Art & Museums category, Page 44

When most people think of Leonardo Da Vinci, they imagine a great artist, the man who painted the famous “Mona Lisa” or “The Last Supper.” But Da Vinci was a true renaissance man, an architect, inventor and scientist as well as an artist. Now, the Carnegie Science Center is planning...

Pastel artist Stan Sperlak will present his work during a Lunch a l’Art program at noon May 23 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, 1 Boucher Lane, Ligonier Township. Approximately 65 of the New Jersey-based artist’s works will be featured in an exhibit there through Aug....

Fans of history and sports will find common ground as author Matthew Algeo presents his book, “Last Team Standing: How the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles — The Steagles — Saved Pro Football During World War II,” at West Overton Museums. Admission is $5 at the door for the 6-8...

The Opus 2 Orchestra, which draws members from all over the east suburbs, will perform its “Seniors’ Choice” concert, where members who are graduating from high school choose several of the program’s selections. This year’s concert will feature Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and “A Million Dreams” from...

Chamber Music Pittsburgh will host “The Charlie Chaplin Silent Picture Show” at 7 p.m. April 23 at The Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh. Pianist Tom Roberts and clarinetist Mary Beth Malek will perform live to accompany Chaplin films “The Rink,” “The Pawn Shop” and “Kid Auto Races at Venice.”...

Colorful lizards, turtles, snakes and crocodiles — Oh My! The creatures will be around a little longer at the exhibit “Reptiles: LIVE!” at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland. The museum has extended the exhibit through Memorial Day on May 27. There are live animal shows at 2:15...

Ligonier Valley Historical Society’s 28th annual Tastes of the Town food showcase is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 25 at Laurel Mountain Ski Resort in Ligonier Township. Featured eateries serving appetizers, entrées, desserts and pastries include Carol and Dave’s Roadhouse, Connections Cafe, Eastwood Inn, Foggy Mountain Lodge and Restaurant, Green...

“Pretty in Pink” is the theme for Latrobe Art Center’s annual Art of Fashion show, set for 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. April 27 at the Latrobe Country Club in Unity. The event will feature a New York-style fashion show highlighting regional haute couture, sit-down luncheon and shopping for items from these...

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland is launching a “Sensory Friendly Saturday Program,” to allow those on the autism spectrum to have a quieter experience inside the museum. The museum announced in a news release that it will open its galleries 90 minutes before opening to the public...

The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, 1 Boucher Lane, Ligonier Township, will host a Lunch a l’Art program with paper cutter Kathryn Carr at noon on April 18. A self-taught paper cutter for more than a decade, Carr will share a history of the medium and her...

Artist Peg Panasiti of Latrobe will present “Passionate for Still Lifes,” a talk on her creative process, during the Cafe Art open house from 2-4 p.m. April 7 at the Greensburg Art Center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. Panasiti’s informal talk will reveal why she likes painting still lifes, and...

A newly-curated collection of artist Peter Max’s work will be on exhibition and available for purchase May 11-19 at the Christine Frechard Gallery, 5126 Butler St., Pittsburgh. Max, a German-American artist, is well-known for producing psychedelic and pop art. His work features bright, rainbow colors bordering on neon. He became...

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum will hold a “Cocktails & Camaraderie” fundraising event from 6-8 p.m. April 5 at the 4141 Fifth Ave., Oakland, facility. The over-21 event will feature the sights, sounds and sips of the ages, as guests enjoy four vintage cocktails that were popular in...

The Carnegie Science Center on the North Side is going back in time with its 21+Night: Medieval Times party from 6 to 10 p.m. April 12. The adults-only party features cash bars, medieval music, catapult and trebuchet demonstrations, and the chance to explore the science center’s enchanted kingdom, according to...

LONDON — Art experts in Britain have discovered that a painting long thought to be a fake Sandro Botticelli in fact came from the master’s own Florence workshop. After stripping back a century of yellowing varnish and surface dirt, conservators confirmed Thursday that “Madonna Of The Pomegranate” — a smaller...

More than 400 students from 30 area schools will participate this weekend in the annual National History Day Competition at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District, officials said. The event has been held since 1989. Students compete individually or as part of a small group in...

Over 206,000 visitors attended the 57th Carnegie International contemporary art exhibit, officials said. The exhibit opened Oct. 13 and closed Monday at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. It featured the work of 32 artists from around the world and represented 16 nations, the release said including Bahamas, Cherokee...

In high school, Brian McCall of Greensburg didn’t take art classes, despite having a seemingly natural ability to draw. Instead of delving into a creative career path, he signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox. But when injuries cut short his baseball career after just four years in 1964,...

AMSTERDAM — A Dutch art detective said Tuesday that he has recovered a valuable painting by Pablo Picasso 20 years after it was stolen from a wealthy Saudi’s yacht in France. Arthur Brand told The Associated Press that he took possession two weeks ago of the 1938 painting “Buste de...

History is far from boring, but Fort Ligonier plans to make it a bit more entertaining. The museum will host “Tipsy History” at 7 p.m. March 30 in an event for those age 18 and up. Guests will be invited to sip on a spirit while immersed in casual conversation...

What goes into staging the Met Gala, the annual fashion extravaganza benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City? Get the inside scoop at “Art as Fashion: A Behind-the-Scenes View of the Met Gala and The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Anna Wintour Costume Center” a...

The second annual Seven Years’ War Symposium at Fort Ligonier will focus on the theme “The Soldier.” Scheduled for April 13-14 at the Fort Ligonier Center for History Education, the symposium will include presentations by Maria Alessandra Bollettino, Alex Burns, Michael Galban, Fred Lucas and William Raffle. Erica Nuckles, Fort...