Whether you are a skilled potter or an eager beginner, this workshop will provide expert guidance to help you achieve your artistic goals. Learn how to raise a form on the potter’s wheel and practice a variety of hand-building techniques, all inspired by the museum’s outstanding collection of ceramic art. Combine forms, get creative with surface design, and select and apply glazes to give your work its finished appearance. Teen programs are designed for students entering grades 9 –12. Work will be fired and available for pickup three to four weeks after the workshop.
Learn more about Ceramics Studio.
Discover more about your favorite dinosaurs! Get an up-close look at real fossils in the Kamin Hall of Dinosaurs. Find out where these big bones came from and learn all about prehistoric animals. Dig for replica bones like a real paleontologist, make fossil casts, and study authentic dinosaur specimens. Learn about the creatures that roamed with the dinosaurs —early mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
Learn more about Dino Dig.
Explore the world of massive plant eaters, vicious carnivores, ancient insects, and prehistoric plants! Discover dinosaurs and the world they lived in with hands-on activities including digging for fossils and making a fossil cast. Work in teams to piece together evidence from the past to identify fossils of plants, animals, and more. Use real tools like a paleontologist to mold mystery fossil pieces together. Investigate how modern animals compare to dinosaurs and other animals from millions of years ago.
Learn more about Fossil Investigators.
Get an inside look at paleontology from the gigantic Diplodocus to the tiny Archaeopteryx. Cover land, sea, and sky while searching for unusual pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, birds, and mammals. Join a museum expert for an up-close look at fossils in the Kamin Hall of Dinosaurs. Make a mask of your favorite prehistoric beast and move like a dinosaur in a special relay race.
Learn more about Peculiar Paleontology.
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 08.
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 09.
Plunge into experiments about the physics and chemistry of water as you develop your own mega-bubble solution. Test solutions for acids and bases, and compare ice crystals to minerals in the museum. Challenge yourself with boat building, buoyancy tests, and water balloon drops. Hike through Schenley Park to investigate aquatic habitats in the Panther Hollow Watershed and take a dip in nearby Schenley Swimming Pool.
Learn more about Aquatic Adventures.
Invent your very own creature and bring it to life through comics, paintings, and wearable sculptures of monster proportions. Insert kaiju into unexpected places, construct mixed-up beasts, and take inspiration from the creatures inhabiting the galleries at Carnegie Museum of Art and lurking in the dioramas and Hall of Dinosaurs at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Learn more about Cryptids and Other Made-up Things.
Learn how to turn ideas into sketches, sketches into drawings, and drawings into paintings. Explore drawing materials like charcoal and pastel and use your expertise to successfully compose and execute paintings using watercolor and acrylics. Experiment with combining materials and build your skills through daily exercises in a variety of mark-making techniques and color mixing strategies. Choose your favorite approach, brainstorm, and play with process to create your own masterpieces.
Learn more about Drawing and Painting Studio.
Dive into the wonders of water! Splish and splash your way through experiments, games, and outdoor water play to learn all about the science of our watery, icy world. Find out what makes an object sink or float, and create colorful water paintings. Discover aquatic adaptations of amphibians, reptiles, fish, and other critters that live in ponds, rivers, and oceans. Build a cascading water wall and search the museum for minerals that look like ice.
Learn more about Splish Splash.
Investigate how water keeps our city of three rivers running. Study the diverse life of Pittsburgh’s waterways, discover the importance of watersheds, and learn everyday practices to keep them healthy. Build skills in freshwater field work as you collect macro- and microorganisms. Dive into the world of wetland plants and wildlife, and discover the science of condensation, evaporation, precipitation, and more.
Learn more about Urban Hydrology.
Give your fingers a workout by rolling coils, smooshing slabs, and constructing artworks using clay. Create dough cookies during imaginative play, push together smooth and fluffy cloud clay for a sensory experience, and create organic forms using hand-building methods like coiling and pinch pots.
Learn more about Squish, Coil and Roll.
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 09.
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 10.
Discover the amazing creatures living in and around your home! Explore the museum’s exhibits, backyard, and nearby Schenley Park to look for critters, search for insects in leaf litter, and go on a mammal scavenger hunt. Create your own bird feeder to attract birds to your yard, plus craft a bug hotel and make art from nature. Conduct plant pigment experiments and dissect fruits and vegetables. Uncover backyard micro mysteries using magnifiers and a video microscope.
Learn more about Backyard Biology.
Search for salamanders, set up insect traps, and “fish” for microplankton on biology expeditions. Soar to new heights as you study seed dispersal, and find animals in different ecosystems on hikes through nearby Schenley Park. Learn how invasive plant species spread and make native plant kits for your garden. Discover the intricate art of making nests, plus build a nest and test its strength.
Learn more about Eco Adventures.
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 10.