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* Water Lilies by Claude Monet
* Waterloo Bridge, London by Claude Monet
* Head of a Boy by Pablo Picasso
* Number 4 by Jackson Pollock
* Wheat Fields after the Rain by Vincent Van Gogh
The Carnegie Museum of Art is 1 of 4 Pittsburgh Carnegie Museums, with the others being the Museum of Natural History, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Science Center. The Museum of Art shares space with the Museum of Natural History, and the price of admission ($15 for adults; many discount opportunities available such as having a student ID, AAA card, etc.) means access to both institutions. Wear comfy shoes and prepare to walk on acres of marble. You'll want to set aside most of a day for the museums; there's just so much to see.
I suggest grabbing complimentary brochures at the front desk when you purchase your ticket. The brochures provide information on the day's events and include maps of the different halls/galleries. While you're near the museum entrance do check out the gift shop as well; it's great, and many of the smaller items are quite affordable. Also near the entrance is the Carnegie Cafe, and there are a few other low-key eateries elsewhere in the museum too.
Family and I spent most of our Museum of Art time in the Scaife Galleries, the 17 galleries in which works of art in various media are presented in chronological order (from about 3000BC to present), so my review will focus on the galleries.
Art is presented a couple different ways here: there's the stand-alone style (with an informative but too-small plaque next to each piece) and salon style (works of art grouped together, each piece containing a number; visitors can borrow binders to match the numbers up with info about the pieces of art).
Noticed that the only really significant area in the Scaife Galleries to spend some sit-down art appreciation time is, as one would guess, in front of Water Lilies in the form a few couches. More seating would be great, please. I was tempted to perch on several chairs that were actually pieces of art!
What we did should be considered a small crime, but my mom, brother, boyfriend, and I somewhat rushed through the Museum of Art in under an hour mainly because my dad was snoozing on a chair in the hallway outside the galleries. (I can't blame him; he's a hard worker who's never running on much sleep, and the time we had spent at the Museum of Natural History earlier in the day was exhausting.)
A fantastic experience for any art lover. There's something for everyone at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
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