Art & Museums category, Page 37

Get on track at the Carnegie Science Center’s “Locomotion Weekend,” a two-day celebration of all things model trains. The North Shore museum is hosting its holiday season’s family fun finale Saturday and Sunday. Visitors can operate trains and bring their trains for a free checkup by the “Loco Doctor,” which...

Art created by students from four North Hills high schools will be on display at The Block Northway shopping center in Ross Township from Jan. 13 to Feb. 7. The artwork, which will be displayed in the lower level of the shopping center’s South Corridor, is created by elementary, middle...

Master shoemaker Brett Walker will conduct the winter quarters workshop series “Leatherworking 101 Document Case” at Fort Ligonier. The program from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 25 is a hands-on opportunity for students to learn basic leather-working, hand-sewing and simple decorative skills, according to the museum. Walker, a re-enactor and historian,...

This is one time it’s OK to be messy. In fact, it’s encouraged. MessFest at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Side is Wednesday. The annual New Year’s Day tradition is in its 14th year and invites children of all ages to come and enjoy the first day of...

A new study has found no evidence to corroborate that a beaver-skin stovepipe hat — for years a centerpiece of Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum — ever actually belonged to the 16th U.S. president, according to a published report. Among the findings spelled out in a 54-page report was that the...

Last-minute shoppers are invited to the Greensburg Art Center from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 19 for the final hours of the annual “Art of GIFTing” market. All items will be 10% off. The annual holiday show and sale features artisan gift items handmade by about 30 area artists. The show, which...

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg has announced four temporary exhibitions to be featured in the museum’s Cantilever Gallery during 2020. “The varied roster of upcoming exhibitions is an exciting one, addressing both historical and contemporary art, while offering a broad range of artists, styles, mediums, subjects and...

The Senator John Heinz History Center is opening a new exhibition featuring the work of accomplished local artists. “Master Visual Artists VII: Preserving the Legacy,” opens Dec. 14 and will remain on display in the museum’s Barensfeld Gallery through Sept. 13, 2020. The exhibit is presented in partnership with the...

Just in time for the holidays, the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh is opening over 20 new exhibits. They are part of two overarching exhibitions: Bricksburgh, an art- and engineering-themed experience stocked with thousands of building bricks, and USS Requin Gateway, a series of artifacts and interactive exhibits connected to...

The director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History is leaving his position after almost four years for a job in North Carolina. Eric Dorfman, who became director of the museum and the Powdermill Nature Reserve in Cook Township in 2015, has accepted a position as director of the North...

In the 10 years that he devoted to his art, Vincent van Gogh created about 2,100 paintings. Though prolific in his output, the Dutch post-impressionist painter sold only one painting during his lifetime. “The Red Vineyard” went for 400 francs in Belgium in 1890, shortly before his death by suicide...

A holiday brunch featuring a spiked hot chocolate bar is planned Dec. 15 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Presented in partnership with the Westmoreland County Food Bank, the event will provide information on the food bank’s mission to end hunger in the region. Following the meal,...

All of this amazing art is in one place. It’s the East Suburban Artists League’s annual holiday season art show running through Dec. 27 in the Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery. Visitors can meet the artists from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 6. Tina Booth, art gallery coordinator, says the variety...

While in Honduras in 2017, Catherine Giles spotted an enormous Black Witch Moth and started to cry. But her tears weren’t caused by fear or repulsion, but pure love. The 27-year-old is a self-confessed “crazy bug lady.” “I’m into spiders and scorpions, too,” she says. “Ticks are cool as long...

Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley are lighting up and offering gift ideas this holiday season. Holidays in the Highlands Seven Springs Mountain Resort will present its fourth annual celebration Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 29 through Dec. 7. Motorists...

Area residents and visitors will have several upcoming opportunities to enjoy the holiday season in the Scottdale area. The West Overton Village and Museums hosts its annual free Homestead Holiday Open House and Market and the Scottdale Historical Society holds its annual Christmas House Tour, both on Dec. 7. Guests...

Both would-be and accomplished artists are invited to the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Ligonier for three upcoming workshops. The first two take place before the holidays, offering participants the opportunity to create handcrafted items suitable for gift-giving. The third comes afterward, promising a fun and relaxing afternoon in the...

More than 20 items of Fred Rogers’ clothing from his beloved children’s show will be added to the Strip District’s Senator John Heinz History Center’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” exhibit, beginning Friday. The timing is right because the much anticipated “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” a film about Rogers starring...

For his ninth-grade science fair project, Ronn Wade mummified a rat. Years before that, he used a pig’s heart — which is similar in structure, size and function to its human counterpart — to explain the circulatory system to a classroom full of stunned elementary school students. In addition to...

Steven Knapp, president emeritus of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., will become the 11th president of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, according to a news release. Knapp is an English professor at the university, the release adds. He previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic...

Students in the Saint Vincent College Digital Photography and Post-Production course will display their work from Nov. 15 through Dec. 14 in the Saint Vincent Gristmill. The exhibition will kick off with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 15 in the facility on Beatty County Road near the Unity campus....

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts 24th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition opens Nov. 15 in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. On view through Feb. 2, the exhibition features work by artists from the 19 southwestern counties of Pennsylvania. Featured works will span a variety...