Museums and Cultural Centers


The 16:62 Design Zone is an economic development initiative that positions Lawrenceville and the Strip District as a shopping and cultural destination for the arts and interior design.
The American Jewish Museum at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh is the only museum in Western Pennsylvania dedicated to exploring Jewish art, history and culture.
The Andy Warhol Museum is a vital forum in which diverse audiences of artists, scholars and the general public are galvanized through creative interaction with the art and life of Andy Warhol.
Art All Night Lawrenceville promotes artistic expression in all walks of life. The event particularly encourages children to be actively involved by contributing artwork and engaging in on-site arts activities.
The mission of Arts on the Allegheny is to entertain, educate and enrich the cultural life of western Pennsylvania by presenting quality performers and artists at the Kittanning Riverfront Park and other venues.
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture preserves, presents and interprets the art, culture, and history of African Americans in Western Pennsylvania and people of African descent throughout the world.
The mission of the Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational & Cultural Center is to embrace, preserve and present the cultural values and rich traditions of the Bulgarian and Macedonian people and to articulate and promote those values and traditions as a way of enhancing tolerance, preserving tradition, and promoting understanding among all peoples.
The Butler Arts Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth and development of all aspects of the arts in Butler County.
Founded in 1895 by Andrew Carnegie and located in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art is one of four museums that comprise Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. The museum's collection is distinguished in American art from the mid-19th century to the present, in French Impressionist paintings, and in significant works from the late 20th century to the present.
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh provides innovative museum experiences that inspire joy, creativity and curiosity.
The Frick Art & Historical Center, an historic site and cultural center, serves the public through preservation, presentation, and interpretation of the fine and decorative arts and historically significant artifacts for all residents of and visitors to Western Pennsylvania.
The mission of HarmoniZing is to nurture cross-cultural understanding through the arts.
The mission of Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is to inspire and educate visitors with the beauty and importance of plants; to advance sustainability and worldwide biodiversity through action and research; and to celebrate its historic glasshouse.
The mission of the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts is to encourage an awareness, understanding, appreciation and practice of the Arts & Humanities.
Latin American Cultural Union is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is: to preserve and enrich the cultural identity of its members; to cultivate Latin American cultural and artistic manifestation, such as music, dance, visual arts, crafts, literature, and other academic expressions; to convey Latin American artistic expressions and cultural values to the Pittsburgh community and beyond.
The Mattress Factory is a research and development laboratory for artists. As a museum of contemporary art, it commissions new site-specific works, presents them to a wide audience and maintains selected individual installations in a growing - and distinctive - permanent collection.
Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation preserves the culture that is uniquely South Western Pennsylvania.
Nego Gato, Inc.'s mission is to empower and enrich the world community through performance, education, and employment in African-Brazilian arts of music, dance and Capoeira.
The New Hazlett Theater is a flexible-use rental venue on Pittsburgh's Northside. The New Hazlett Theater cultivates and nurtures the performing arts in Pittsburgh and serves as a stable, affordable home for Pittsburgh's diverse small arts groups.
Penn Avenue Arts Initiative's core mission is to revitalize the Penn Avenue Corridor by using the arts to enhance public perception of the district.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts fosters a vibrant contemporary art scene in Southwest Pennsylvania by encouraging more people to create, see, support, and learn about visual arts.
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, will improve quality of life for the people of Pittsburgh through restoration, revitalization, stewardship and creation of a sustainable, integrated, excellent system of urban parks and green space.
The Polish Cultural Council's mission is to showcase the finest achievements in the Polish arts and sciences and promote unity among the region's Polish-American community.
The Senator John Heinz History Center is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and the largest history museum in Pennsylvania.
Soul Pitt is a community website showcasing Pittsburgh's diverse communities.
Steel Valley Arts Council strives to sponsor, promote, encourage and initiate artistic activity in the Steel Valley communities of Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead; to inform residents on issues related to the arts, and to seek their involvement in and support for local artistic activity; to sponsor activities involving students and to encourage those arts which are indigenous to this area and which reflect its cultural and historical qualities; and to foster partnerships which result in the development and enhancement of facilities for the arts in the communities within the Steel Valley.
The Three Rivers Arts Festival has been the signature downtown start-of-summer event for nearly 50 years.
  The Union Project provides neighborhood space to connect, create and celebrate. Through the restoration and reuse of the abandoned former Union Baptist Church, we provide a gathering and working space for artists, community builders and people of faith.
The acclaimed Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival offers the best in visual and live performing arts, traditional and fine crafts, cultural heritage activities, humanities, and exciting ethnic foods, providing something for everyone’s tastes and keeping people coming back year after year.


Back to Top
Back to Web Resources

  412.391.2060
© 2007 Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
info@pittsburghartscouncil.org
 
707 Penn Ave, 2nd Fl
  About Us
Pittsburgh PA 15222-3401
Site Map