Pittsburgh is viewed by many as a 3rd rate city - it is most certainly not. the carnegie museum(s) and surrounding area alone prove what a great city pittsburgh really is. ive only visited this museum once, and i hate it when yelpers have one bad outing as their only experience and give a 1 star rating. GROW UP PEOPLE.
that being said - theres plenty negative things to say about this place. lots of wasted space. i was astounded by the large area (and time i spent) wasted on replicas! its great for the children to see, dont get me wrong. but "ok heres some more fake stuff from 'a long time ago' from the other side of the world." and the fake jemstones...i just dont get why i would go to a museum to look at what basically amounts to counterfeits. also, the day i was there was very empty, dead in most every area. that is normally a blessing, but at this place it gives the nazi 'security' staff members your personal undivided attention. they have a rule here that your backpack only be carried ON ONE SHOULDER, and if you are wearing it properly on both shoulders they yell at you. i had 2 women who (after asked 2 or 3 times) followed me around from room to room and stared at me waiting for me to move a strap off my arm....or course being an immature man-child i gave her what she wanted. "that backpack looks too heavy for you! come down with me and check it in a locker." yeah right lady...it was baffling to me why they would insist on this as a huge deal, so i asked someone "in charge" later (while i was being rule-abiding one shoulder museum goer) and she explained that "people that wear their backpacks correctly forget that theyre wearing them, and turn around abruptly and knock over things or people"!!! [oops i forgot that im wearing this on my back, and have now knocked over this fake inexpensive museum piece]. i asked her if she realized its not good for the bags OR your back to wear them incorrectly and she said the museum is more important than those things. then - with my pack on one shoulder - i said "oh...ok" then whipped my backpack around and hit her on the side, because i forgot it was there! (immature manchild)
ugh.
but it is a very nice place. beautiful on the outside and many cool paintings and scultpures. quite resonable entrance fee. great location. they let you take photographs inside. it seems like it would be great for children.