MuseumLab

MuseumLab was recently honored with a Dezeen Award in the Civic and Cultural Interior category! MuseumLab was chosen from 1,374 entries from around the world, and one of only five U.S. projects to be awarded. See more of the awarded projects at dezeen.com/awards/2020/winners/. Thanks to project partners Koning Eizenberg, PWWG Architecture + Urban Planning, Mascaro Construction Company, LP, Pentagram, Lam Partners, FreelandBuck, BranchPattern, Clio Consulting, Atlantic Projects & Engineering Services LLC, Iams Consulting LLC, Langan Engineering and BABICHacoustics.

Pick up a FREE Museum at Home kit this Friday on Children's Museum of Pittsburgh's front porch. 3:00 - 5:00 pm, or while supplies last. Then, join @pghkids on Instagram Live on Monday, December 7, at 11:30 am to see what our educators create with these supplies.

We're so excited to announce Tough Art @ Home 2020, our first-ever virtual iteration of the annual Tough Art program! Five incredible artists have created these art-making activities for you to try at home: Illustrate your own adorable cartoon animals inspired by sad facts with Brooke Barker. Build and paint your own industrial-inspired machine sculpture with Jeff Repko. ... Create a scenic installation and photograph yourself and friends in the world you create with Anna Garner. Learn how to tell a story through your art and enjoy a painting with light tutorial with Ibiyinka Alao. Create your own mini-theatre to tell your own stories with Suwan Kim. Check out these projects and learn more about the artists at pittsburghkidsdesign.org/tough-art-home-2020-artists. Tough Art is an innovative artist residency that challenges artists and audiences to rethink their ideas of interactive museum experiences. Since 2007, participating artists have learned how their artworks connect with visitors, and what it takes to create artwork that can sustain the rigors of a hands-on environment. Learn more at pittsburghkidsdesign.org/tough-art

Purchase a museum membership today and receive an art box valued at $75! #CyberMonday

The FREE virtual BOOM Jam Puppet Slam! is happening this Saturday! Like a poetry slam, a Puppet Slam includes many individual voices and artistic expressions. Tune in to see puppet performances by nationally known puppeteers, plus video submissions from kids and families. Local artists D.S. Kinsel and Dave English will host the slam and will also perform their collaborative show, Puppet Karaoke. The show will be livestreamed from Children's Museum of Pittsburgh's Art Studio on Saturday, November 14 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. Register today at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/boom-slam-puppet-jame/register BOOM Jam Puppet Slam is created in partnership with BOOM Concepts and City of Asylum. Featured puppeteers include Tarish Pipkins (Jeghetto's Entertainment, LLC), Paulette Richards, Felicia Cooper, Dave English and D.S. Kinsel.

FREE SHIPPING today only at https://shop.pittsburghkids.org! #MuseumStoreSunday

Have you ever wondered what a baseball glove looks like on the inside, what it's made of, and how it's put together? Join Museum Educator Sarah to find out! This activity is sponsored by DICK'S Sporting Goods and Pittsburgh Pirates.

FREE SHIPPING TODAY ONLY! Create your own mini version of the museum at home! Made by Paperlandmarks, this cut-and-glue kit features the iconic historic buildings that house Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab. FREE SHIPPING on all purchases made on our website today, #MuseumStoreSunday! Don't forget, museum members always receive a 10% discount on store purchases. Shop the museum store at https://shop.pittsburghkids.org/e-commerce/

Learn how to breathe life into your puppets with Pittsburgh puppeteer Dave English at a FREE virtual workshop for all ages on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 pm. Bring a puppet you've created or bought that you would like to animate. Space is limited. Register now https://rb.gy/cq9gv5 This program is part of the BOOM Jam Puppet Series created in partnership with BOOM Concepts. The series culminates in the BOOM Jam Puppet Slam on November 14. Learn how you can be part of the Puppet Slam - whether as a viewer or participant - at pittsburghkids.org/events/5196/2020/11/14

The final day to apply to be part of Making Spaces Cohort 5 is Saturday, October 31! Help educators inspire young people to become artists, innovators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and problem solvers. The Making Spaces program partners with organizations to help create sustainable hands-on learning ecosystems in your specific communities. In practice, this looks like building partnerships with schools, designing and implementing professional development opportunities for educators, and coaching educators to embed more learning-by-doing into their practice. Get more details at https://makered.org/making-spaces/