Expanded Children's Museum of Pittsburgh --
Including The Buhl Planetarium and
Institute of Popular Science Building
And MuseumLab in Original Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny Building

Click here for the Official Web Site of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh & MuseumLab

The expanded Children's Museum of Pittsburgh now occupies three buildings including historic Buhl Planetarium building,
Along with new MuseumLab in the historic Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny building,

(originally known as the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, it occupied one building, the Old Allegheny Post Office, from 1983 to 2004.) --

Three City Designated Historic Structures,
protected by the City of Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission:

The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science (1939) *** Old Allegheny Post Office (1897)

The two historic buildings are now connected by a new "Nightlight Building" (2004).

This complex is located in historic Allegheny Square on the Lower North Side of Pittsburgh.


News Regarding Rehabilitation of the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny
to include the MuseumLab feature of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Planning, Construction, and Opening of Complex
Including Historic Preservation Objections

Current News


Current News

News Regarding Rehabilitation of the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny
to include the MuseumLab feature of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Planning, Construction, and Opening of Complex
Including Historic Preservation Objections

Damp, Patrick. "Children's Museum of Pittsburgh workers vote to unionize with the United Steelworkers."
CBS News / KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2025 April 25. First retrieved 2024 May 19.

Forstadt, Jillian. "Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh employees launch unionization campaign."
WESA-FM 90.5 Pittsburgh 2024 March 25. First retrieved 2024 March 26.
The original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science building is being used by the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.

Lott, Ethan. "Almost back: Attendance rebounds at many Pittsburgh museums and cultural attractions, but not all."
Pittsburgh Business Times / WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2023 Oct. 2. First retrieved 2023 Oc t. 4.
In fact, 20 of the top 26 attractions on the List of Pittsburgh-area Museums and Cultural Attractions, which just published,
grew admittance from 2022 to 2023.
Big gainers included the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, which almost doubled attendance, the Sen. John Heinz History Center, up 77%,
and the Carnegie Science Center, up 50%. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens grew 38% and the
Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which share admission, grew 23%.

2021 Retirement of Bill Schlagater, Director of Marketing, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh ---
* Babu, Sonu. "Bill Schlageter, director of marketing for the Children’s Museum, is retiring after over 20 years."
The Northside Chronicle, Pittsburgh 2021 Sept. 30. First retrieved 2021 Dec. 19.
* Tascarella, Patty. "Children's Museum of Pittsburgh's spokesperson and marketing chief stepping down."
Pittsburgh Business Times 2021 July 2. First retrieved 2021 Dec. 19.
* "Longtime Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Director of Marketing and Spokesperson Bill Schlageter Announces Retirement." News Release.
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh 2021 July 1. First retrieved 2021 Dec. 19.

Tady, Scott. "'Pixar’s Inside Out' makes world premiere at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh re-opening."
Beaver County (PA) Times 2021 June 16. First retrieved 2021 June 17.
Perennial museum exhibits such as MAKESHOP and Waterplay have been refreshed, while the Garage features two new
activities: an interactive projection on the vaulted dome of the former Buhl Planetarium and a new climbing net. The
Studio will feature "Puppets: A Beautiful Fantasy,'' based on the museum’s Margo Lovelace Collection.

"3 Cultural Centers Push the Envelope, MuseumLab Pittsburgh."
HospitalityDesign.com 2020 Sept. 25. First retrieved 2020 Sept. 28.
Regarding rehabilitation of historic Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny, America's first publicly-funded Carnegie Library.
In 2006, lightning struck the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny in Pittsburgh and sent a three-ton chunk of granite crashing through the roof. The institution turned to Santa Monica, California firm KEA to spearhead a significant renovation, which revealed original archways, columns, and mosaic flooring. “It became clear that the archeology of the building was poetic and an exhibit in itself about 19th-century construction,” says KEA founding principal and owner Julie Eizenberg. Now the MuseumLab for the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, the site’s history is celebrated through design elements including former wood shelving repurposed into seating and counters, and structural steel grating upcycled into screens in the lobby and gallery. “Instead of removing the eccentricities of the old building, we took the opportunity to embrace [the setting]. Interventions were stripped away,” Eizenberg says. “This sense of discovery foreshadows the one the kids have as they experience the [space].”

Salisbury, Stephan. "As Philly museums reopen, they brace for COVID-19′s financial wallop."
The Philadelphia Inquirer 2020 Sept. 13. First retrieved 2020 Sept. 15.
The Franklin Institute on Logan Square leans hard on such revenue — about 63% of its $35 million operating budget is generated by visitors and rentals. For the Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park’s Memorial Hall, the percentage is even higher. About 85% of the Please Touch operating budget of approximately $8 million is generated by daily visitors. (Officials said that earned income accounts for about 30% of the Art Museum’s budget.)
Since the Franklin Institute reopened July 8, the first of Philadelphia’s signature cultural institutions to do so, it has been averaging 350 to 800 visitors over a five-day week, said president and chief executive Larry Dubinski, roughly 15% to 20% of pre-2020 numbers.
The city has restricted reopened museum operations to 25% of capacity.
"We went into this with very real eyes open,” said Dubinski. “Our theme from the beginning was ’We’ll survive it.’ We’ve got to survive it and then we’ll thrive, knowing that it’s going to be a slow build. We made some really difficult decisions early on. ... One is our expense reductions that we put in place early, which unfortunately you know included devastating [staff] reductions, I mean just devastating.”
Dubinski said that “philanthropic support has been really key” to maintaining operations, although a number of programs have been suspended, such as summer camp, overnights at the museum, and traveling science shows.
In the world of children's museums, Please Touch's pandemic struggles are familiar. Massive layoffs have taken place at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, the New Children's Museum in San Diego, the Minnesota Children's Museum, and the Chicago Children's Museum -- to name only a few. Many, including Pittsburgh and Chicago, remain closed.
Science museums tell a similar story. The Science Museum of Minnesota laid off most staff and has reportedly lost at least $10 million. The San Diego Natural History Museum has closed through the end of 2020. Dallas' Perot Museum of Nature and Science and the Pacific Science Center in Seattle enacted severe staff reductions. All have been hit hard.
“What I can tell you, primarily for science centers, is that a majority of our revenue is earned revenue,” said Dubinski, who chairs the Association of Science and Technology Centers. "When an institution shuts down and can no longer have visitors or rent out facilities for events, it is a devastating blow.
“We’ve all had to make the decision that our institutions need to be here for the long term,” he said. "That’s why I think you’ve seen so many science centers have to lay off staff. And at huge levels. I think you’ve seen children’s museums, as well, for similar reasons — they are much more membership and revenue focused.”

Himler, Jeff. "State grants awarded for 13 historic preservation projects in Pittsburgh region."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2020 Sept. 11. First retrieved 2020 Sept. 13.
• New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts, $25,000 to develop plans for needed capital improvements and preservation work in the portion of the historic Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny that is used by the arts organization. The historic building is located on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
• The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, $24,000 to help re-point the granite façade of the revitalized Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny building.

Pitz, Marylynne. "Children’s Museum cuts 129 employees, won’t reopen until January."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2020 Aug. 5. First retreived 2020 Aug. 6.

"Children’s Museum Of Pittsburgh And Former Employees At Odds Over Alleged Discriminatory Practices."
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2020 Aug. 2. First retrieved 2020 Aug. 5.
Includes complete texts of open letter to Children's Museum management by dissenting former and current staff members, as well as the Children's Museum management statement response.

McMarlin, Shirley. "Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to remain closed until 2021."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2020 July 21. First retrieved 2020 July 22.

Kalas, Rachel. "Children’s Museum Will Remained Closed For Rest Of Year, Set To Reopen January 2021."
KDKA-AM 1020, Pittsburgh 2020 July 21. First retrieved 2020 July 22.

"Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh won’t reopen in 2020."
WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2020 July 21. First retrieved 2020 July 22.

"Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh planning to reopen in January 2021."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2020 July 20. First retrieved 2020 July 22.

"From Samoa to the USA: 2020 International Chapter Architecture Awards winners."
ArchitectureAU.com 2020 July 17. First retrieved 2020 July 19.
Of MuseumLab, Wei Jien said, “This children’s museum, offering cutting-edge experiences in art and technology, is both beautiful and forward-thinking and has propelled a disused and forgotten heritage building back into the heart of the community. It also demonstrates how a heritage structure, built in an era when construction took no account of thermal performance or energy consumption, can be reinvented into a contemporary and sustainable building.”

Meadows, Jim. "Champaign’s Orpheum Children’s Science Museum To Close."
IllinoisNewsRoom.org 2020 June 12. First retrieved 2020 June 14.

"Heritage Discovery Center partially reopens, Children's Museum to remain closed."
WJAC-TV 6, Johnstown PA 2020 June 11. First retrieved 2020 June 22.

Horner, Rick. "Fredericksburg branch of Children’s Museum of Richmond closes."
PotomacLocal.com 2020 June 10. First retrieved 2020 June 14.

McMarlin, Shirley. "Major Western Pa. museums make plans for safe reopening."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2020 June 9. First retrieved 2020 June 11.
Includes information on The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, and The Frick Pittsburgh.

O'Driscoll, Bill. "Cultural Attractions Begin Reopening After Long Shutdown."
WESA-FM 90.5, Pittsburgh 2020 June 9. First retrieved 2020 June 10.
Tuesday, the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced they’d open to members June 26 and to the public on June 29.
And indeed, a message on the website of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – which relies heavily on hands-on exhibits and activities – said as of Monday the museum had no plans to reopen at this time. The National Aviary – unlike the zoo, an overwhelmingly indoor institution – also has not announced reopening plans.

"Children’s Museum Of Pittsburgh Announces It Will Not Reopen As Allegheny County Enters Green Phase.
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2020 June 6. First retrieved 2020 June 7.

Jacobs, Jack. "Children’s Museum permanently closes Fredericksburg location."
RichmondBizSense.com 2020 June 2. First retrieved 2020 June 14.

"CFO of the Year winner: Christine Koebley with Children's Museum of Pittsburgh."
Pittsburgh Business Times 2018 Nov. 7.
... museum, she has secured $2.3 million in new market tax credits for the construction of museumlab in the former Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny.

Koscinski, Kiley and Megan Harris. "Well Into Expansion, Children’s Museum Of Pittsburgh Still Calls To Kids Of All Ages." Radio Program "The Confluence."
WESA-FM 90.5, Pittsburgh 2018 Oct. 15.
The 35-year-old Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh began in the old Allegheny Post Office, expanded to the
Buhl Planetarium and will soon move into the stacks of the former Carnegie library (first publicly-funded
Carnegie Library in America, the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny).

Stefano, Dan. "Reusing the past at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh."
ThePittsburgh100.com 2018 Oct. 8.
Who would have thought kids would love to go to the post office?
You’re not buying stamps at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, but part of the popular attraction
occupies what was once Allegheny Post Office, or Old North Post Office, which dates back to 1897.
Marked by a distinctive dome and classic facade, the historic building provides an interesting
contrast to the rest of the facility, which has a modern section linking to the old Buhl Planetarium.
The post office closed long before its current visitors were born, but it’s a great example of how to convert old buildings.

"Celebrating 50 years of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' in Pittsburgh." Video Report with Text.
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2018 Feb. 19.
Includes link to Sally Wiggin's (WTAE-TV 4) 1998 video interview with Fred Rogers, when the "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" exhibit opened at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (before Museum expansion included Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science building in 2004).

Heyl, Eric. "ToonSeum: Pittsburgh's Cartoon Museum Closing Its Doors."
Patch.com: Pittsburgh Patch 2018 Feb.19.
Toonseum began at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (in the building originally used by Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science).

Pickels, Mary. "ToonSeum drawing to a Downtown close; pop-up programming planned."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2018 Feb. 16.
After 10 years of entertaining cartoon aficionados, first as part of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (in the building originally used by Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science) and later at 945 Liberty Ave., the ToonSeum , the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art, will close its doors following a final day of exhibits and a public party on Feb. 24.

Freeman, Bradley C. "Idea of a radio channel for children offers exciting possibilities." "Voices".
Today, Singapore 2017 Oct. 18.
In my hometown in the United States, there is a wonderful programme called the Saturday Light Brigade that is one of the longest-running public radio shows in the world. Each weekend, it broadcasts from the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. The show features family-friendly acoustic musical guests, on-air games and participatory puzzles, as well as phone calls from children and adults.
The hosts also conduct off-air workshops for the kids to learn more about radio and the media in general.
The studios of the Saturday Light Brigade are located in Bowdish Gallery, formerly occupied by the popular Miniature Railroad and Village, on the lower level of Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science.

Batz, Jr., Bob. "Even the partial eclipse can be totally fun at Pittsburgh-area events."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2017 Aug. 13.
The local hot spot to be for this one will be Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore, which is going all out with activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that Monday.
With admission, Science Center guests can safely view it on equipment including a solar telescope. They can also watch live video feeds of the total eclipse in other places in the Science Stage, with commentary by center experts. There’ll even be a chance to use a solar telescope to take a photo with your mobile phone.
For an additional $5 ($3 for members), guests can get reserved seats in Buhl Planetarium for live feeds with commentary plus other shows and demonstrations, and those tickets come with a set of eclipse glasses.
The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side is holding an “Eclipse Viewing Celebration from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Aug. 21. Guests will gather in front of the museum not just watch to directly through glasses, but also to hear eclipse folktales from around the world. In the museum’s Makeshop, guests can make their own pinhole projector to indirectly view the eclipse.
Mt. Lebanon Library’s 1 to 4 p.m. viewing party will include live feeds on a big screen indoors and, weather permitting, a safe-for-solar-viewing telescope provided by the Friends of the Zeiss (friendsofthezeiss.org).

Murphy, Kara. "Pittsburgh lives up to new nickname, Kidsburgh."
GoErie.com 2017 Feb. 19.
We got to the city mid-day Friday and headed straight for the four-floor Carnegie Science Center. The center, opened in 1991, is perched over the Ohio River on Pittsburgh's north shore. It is in the process of a $21 million expansion, which will include 14,000 additional feet of exhibit space when it is completed in spring 2018.
The next day we were off to the Children's Museum, also on Pittsburgh's north side...We all went "wow" when we turned a corner and found the "Garage," a former planetarium repurposed into a cavernous room of creative play.
We traveled from the museum to the Duquesne Incline, which the kids had watched go up and down the hill the day before from the windows of the Science Center.
By then, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History was getting ready to open and we squeezed what could have been easily an entire day of learning into two hours. The full-sized dinosaur skeletons were awesome, and the kids enjoyed getting hands-on time as paleontologists at the Bonehunters Quarry.
We also speed-walked through the adjoining Carnegie Museum of Art, with my 5-year-old tugging me forward chanting "this is boring, this is boring."

"SPLASH! Kick Off to Summer Community Free Day - Children's Museum of Pittsburgh." Web Page Notice
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh 2014 June 21.
Sponsored by the Jack Buncher Foundation.
Also see:
* Carnegie Science Center Reuse of 1980s "Snowballs on Summer Solstice Day" Promotion of Pittsburgh's Original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
* Annual Summer Solstice Day Event at Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, 1985 to 1991

Walsh, Glenn A. "Historic Buhl Planetarium Flag Pole Refurbished, Back-in-Use ." Blog Post.
SpaceWatchtower 2013 Dec. 7.
Also see: The Historic Flag Pole At Pittsburgh's Original
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science

Abraham, Heather. "Off-Duty Officer Performs CPR On Boy Pulled From Water In Hampton Twp."
KDKA-TV 2 Pittsburgh 2013 May 17.

Belculfine, Lexi. "Child pulled from water at Hampton amusement center."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line 2013 May 16.

Walsh, Glenn A. "Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square Opens." Blog Post.
SpaceWatchtower 2012 June 25.

Kalson, Sally. "Despite recent closings, there are still indoor places to take the kids."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 Nov. 19.

"Briefs: Children's Museum helps kids build castles."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2008 Nov. 19.

"Center for Creative Play backers set meeting."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line 2008 April 16.
New Web Site: Bring Back CFCP

Sansig Monahan, Frances. "This Just In: April 2 - 9: One Less Place to Play." Review: Television News.
Pittsburgh City Paper 2008 April 3.
Review of WTAE-TV 4 news story on permanent closing of the Center for Creative Play.
(Third review of three on web page.)

Belser, Ann. "Swissvale's Center For Creative Play is closing Monday."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line 2008 March 29.

Linn, Virginia. Column: "How a split second can change everything."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line 2008 March 29.

Linn, Virginia. "Center for Creative Play to close Monday."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line 2008 March 28.

Lord, Rich. "Lights turned off tomorrow in global warming event."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line 2008 March 28.
Earth Hour.

"Earth Hour Day tomorrow gaining participants."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 March 28.
Earth Hour.

"National Trust to classify sky above NSW."
The Age, Melbourne, Australia 2008 March 27.
To occur in conjunction with "Earth Hour."
Also see "Bay Street turning down the lights."

Council of the City of Pittsburgh. Proclamation (Sponsored by City Councilman Bill Peduto): Earth Hour -
First Agenda Item in the Regular Meeting of Council (Meeting Minutes)
Children's Museum Executive Director (and President of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council) Jane Werner accepted proclamation. 2008 March 25.

Hamilton, Tyler. "Bay Street turning down the lights."
Toronto Star 2008 March 15.
Also see "Lights turned off tomorrow in global warming event."


Planning, Construction, and Opening of Complex
Including Historic Preservation Objections

Opening of Expanded Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Which Includes
The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Building --

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Critique - 2004 November 13:
Critique of newly-expanded complex called the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Including The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science building
By Glenn A. Walsh

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Public Statements and Correspondence Regarding Completion of Expansion Project
of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, including use of
The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science building.

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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2005 January 25:
[1] Expanded Children's Museum packs in more fun and creativity By Patricia Lowry
[2] Child's-eye view finds museum offers a great big place to play By Victoria Lowry

From the Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh - 2004 November 17:
Writing on the Walls
Second Childhood
The Children’s Museum is reborn

Writer: CHARLES ROSENBLUM; Photographer: HEATHER MULL>

News Articles from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh --

2004 November 13:
Editorial: Museum quality /
Pittsburghers reap the joys of expansion

2004 November 10:
Children's Museum receives another $1 million in state funds

2004 November 8:
Lions' losing takes toll By Chico Harlan
Regarding mixup in Penn State football coverage on WTAE-TV 4, resulting in
airing of video clip of ribbon-cutting at Children's Museum.

2004 November 8:
Lifestyle - across town
More gatherings and notable events ...
Children's Museum Gala

2004 November 5:
Weekend Hotlist, 11/05/04
HAVE SOME FUN
At the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

2004 October 31:
The Real Deal: Museum promises hands-on fun with "stuff"
By Monica Haynes

2004 October 31:
At the renovated Children's Museum,
the building is the biggest exhibit of all

By Patricia Lowry

News Articles from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh --

2004 November 8:
Fanfare with Jean Horne
Child's play By Jean Horne
(Second sub-article, from beginning of news story)

2004 November 7:
Bigger, better way to play all day
By Bobby Kerlik

2004 November 4:
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh to reopen
By Kurt Shaw, TRIBUNE-REVIEW ART CRITIC

2004 October 31:
Artists prepare works for opening of the
expanded Children's Museum

By Kurt Shaw, TRIBUNE-REVIEW ART CRITIC

Proposed Pittsburgh Children's Museum and Center --
Consolidating the Buhl Planetarium and
Old Allegheny Post Office Buildings

Photograph of Model and Plans of the Proposed Pittsburgh Children's Museum and Center[an expansion of the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, currently housed in the Old Allegheny Post Office building], consisting of the Buhl Planetarium building and the Old Allegheny Post Office building connected by a luminous, translucent glass structure. Architectural firm Koning Eizenberg Architecture, of Santa Monica, California, won an A.D. 2000 architectural design competition, for this project, co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Other photographs of the proposed Pittsburgh Children's Museum and Center:

From the Northside Chronicle *** From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

For more information about the proposed Pittsburgh Children's Museum and Center project--

Newspaper Accounts

Letters-to-the-Editor

Public Statements


The expanded Children's Museum of Pittsburgh now occupies three buildings

(originally known as the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, it occupied one building, the Old Allegheny Post Office, from 1983 to 2004.) --

Three City Designated Historic Structures,
protected by the City of Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission:

The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science (1939) *** Old Allegheny Post Office (1897)

The two historic buildings are now connected by a new "Nightlight Building" (2004).


Official Internet Web Site of
the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

(Originally known as the Pittsburgh Children's Museum)

News Regarding Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh

History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
Pittsburgh
Cover Page

Internet Web Site Master Index for the History of
The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh


Other Internet Web Sites of Interest

History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries

History of Astronomer, Educator, and Optician John A. Brashear, Friend of Andrew Carnegie

History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh
Including the oldest operable, major planetarium projector in the world !

History of the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago - America's First Major Planetarium !

History of The Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh - Historic Cable Car Railway Serving Commuters and Tourists since 1877 !

Antique Telescope Society

Other History Links


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