For Immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Leigh Kish
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
(412) 622-3361
KishL@CarnegieMuseums.org

June 17, 2009

Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History to Begin Summer Schedule
Open Mondays Starting July 6, 2009

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…From July 6 through August 31, 2009, Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History will be open to the public on Mondays, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., in addition to regular admission hours. All the galleries will be accessible; the museums’ casual restaurant, Fossil Fuels, will be open until 4:00 p.m.; and the museum stores will be open until 5:00 p.m. The Carnegie Café will remain closed.

This year, the museums are boasting a “Summer of Photography.” In addition to presenting photographs in permanent collection galleries, the museums will host three temporary photography exhibitions: Doublexposure (Carnegie Museum of Natural History, June 16–September 13, 2009), featuring historic and modern-day images that show the effects of climate change on glaciers; Digital to Daguerreotype: Photographs of People (Carnegie Museum of Art, June 20, 2009–January 31, 2010), the inaugural show of Linda Benedict-Jones, curator of the new department of photography; and Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three (Carnegie Museum of Art, July 18–November 1, 2009), presenting works by Harris selected by his son as well as prize-winning snapshots by children living in Pittsburgh neighborhoods today.

Visitors should note that the museums will be closed on Independence Day (July 4) and Labor Day (September 7).

Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Natural History were founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895. Two of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, they are nationally and internationally recognized for their collections. For more information, call 412.622.3131 or visit www.carnegiemuseums.org.

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