Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
The original Children's Museum facility in the former Allegheny Post Office building
The original Children's Museum facility in the former Allegheny Post Office building
Location: 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,  United States
Coordinates: 40°27′10″N 80°00′23″W / 40.4529°N 80.0064°W / 40.4529; -80.0064Coordinates: 40°27′10″N 80°00′23″W / 40.4529°N 80.0064°W / 40.4529; -80.0064
Pittsburgh Landmark
Official name: Pittsburgh Children's Museum
Designated: December 26, 1972[1]
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is located in Pittsburgh
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Location of Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh

The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is a children's museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is in the Allegheny Center neighborhood in Pittsburgh's Northside.

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History

The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh was founded in 1983 in the old Allegheny Post Office, gifted to the museum by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and is situated on Pittsburgh's North Side, formerly Allegheny City. The neighboring Buhl Planetarium building was vacated by 1991 when it was superseded by the nearby Carnegie Science Center.

New building

In the early 2000s, it was announced the museum would be expanding from the old Beaux Arts-style post office into the neighboring vacant Art Deco Buhl Planetarium. A plan was devised by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc. to connect the two historic structures with a modern glass addition over what was a street called Allegheny Square. The street was vacated and realigned and the addition was built.

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh became the largest Silver LEED certified museum in the country in March 2006. This validates that the Museum’s expansion has been designed and constructed using sustainable practices with particular attention to site development, water conservation, energy management, using recycled materials, waste management, reusing resources, indoor air quality as well as developing new programs for visitors. To offer teaching moments about the new green museum, many of the building’s structural and mechanical systems are left exposed.

New park

In 2010, officials announced plans to rehab a rundown park in front of the museum. The centerpiece of the new park will be a fog sculpture by Ned Kahn. Funds are still being secured. Groundbreaking is set for early-2011.[2]

Programs

The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh presents a wide variety of programs for children in fields ranging from dance and rocket building to quilting and robotics. Visiting artists offer workshops in a host of media, including pottery, Japanese paper cutting, animation and painting. The Museum's extensive outreach program offers performances, workshops, after school programs, artist days and festival programs for schools and groups throughout the year. Educational field trips are offered for local schools, scouts and other groups. The museum has collaborated with a number of regional institutions and programs, such as the University of Pittsburgh and the Create a Comic Project.[3][4]

Awards

The former Buhl Planetarium building is now part of the Children's Museum

The addition has received numerous awards, including a 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Trust for Historic Preservation award, LEED silver certification, and an award from American Institute of Architects.

Children’s Museum Executive Director Jane Werner received the Green Building Alliance[5] 2006 Shades of Green Leadership Award which celebrates leaders who have helped transform the Pittsburgh region into a more sustainable place to live and work. Jane's contributions cited include launching a new program/initiative supporting green-building related activities; raising significant community awareness and outreach of green issues through materials, programs and events; and influencing the adoption of a program/policy through advocacy efforts and implementing green management and operation policies within the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.

References

  1. ^ Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Local Historic Designations
  2. ^ Bill Zlatos (August 16, 2010). "Children's Museum of Pittsburgh plans meadow-like park with fog sculpture". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_695060.html. Retrieved August 22, 2010. 
  3. ^ Rosa, Jamie Lee. "Create a Comic Project." carminemag.com
  4. ^ Shepherd, Jeremy. "Otakon 2009: Manga, Literacy, and Children." anime.advancedmn.com
  5. ^ GBAPGH.org

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