Collecting Ourselves

Here's to Pittsburgh's packrats! Without them, where would we be? No museums, art galleries, no libraries, no archives, no Vintage Grand Prix, no antique bookstores, no old houses, no history!

Pittsburgh's museums, libraries, archives, and individual collectors are keepers of our heritage. Are you one of them? Let's talk about collecting, learn some tips from the Pittsburgh professional packrats, and visit some of Pittsburgh premiere collections!

Talk about collecting!

• Classes: Discussion questions about collecting and Pittsburgh's museums and archives

• All ages: Tell us about your collection in the "Collecting Ourselves" Gallery: What do you collect and why? What is your favorite piece in your collection? How long have you been collecting? You can even upload a picture!

• Browse the "Collecting Ourselves" Gallery to read what other Pittsburghers are collecting!

Care for your collection the way museums do.

Challenge your research skills with a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Scavenger Hunt

Visit Pittsburgh's great collections!

While touring Oakland, you might visit:

• Carnegie Museum of Art
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
• Phipps Conservatory
• Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
• Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden
• Center for American Music at the Stephen Foster Memorial
• University of Pittsburgh Library System
• The Nationality Rooms, Cathedral of Learning Visit our online Nationality Rooms Symbol Search!
• Heinz Memorial Chapel, University of Pittsburgh

Visit the Greater Pittsburgh Museum Council web site for information about 65 great museums in southwestern Pennsylvania!

Photos: Tom Altany

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