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Carnegie Museum of Art


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 49 attractions in Pittsburgh
Traveller Description:
French Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, American art, and new paintings by working artists grace the walls of this contemporary art...... more » 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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Attraction type: Art gallery, Other
Address: 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-622-3131

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Wow
11 Oct 2009

This is an excellent permanent collection. I traveled with an art historian who was very impressed. The architectural room of plaster of paris artifacts was unique, and there was a great range of all periods of art. more

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3 of 5 stars
Rochester, NY
23 Apr 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Spent the afternoon here exploring both the Art and Natural History museums. The art museums main contemporary art galleries were closed in early April 2009 so we were not able to enjoy those exhibits. However they had some unique special exhibits taking place at the time. It would be unfair for me to judge the rest of the museum as... more

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4 of 5 stars
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20 Aug 2008

Current exposition gained my attention and I went because of that (life in mars) but found a fine collection, incluiding Van Gogh and Monet (favorite painters). more

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5 of 5 stars
michigan
5 Mar 2008

My friend and I just got back from a visit. Very friendly lady gave us a map and spent quite a bit of time talking to us. You get Free audio headsets that really come in handy and mark as interesting, family pictures, etc. Very easy to use. We saw Monet, Renoir, Georgia O'Keefe and a local Pittsburgh artist Daivd... more

26 Aug 2007

Hurry to Carnegie Museum of Art to catch a tour highlighting the creative dialogue between Venetian glass masters and U.S. glass artists before this exceptional exhibit ends on Sept. 18. Of course, you'll also want to walk over to Phipps to see more of Dale Chihuly's work -- his large-scale contemporary sculptures gracing the gardens. Both are part of the... more

15 Aug 2006
3
people found this review helpful

This museum is absolutely wonderful. There is something here for everyone to enjoy. Their collection includes Impressionst paintings,including Monet's "Nympheas", pop art, ancient art, and currently an exibit of Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keefe's trek through the west. This is a wonderful place to spend the day. more

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Carnegie Museum of Art Address

4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-622-3131