Carnegie Museums to reopen amid pandemic uncertainty
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
June 16, 2020
The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh will reopen later this month after a three-month closure, and visitors may have to treat each other like priceless works of art.
Carnegie Museum of Art debuts online exhibition series with ‘Lake Valley’
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
May 26, 2020
Disorienting sounds play as overlapping cut-out shapes slowly fill the screen, creating the mesmerizing landscapes of artist Rachel Rose’s “Lake Valley.”
From Phipps to the Carnegie Museum of Art: all the culture new to Pitt in 2020
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
January 6, 2020
As the spring semester begins and classes resume, finding something to do is a challenge for many in the dreary, often cold and wet weather in the Pittsburgh wintertime.
Third Thursday: Block Party event connects Wilkinsburg artists
By Isabella Colaianni, For The Pitt News
June 25, 2019
A usual visit to a museum might include viewing famous paintings, standing feet away from casts of ancient sculptures and maybe visiting the gift shop on the way out.
Free for students: Art, exercise, buses and more!
May 30, 2018
One of the best perks of being a student at Pitt is the Panther Card. In addition to all of the traditional purposes a student ID serves, like holding dining passes, granting access to dorms and registering for on-campus events, a Panther Card can be a ticket to a new world of entertainment for stude...
“She Who Tells A Story” challenges Western preconceptions of Arab women
By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer
June 10, 2015
In the Heinz Galleries at the Carnegie Museum of Art, a black and white photo by Shirin Neshat depicts a woman’s hand over her closed mouth.The words of Forough Farrokhzad, one of the most influential woman writers of the Iranian Revolution, are written in Persian script over her hand. What initial...
Mixed media: Artists rave at museum’s cultural extravaganza
By Chris Estes / For The Pitt News
May 12, 2015
Guests of the #NOWSEETHIS party at the Carnegie Museum of Art this Saturday had an opportunity to check out local fifth graders’ art projects before breaking it down on a sweaty, chaotic dance floor.The Carnegie Museum of Art, in partnership with VIA — a Pittsburgh group dedicated to showcasing local an...