Registration is now under way for summer camps at Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
The entire museum campus is a field for discovery and creativity, where kids investigate nature, art, dance, science, and more, through behind-the-scenes tours, hands-on encounters, and exciting activities. Weeklong half- and full-day camps accommodate children ages 4–13. Additional programs are available for preschoolers and high schoolers. New this year, The Andy Warhol Museum will host camps at its North Shore location.
The entire museum campus is a field for discovery and creativity, where kids investigate nature, art, dance, science, and more, through behind-the-scenes tours, hands-on encounters, and exciting activities. Weeklong half- and full-day camps accommodate children ages 4–13. Additional programs are available for preschoolers and high schoolers. New this year, The Andy Warhol Museum will host camps at its North Shore location.
Summer camps at the museums take full advantage of the museums’ unique and world-renowned collections by offering campers opportunities to explore exhibitions such as Sketch to Structure, the Scaife Galleries of ancient to contemporary art, the Bruce Galleries of decorative arts and design, Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, and the thrilling Dinosaurs in Their Time. Partnerships with Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture and Powdermill Nature Reserve, the environmental research center of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, broaden experiences beyond the museum.
The Andy Warhol Museum makes its summer camp debut by offering half-day camps for select dates in June through August. Kids ages 8–11 are invited to explore new and exciting ways of making art. Camp activities include vertical silkscreen printing on windows and creating T-shirts, posters, and buttons. Visit http://www.warhol.org/ for more information.
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•Online registration and payment: Visit the summer camps website at http://artandnaturalhistory.org/camps/ to explore programs and registration information. (Please note that reservations may only be made by phone through March 9; online registration and payment will be available after that date.)
•Field Trips: Select camps include local and extended day field trips to Powdermill Nature Reserve, Meadowcroft Rock Shelter, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG
Aquarium, Fallingwater, and Kentuck Knob. Field trip fees may apply.
Aquarium, Fallingwater, and Kentuck Knob. Field trip fees may apply.
•Daily update emails: Provide your email address on the Camper Safety Information form to receive updates about each day’s camp activities. These short descriptions of key experiments and daily experiences provide a window into what your campers are up to all day and allow you to interact quickly with camp directors.
Dates and Fees
Weeklong half- and full-day camps at Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History run June 8–August 21, 2015. Camps accommodate children ages 4–13, with additional programs available for preschoolers and high school students. Pre-camp and post-camp care for select age groups is also available to make life easier on parents and extend the fun for kids.
More information and a full listing of programs are available at http://artandnaturalhistory.org/camps/ or by contacting our Program Registration office by phone at 412.622.3288 or by email at ProgramRegistration@carnegiemuseums.org.Camp fees are as follows:
•Half-day Camps, Ages 4–5 (afternoon session available for select camps)
$125 (Members $110)
•Full-day Camps, Ages 6–13
$225 (Members $205)
•Gallery Play Dates for Preschoolers, Tuesdays, morning OR afternoon session
$20 (Members $14)
•High School Workshops
Times and fees vary; please visit http://artandnaturalhistory.org/camps/ for information.
•Pre-camp Care
$25/week per child (ages 6 and up)
•Post-camp Care
$75/week per child (ages 6 and up)
Some camps providing field trips may include an additional fee, as noted in the camp descriptions available online. A limited number of scholarships are available to those who qualify.
Information and registration for camps at The Andy Warhol Museum can be found directly from the Warhol. Please visit the website for more information.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museum of Art offers a variety of art and architecture camps for children ages 4–13, as well as preschool and high school programs. Through gallery tours, exposure to works by world-renowned artists, and hands-on art-making, camps allow children to develop their artistic skills and express their creative voice. Some high school programs are offered in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University’s Architecture exploration programs. Select camp highlights include:
•Make a Mess, Ages 4–5
For some artists, a messy studio is a sign of creativity. Bring a smock and have some fun making art with all sorts of messy materials that you don’t get to use at home.
For some artists, a messy studio is a sign of creativity. Bring a smock and have some fun making art with all sorts of messy materials that you don’t get to use at home.
•Superheroes in the Museum, Ages 6–7
Create your own superhero persona who is faster than a speeding paintbrush and able to leap tall sculptures in a single bound! Discover fantastic tales of human and animal heroes, their supernatural powers, and battles of good versus evil in Greek, Roman, and Egyptian myths come to life in sculptures. Create an action figure sculpture, design a superhero costume, and illustrate stories about your character.
Create your own superhero persona who is faster than a speeding paintbrush and able to leap tall sculptures in a single bound! Discover fantastic tales of human and animal heroes, their supernatural powers, and battles of good versus evil in Greek, Roman, and Egyptian myths come to life in sculptures. Create an action figure sculpture, design a superhero costume, and illustrate stories about your character.
•Summer Camp Film Festival, Ages 8–10
3, 2, 1…. Action! Become an art camp filmmaker and collaborate with your fellow campers to create short films that will be screened during the first-ever Summer Camp Film Festival (on Thursday, July 9, 2015). Find inspiration from videos in the collection and then get creative with art materials to create scenery and props for your productions.
3, 2, 1…. Action! Become an art camp filmmaker and collaborate with your fellow campers to create short films that will be screened during the first-ever Summer Camp Film Festival (on Thursday, July 9, 2015). Find inspiration from videos in the collection and then get creative with art materials to create scenery and props for your productions.
•Dream House: Sketch to Structure, Ages 11–13
Design a house limited only by your imagination! Get inspired by architectural drawings, models, and artworks in the galleries that represent house from around the world and throughout history. Create floor plans, elevations, sections, and a model of the house of your dreams.
Design a house limited only by your imagination! Get inspired by architectural drawings, models, and artworks in the galleries that represent house from around the world and throughout history. Create floor plans, elevations, sections, and a model of the house of your dreams.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Jump into a summer experience like never before! Through hands-on investigations, experiments, expeditions of our world-class exhibitions, and interactive games with other campers, experience the thrill of scientific discovery and wonder of the natural world. Get up close with live animals, see what it takes to be a world explorer, and learn the tools of the trade firsthand alongside museum scientists! Select camp highlights include:
•Dino Dig, Ages 4–5
Have a dino-mite week as a junior paleontologist! Get an up-close look at in Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where those big bones came from and get to know the animals they belonged to. Bone up on your dino facts by examining specimens, making fossil casts, and digging for replica bones. Meet a variety of prehistoric creatures—early mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
Have a dino-mite week as a junior paleontologist! Get an up-close look at in Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where those big bones came from and get to know the animals they belonged to. Bone up on your dino facts by examining specimens, making fossil casts, and digging for replica bones. Meet a variety of prehistoric creatures—early mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
•Frozen, Ages 6–7
Join us on a polar journey to explore all things frozen! Explore the arctic and Antarctic regions as you walk like a penguin and hunt like a polar bear. Understand how animals adapt to survive in sub-zero weather. Take a trip back in time to see ice age animals. Make it snow and learn how water crystalizes. Conduct temperature experiments and play with dry ice. Come find out why Frozen is so popular this year!
Join us on a polar journey to explore all things frozen! Explore the arctic and Antarctic regions as you walk like a penguin and hunt like a polar bear. Understand how animals adapt to survive in sub-zero weather. Take a trip back in time to see ice age animals. Make it snow and learn how water crystalizes. Conduct temperature experiments and play with dry ice. Come find out why Frozen is so popular this year!
•Mad Scientist, Ages 8–10
Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get messy as you make mystery solutions that fizz, pop, and explode. Discover why objects glow in the dark, and make your own fluorescent crystals! On a field trip to a culinary classroom, experiment with phase changes in sugar as you make caramel and other candied treats. Explore mysteries of the mind and dissect a sheep brain. Learn forensic science techniques and use them to solve a museum mystery. Activity fee: $40. One field trip to Steel City Vo-Tech Culinary Classroom. Regular 3 p.m. museum pick-up.
Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get messy as you make mystery solutions that fizz, pop, and explode. Discover why objects glow in the dark, and make your own fluorescent crystals! On a field trip to a culinary classroom, experiment with phase changes in sugar as you make caramel and other candied treats. Explore mysteries of the mind and dissect a sheep brain. Learn forensic science techniques and use them to solve a museum mystery. Activity fee: $40. One field trip to Steel City Vo-Tech Culinary Classroom. Regular 3 p.m. museum pick-up.
•Youth Museum Institute: Vet Camp, Ages 11–13
Attention Aspiring veterinarians! Investigate healthy habitats and animal care for diverse species including bugs, reptiles, and mammals. Learn about animal nutrition in the wild and perform experiments to uncover the ingredients in dog food. Analyze the behavior of animals large and small on a field trip to Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Compare similarities in animal anatomy by examining skeletons from both real and digital dissections of insects, amphibians, birds, and mammals. Activity fee: $35. One field trip to Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Regular 3 p.m. museum pick-up.
Attention Aspiring veterinarians! Investigate healthy habitats and animal care for diverse species including bugs, reptiles, and mammals. Learn about animal nutrition in the wild and perform experiments to uncover the ingredients in dog food. Analyze the behavior of animals large and small on a field trip to Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Compare similarities in animal anatomy by examining skeletons from both real and digital dissections of insects, amphibians, birds, and mammals. Activity fee: $35. One field trip to Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Regular 3 p.m. museum pick-up.
