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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2009 Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History Offer Free Admission on Smithsonian Magazine’s 5th Annual Museum Day --Museum Day 2009 Poised to be Largest to Date--
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh; Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three; and Digital to Daguerreotype: Photographs of People on View at Carnegie Museum of Art; Dinosaurs in Their Time and Hillman Hall of Gems and Minerals at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—On Saturday, September 26, 2009, Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. A celebration of culture, learning, and the dissemination of knowledge, Smithsonian’s Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine and emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, DC–based properties. Doors will be open free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors at museums and cultural institutions nationwide.
Last year, upward of 200,000 people attended Museum Day, with all 50 states plus Puerto Rico represented by over 900 participating museums, including 84 Smithsonian affiliate museums. This year, the magazine expects to attract over 1,000 museums.
“Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Natural History are two of the Pittsburgh region’s most treasured and loved cultural institutions. Participating in Museum Day is important because we can offer the opportunity to experience these museums to those who may not otherwise be able to enjoy them,” said Kitty Julian, director of marketing at Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History.
In addition to the fantastic permanent collection, two photography exhibitions are on view at Carnegie Museum of Art: Digital to Daguerreotype: Photographs of People reveals how photographers from the past 160 years have explored the human subject, through an exceptional range of practices; and Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three showcases photographs by Charles “Teenie” Harris, who chronicled African American life in Pittsburgh from the 1930s through the 1960s.
At Carnegie Museum of Natural History, visitors are enchanted by Dinosaurs in Their Time, where fossils seemingly come to life in dynamic, realistic environments. Scientifically accurate to today’s knowledge, 19 fully articulated dinosaur specimens can be seen with the other dinosaurs, animals, and plant life with which they existed. Other permanent collection highlights include Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, and the Halls of African and North American Wildlife.
Visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday to download your Museum Day Admission Card. Attendees must present the Museum Day Admission Card to gain free entry to participating institutions. Each card provides museum access for two people, and one admission card is permitted per household. Listings and links to participating museums can also be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
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.
About Smithsonian Media Founded in 1970 with the launch of Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian Media—comprising Smithsonian magazine, Air & Space, goSmithsonian, Smithsonian Publishing Digital Network, Smithsonian Books, and advertising for Smithsonian Channel—allows the intellectually curious to indulge and engage their passions for history, the arts, science, the natural world, culture, and travel. Smithsonian Media’s flagship publication, Smithsonian magazine, has a circulation of more than two million. This multimedia network is also affiliated with the world’s most visited museum and research complexes at the Smithsonian Institution. For more information, visit www.smithsonian.com, www.airspacemag.com, and www.gosmithsonian.com
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