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| - After a night in Pittsburgh on my girlfriend and I's way back home to Michigan, I looked for places to go in the city the next morning... and this piqued my attention -- especially hers.
For $10 each down seven floors (it's recommended to start from floor seven and work down), and over the course of three hours, we essentially learned Mr. Warhol's life story. There is a lot -- and I mean a LOT -- to read and see in this museum. I say $10 each because if you have your student I.D., you get 50% off. In our case, we just had to verify that we had university e-mails, since we didn't have our school I.D's on us at the time.
I am not a monstrous art fan, but it's something I can appreciate -- I think so long as you come in with a somewhat open mind, you'll really enjoy your visit, and get your money's worth if you take your time going through each floor.
The Andy Warhol/Ai Weiwei museum was a hit for the two of us -- I use the forward slash because it seems at least a third of the content in this museum is from him, which is FINE, just probably not what people came to see.
There are a few things that bum me out about this museum, though... many of which are stupidly minor. I'll start with the bathroom stalls -- holy hell! Are they for children only? I'm a pretty small dude but I nearly killed myself trying to get in and out of the stalls here. It wouldn't be so bad if the doors went outward, but they go in, and it's painfully tight.
Second, the parking situation is a bit crappy due to the sheer size -- or, lack of size -- of the museum's parking lot. I was surprised to see that the parking lot for the museum ($8 to park in) was completely full at noon on a Tuesday. By the time we had parked in a parking garage over the Andy Warhol bridge and walked to the museum (maybe a ten minute walk), there were spots opened ... of course. So, instead, we had to pay $15 instead of $8 for parking. Bummer.
Third, the gift shop has a bunch of, let's be honest, garbage. Much of what's in it are things you'd find at any store around the country for a few bucks cheaper. Even the Warhol prints that are offered here by McGaw Graphics can be purchase online for 20% less... needless to say, my girlfriend and I walked out of the gift shop without making a purchase.
I'd suggest you visit the Warhol Museum if you have any sort of modest interest in art, as you'll see a few things that will interest you and a few other things that will probably even gross you out. Even if I were to have had to pay $20 for my visit, that's a small price to pay for three hours of knowledge and entertainment.
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