***FREE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 The Andy Warhol Museum Free Admission: 10am-5pm Challenging, energizing and exploring all that art can and should be. At The Warhol you have the chance to truly experience art. Whether you come to see the permanent collection, a performance, a visiting artist’s work, a party, to shop, or just for lunch, you’ll find something to talk about, laugh over, delight in, or ponder for days. 117 Sandusky Street (North Shore) • warhol.org Carnegie Science Center Free Admission: 10am-5pm Visit our newest exhibits, BIKES: Science on Two Wheels and SpacePlace. Climb a wall in Highmark SportsWorks®, get nostalgic with our Miniature Railroad, try to score against our hockey robot, tour an authentic submarine! Free Admission to all exhibits, planetarium, and live shows on RAD Day; Omnimax and laser shows not included. One Allegheny Avenue (North Shore) • CarnegieScienceCenter.org Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Free Admission: 10-5pm Take off on fantastic flights of imagination and return to earth to build and launch a boat down a 53-foot waterway, ink your own silkscreen, catch words that fall from the sky, visit King Friday’s Palace & much more. Performances by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians with Fiddlesticks (1pm) and Chatham Baroque (2pm). 10 Children’s Way (North Shore) • pittsburghkids.org RiverQuest Free Admission: 11am-3pm Visit EXPLORER, the world’s first green educational vessel for free science activities at the dock, including RiverWorks Discovery® sponsored by Port of Pittsburgh Commission. The boat is docked for this open house event. There is a fee for parking. One Allegheny Avenue (North Shore - Near Carnegie Science Center) •RiverQuest.org Carnegie Museum of Art Carnegie Museum of Natural History Free Admission: Noon-5pm Come explore the history of life on Earth, then visit what is arguably the first museum of contemporary art in the United States, all in one dynamic destination! Enjoy hands-on activities for kids and grownups, and see some of the most exciting collections of art and science anywhere on Earth. 4400 Forbes Ave. (Oakland) • carnegiemuseums.org Young Men & Women’s African Heritage Assn (YMWAHA) Free Admission: noon-6pm (See description on September 28th.) Mattress Factory Free Admission: 1-5pm The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art that presents art you can get into — room-sized environments, created by artists-in-residence. Located in the historic Mexican War Streets of Pittsburgh’s North Side since 1977, the Mattress Factory is one of few museums of its kind anywhere. Accessibility: The Mattress Factory’s facility at 500 Sampsonia Way is fully accessible (enter from free parking lot at 505 Jacksonia Street); the museum’s facility at 516 Sampsonia Way is partially accessible; the museum’s facility at 1414 Monterey Street is not accessible. Wheelchairs are available upon request at 500 Sampsonia Way. 500 Sampsonia Way (North Side) • mattress.org Pittsburgh Opera Up Close: Aida Free Admission: 2-3:30pm Opera Up Close is an in-depth look at the music and story of Verdi’s La Traviata with Maestro Walker, plus singers and directors from the production, all in the George Rowland White Opera Studio at Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters. No reservations required. 2425 Liberty Avenue (Strip District) • pittsburghopera. org
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