together? Who decides which paintings are chosen? Meet assistant curator Akemi May for a casual discussion of Monet and the Modern City! This event is free with admission.

    A hazy painting of a large bridge over a river, houses in the background, and smoke.
    Mon., June 3, 2019, 11:15 a.m.

    Enjoy a lively conversation with an expert docent about the power of creative design celebrated in Access+Ability. Free with admission!

    A woman leans her head back, showing a brightly colored jewelry-like hearing aid.
    Mon., June 3, 2019, 10:30 a.m.

    Enjoy a lively conversation with an expert docent about the vibrant, patterned art of Ruth Root. Free with admission!

    Detail of a painting with geometric patterns and bright colors.
    Sun., May 26, 2019, 12:15 p.m.

    Enjoy a lively conversation with an expert docent about the dreamlike, atmospheric depictions of the industrial landscape by Monet and his contemporaries. Free with admission!

    People in a gallery, looking at framed paintings of cities.
    Sun., May 5, 2019, 3 p.m.

    Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Art Connection (TAC) with an opening reception for our annual student exhibition! In a tradition sustained over nearly a century, the museum has helped Pittsburgh’s young artists hone technical skills while fostering their imagination.

    A young girl looks at artworks.
    Thurs., Apr. 18, 2019, 7 p.m.

    Join artist Ruth Root and curator Eric Crosby to celebrate the opening of Ruth Root in Carnegie Museum of Art’s Forum Gallery.

    A geometric pattern filled with shapes and colors.
    Sat., Mar. 23, 2019, 10 a.m.

    Join us for a public symposium featuring presentations by University of Pittsburgh students who have conducted ambitious research on the Carnegie International.

    A group of people listen to a speaker talk in a gallery.
    Fri., Mar. 22, 2019, 11:15 a.m.

    Join us for a public symposium featuring presentations by University of Pittsburgh students who have conducted ambitious research on the Carnegie International.

    Gallery view of two multi-media artworks, one hanging across the wall and the other stacked on the floor.
    Sat., Feb. 23, 2019, 10 a.m.

    Explore America through drawings by Pittsburgh elementary school students. Instigated by Carnegie International artist Jeremy Deller, this pop-up exhibition culminates a week of classroom visits and a drawing session at the museum.

    Group of young people smiling and looking at each other
    Mon., Jan. 21, 2019, 11 a.m.

    January 21, 2019, marks the 90th birthday of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carnegie Museum of Art celebrates his legacy by highlighting works of art and activities that inspire discussion and reflection. All activities free with admission.

    Photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Charles Teenie Harris
    Thurs., Jan. 10, 2019, 6 p.m.

    Tacita Dean’s Event for a Stage screens on select Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays in the Carnegie Music Hall.

    View of Carnegie Music Hall stage with projection screen of male with wig in conversation
    Sun., Jan. 6, 2019, 2 p.m.

    Tacita Dean’s Event for a Stage screens on select Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays in the Carnegie Music Hall.

    View of Carnegie Music Hall stage with projection screen of male with wig in conversation
    Sun., Nov. 11, 2018, 1 p.m.

    Celebrate the harvest! We’re finding fruits and vegetables in the art on view and using them as inspiration to create original artworks at this program, free with admission.

    A young child painting with bright colors on a square of white paper.
    Fri., Oct. 19, 2018, 2 p.m.

    Take a breezy gallery stroll with one of our expert docents! These free, daily drop-in tours are available with museum admission. Learn about the works in Carnegie Museum of Art’s collection. Every tour is unique!

    People observing and discussing artwork in a gallery.
    Thurs., Oct. 18, 2018, 6:30 p.m.

    These free, daily drop-in tours are available with museum admission! Learn about the works in the ‘Carnegie International’ and find a new perspective on contemporary art.

    People walk around gallery and some lie down in hammocks.
    Mon., Oct. 15, 2018, 12:15 p.m.

    Enjoy a lively, daily conversation with an expert in the ‘Carnegie International,’ a review of contemporary art from around the globe. Free with admission!

    People stand in a hallway next to large wooden sculptures and a comic book artwork on the left wall.
    Mon., Oct. 15, 2018, 11 a.m.

    Tacita Dean’s Event for a Stage screens on select Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays in the Carnegie Music Hall.

    View of Carnegie Music Hall stage with projection screen of male with wig in conversation
    Sun., Oct. 14, 2018, 12:15 p.m.

    Enjoy a lively, daily conversation with an art expert. Free with admission!

    View of a contemporary art gallery.
    Sat., Oct. 13, 2018, 10 a.m.

    Cross a bridge to the 57th Carnegie International. On opening day, wander the galleries and discover performances and events activating the exhibition!

    Cross a Bridge to the Carnegie International
    Sat., Sept. 1, 2018, 1:15 p.m.

    These free, daily drop-in tours are available with museum admission! Learn about the works in the ‘Carnegie International’ and find a new perspective on contemporary art.

    People walk around gallery and some lie down in hammocks.
    Thurs., Aug. 23, 2018, 6 p.m.

    When you’re off the clock, head over to the museum to chat with Charlene Foggie-Barnett, curator of ‘Teenie Harris Photographs: Around the Clock’ before it closes!

    Charles "Teenie" Harris looks down at his hand, standing on a street next to vintage cars.
    Thurs., Aug. 16, 2018, 7 p.m.

    Museums are a place of restoration and creativity. Join us for a weekly yoga session set in Pittsburgh’s most beautiful spaces!

    Four people do a yoga pose on the floor of the Hall of Architecture.
    Mon., July 30, 2018, 11 a.m.

    Enjoy a lively, daily conversation with an expert in our all-new galleries of modern and contemporary art. Discover a new theme and a new group of artworks each week. Just drop in!

    Gallery view with a jagged bronze sculpture in foreground, and an artwork made of a ring of doors joined together in background
    Sun., July 22, 2018, 11 a.m.

    Celebrate the contemporary reinstall with the whole family!

    Group of children standing and sitting in a gallery with art on walls. Several children are standing on a flat metal artwork that lays on the floor. An instructor sits to the right. Several of the children are drawing in sketchbooks.
    Sat., July 7, 2018, 12:30 p.m.

    Celebrate the ones you love at Tanabata, a traditional Japanese day of celebration.

    Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige
    Tues., June 26, 2018, 12:30 p.m.

    Transform a chair into something fierce or fantastical in this creative drawing game.

    Kids draw at the chair wall in the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries of Decorative Arts and Design.