Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History offer pre-camp care hours for children ages 6–13 enrolled in camps. Sessions include age-appropriate activities and games.
Learn more about Pre-camp: Week 06.
Give your fingers a workout by rolling coils, smooshing slabs, and constructing artworks using clay. Be inspired by the organic forms of our sculpture garden, mix found objects and plaster with multiple forms of clay, and construct figurative sculptures that stand, sit, or dance suspended in motion. Any fired work will be available for pickup three to four weeks after the workshop camp.
Learn more about Clay Play.
Explore processes like mark-making, collage, photography, and printmaking to alter existing imagery and create cohesive mixed media artworks. Use our galleries as a source of inspiration as you look for artists who think beyond realism to create art in innovative ways. Conduct art experiments to generate unexpected results and discover new-to-you processes and techniques to fuel your creative imagination. Teen programs are designed for students entering grades 9–12.
Learn more about Drawn and Altered Image.
Uncover the geological mysteries of caves and caverns. Learn lab techniques for analyzing rocks and minerals, then venture outdoors to practice the basics of geology field work on a hiking trip through Schenley Park. Explore the science of unique rock and mineral formations through hands-on experiments and use your geology knowledge to interpret the hidden secrets of the natural world.
Learn more about Geology Explorers.
Level up your knowledge of rocks as you examine gems, minerals, rocks, and fossils in the lab and throughout the museum. Learn the tools of the geologists’ trade on a rock walk in Schenley Park. Discover surprising ways we use rocks and minerals in everyday life. Experiment with the rock cycle and observe everyday items made from rocks and minerals, plus start your own collection to take home.
Learn more about Geology Rocks.
Build your knowledge of rocks, elements, volcanoes, and more as you explore the geology of Minecraft in the real world. Discover the different types of rocks and how they form, plus search the museum for favorite Minecraft minerals. Investigate the science behind volcanoes and lava flow, and learn about real-life uses of coal, ores, metals, and more.
Learn more about Rock On: The Geology of Minecraft.
Adventure out into the wild and search for treasure in the forest, meadow, and stream! Hone your observation skills and seek out oddities to amass into a creative collection. Learn how to use a metal detector, press plants, and recycle collected items to leave no trace in nature. This camp will keep you active while using your creativity to turn trash to treasure!
Learn more about Treasure Hunters.
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History offer post-camp care hours for children ages 6–13 enrolled in camps. Sessions include age-appropriate outdoor activities, games, and library visits—all in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. A light snack is provided at post-camp care.
Learn more about Post-camp: Week 06.
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History offer pre-camp care hours for children ages 6–13 enrolled in camps. Sessions include age-appropriate activities and games.
Learn more about Pre-camp: Week 07.
Develop your own modular worlds inspired by popular toys and games like Legos and Minecraft. Bring digital creations to life by constructing pixelated structures in three dimensions. Use Lego figures to create stop-motion animation and pull distinctive prints from the surface of each brick. Explore spaces around Oakland and work with your team to recreate their materials and silhouettes in Minecraft.
Learn more about Building with Blocks.
Meet weird prehistoric creatures and some of nature’s coolest critters! Get your hands on mystery slime, take a close look at reptile scales, and build an obstacle course for worms. Examine the movements, habitats, and senses of animals with daily experiments. Measure and make observations during a gummy worm dissection. Get creative with chemistry to investigate scientific phenomena as you mix emulsions and test what floats in slimy substances.
Learn more about Creepy Crawly, Slippery Slimy.
Calling all druids, wizards, and rogues! Immerse yourself in this game-based camp full of quests and unforgettable challenges. Create unique characters and go on adventures in a prehistoric world of giant dragonflies and the real-life “dragons” we know as dinosaurs. Explore hidden spaces in the museum and learn how caves form. Uncover the science of biomimicry, plus investigate interesting insects and nocturnal creatures. Roll the dice and see what missions lie ahead!
Learn more about Dungeons and Dragonflies.
Use natural and human-made fibers to weave, hand sew, and tie-dye soft sculptures or wearable artworks worthy of a runway or art gallery. Have fun with fabrics and invent your own unique pattern with printmaking, sculpt with foam, or make marks using embroidery. Work with your classmates to collaborate on challenges that will push the boundaries of art and fashion.
Learn more about Fiber Arts and Fashion.
Get ready to see Pittsburgh like you’ve never seen it before! Trek across the city by foot and Pittsburgh Regional Transit to find out what makes our wonderful city unique. Visit famous ‘Burgh locations like the bustling Strip District, colorful Randyland, and beautiful Point State Park. Discover the sports, bridges, architecture, and organizations that put Pittsburgh on the map. Navigate through our area’s kaleidoscope of cultural traditions. Lace up your sneakers—this is an active camp with daily hiking and public transit excursions.
Learn more about Hello Pittsburgh!.
Grab a magnifying glass and explore the world of bugs! Learn how insects move, crawl, walk, and fly. Conduct experiments with real bugs. Investigate how different critters make sounds, and test the strength of beetles. Use microscopes to take a closer look at colorful butterfly wings. Act like your favorite insect and participate in a “Pitts-bug” marathon. Venture outside to uncover nearby insect habitats, plus build your own insect model and bug house to take home.
Learn more about Hi-Fives!: Bug Bonanza.
Become a junior researcher and experience real science in action at Powdermill! Spend the week participating in active science in the field. Uncover an environmental issue, develop a research question and hypothesis, and collect data to prove your point. Work as a team to learn research methods to address real problems. Your group will be in full control of what you explore! At the end of the week, present your findings for review by a Powdermill ecologist.
Learn more about Junior Researchers.
Utilize one of our most essential natural resources for discovery and creation. Uncover the vibrant effects of liquid watercolor paints, explore the diversity of undersea creatures through scavenger hunts in the library and field trips to Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and discover water-themed art in our galleries. Play with water in its various forms and use it to inspire, transfer, and transform.
Learn more about Water Play.
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History offer post-camp care hours for children ages 6–13 enrolled in camps. Sessions include age-appropriate outdoor activities, games, and library visits—all in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. A light snack is provided at post-camp care.
Learn more about Post-camp: Week 07.
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History offer pre-camp care hours for children ages 6–13 enrolled in camps. Sessions include age-appropriate activities and games.
Learn more about Pre-camp: Week 08.
Combine art, science, and magic through play, making, and experimentation. Conduct chemistry to create colorful potions, make paints and powders by transforming natural objects and elements, and conjure companion animals through design. Fly around the museum to discover mysterious figures, fellow magical beings, and archetypal bad guys to gain inspiration for your mystical makings.
Learn more about Art Alchemy.