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About Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a place of adventure, discovery and education that welcomes everyone to enjoy the wonders of its collections and exhibitions. Founded in 1895 by Andrew Carnegie, the museum has maintained an international reputation for its ongoing research and discovery that create a better understanding of the history of the earth and its inhabitants. Today, the museum is ranked among the top five natural history museums in the country and features 20 exhibition halls including the blockbuster Dinosaurs in Their Time.

2011

January 13, 2011
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History are open to the public on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

2010

December 10, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Oldest Exhibit Immortalized in Globe Now Available for Purchase

November 17, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Launches Center for Lifelong Science Learning with Grant from PNC Foundation
Backgrounders available:
— Informal Science Learning
— Projects of the Center for Lifelong Science Learning
— Mary Ann Steiner to serve as Director of the Center for Lifelong Science Learning

October 27, 2010
Into Africa? Fossils Suggest Earliest Anthropoids Colonized Africa

October 26, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Curator of Anthropology Retires

October 5, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Manager of Special Projects for Exhibitions Retires

September 24, 2010
Biological Implications of Climate Change: Past and Present at Pitt’s Science2010 Symposium

September 15, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Exhibition Schedule, 2011–2014

September 10, 2010
DIG IT! October is Paleontology Month at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

August 25, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Launches New Web Site

August 24, 2010
Grandparents Receive Free Admission to Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History during Grandparents’ Weekend

July 21, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History appoints first Curator of Public Engagement

June 11, 2010
Guided tours of Dinosaurs in Their Time free with admission at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

May 26, 2010
St. Thomas More Catholic School Student Wins 2010 Carnegie Museum of Natural History Award

May 19, 2010
Life: A Journey Through Time at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, June 19, 2010–January 9, 2011
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April 26, 2010
Celebrate Life on Earth with Carnegie Museum of Natural History; Free Family Activities through June 5

April 22, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Dinosaurs in Their Time Receives Silver LEED Certification; Raises Institute-wide Building Standards

April 16, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History celebrates National Lab Day

April 13, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History presents Pittsburgh Adorned: Classic to Contemporary June 12–October 17, 2010

April 7, 2010
Upcoming Exhibitions at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

March 24, 2010
Fourth Annual “Egg-cellent” Scavenger Hunt at Carnegie Museum of Natural History April 3, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

March 18, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Natural History Announce Exciting Summer Camp Programs for 2010

March 15, 2010
Early Terrestrial Amphibian Described by Carnegie Museum of Natural History Scientists
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February 26, 2010
Free Admission to Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History Thursday Evenings in March

February 19, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Awarded Accreditation from the American Association of Museums

February 12, 2010
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Announces the Winner of the 2009 Carnegie Mineralogical Award

January 13, 2010
Population Impact at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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2009

November 10, 2009
Lord of the Crane Flies at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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October 23, 2009
Gigantic South American Dinosaur Bones on View to the Public during Preparation and Study in Pittsburgh—Photo opportunity as bones arrive onsite

October 13, 2009
PaleoArtists win Lanzendorf Prize for Hell Creek Mural, on view at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

October 8, 2009
Chinese and American paleontologists discover a new Mesozoic mammal; Ear structure shows how mammalian ear evolution occurred while dinosaurs dominated the world
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July 28, 2009
Fossil tracks of seven-and-a-half-foot Sea Scorpion-like creature on view now at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

July 1, 2009
New Fossil Primate from Myanmar Suggests that the Common Ancestor of Monkeys, Apes and Humans Originated in Asia, and Challenges the Role of Adapiform Primates Such as “Ida”
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May 1, 2009
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Paleontologist Part of Team That Discovers Massive Dinosaur

April 23, 2009
Fossil evidence of the missing link in the origin of seals, sea lions, and walruses found in Canadian Arctic
Available Images

April 6, 2009
Museum Director Awarded Fellowship; Two New Members Added to Board

March 6, 2009
Archaeologists find earliest known domestic horses

February 16, 2009
Carnegie Museum of Natural History appoints Deputy Director Ellen McCallie

2008

June 17, 2008
• International Exhibition of Carnegie Fossils in The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan
• FedEx Makes Special Delivery for Carnegie Museum of Natural History
• Available Images

June 2, 2008
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Dinosaur Collection Timeline 1898-2008

May 12, 2008
• The King of the Dinosaurs Returns to Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Final Phase of Dinosaurs in Their Time Opens on Father’s Day, June 15, 2008
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History Tyrannosaurus rex Fact Sheet
• Available Images

March 3, 2008
Oldest Fossil Primate from North America Discovered in Mississippi
Available Images

February 28, 2008
Samuel Taylor named director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History