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Carnegie Museum of Art

4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (North Oakland)
412-622-3131
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Ranked #12 of 72 attractions in Pittsburgh
Type: Art Museums
Owner description: French Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, American art, and new paintings by working artists grace the walls of this contemporary art... more » Owner description: French Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, American art, and new paintings by working artists grace the walls of this contemporary art museum, which boasts one of the world's largest collections of plaster casts of architectural masterpieces. « less
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Salem, Oregon
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

The Carnegie Museum of Art is also connected to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History so get a 2 for the price of one if you have time to tour both collections. I stuck with the art collection, which was very nice. The big section of the modern and contemporary art collection space was being remodeled and due to open... More

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Harmony, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

For those that like museums you have to visit. Unique architecture and fabulous art work. Only in the burg - right downtown close to the river. Enjoy a day and stop in - you'll get lost in the awe.

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Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Give yourself enough time--there is so much to see, especially the dinosaur exhibit. Staff is very helpful, take a guided tour if available.

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Tijeras, New Mexico
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013 via mobile

This museum consists of an art side and a natural history side you can see both with the price of admission, the museum especially the art side is first class!! The collection is fabulous and it is presented very well unfortunately we missed the contemporary collection was temporarly closed but the rest was well worth price of admission. It's not... More

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Buffalo, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

The collection of paintings at Carnegie Museum of Art has at its core the collection of Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie liked modern art, and American art. That's where this museum excels. We like older European art, and that's where the collection falters. The museum also has a good design collection, and some ancient art and art from Africa. Unfortunately, the labels... More

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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

Good exhibits, the price is steep for the experience compared to similar locations elsewhere. Watch out for the tour guides, they try to include those that aren't in the tour and annoy you.

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Cincinnati, Ohio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

Visited on the weekend with the beautiful flower displays. We probably wouldn't have made a special trip for the art museum, but enjoyed it as a "throw in" with the natural history museum that is attached. One price - two museums. Pretty cool. Saw contemporary as well as traditional works. Lots of space - beautiful galleries.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

Beautiful modern building well lit and organized. Particularly good impressionist and modern art. The contemporary art area was closed till June 2013. Good cafe for lunch.

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Boston, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

loved seeing the paintings,both old and modern.they even had art from Jamaica,which I loved and many more countries like Greece,egypt,india,china,plus many more places.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

I visited Carnegie library just next to Carnegie museum of Art. I participated in the free conversation class which held every week for non English speakers. The library has special sections for kids and so om. worth visiting :)

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