All Roadtrips

Submitted by: TerryYoung
Perhaps because of—or rather in spite of—Pittsburgh's high volume of art museums, a core of intellectually minded pundits dialogue with the immediate scene of creative types.

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Destinations in this Roadtrip:

• Mr. Roboto Project
  Mr. Roboto Project attracts a unique artistic and activist community for rock, punk and indie rock music.
• The Andy Warhol Museum
  The Andy Warhol Museum is place in which diverse audiences are astounded by the art and life of Andy Warhol. The museum is ever-changing and constantly re-defining itself, using its unique collections and dynamic, interactive programming as tools. Located on the North Shore, it is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. Opened in 1994, the museum features extensive permanent collections of art and archives on one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century. It is a primary resource for anyone seeking insights into contemporary art and popular culture.
• Mattress Factory
  The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art that commissions site-specific works as well as maintaining a distinctive permanent collection. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Carnegie Museum of Art
  The Carnegie Museum of Art offers a distinguished collection of contemporary art that includes film and video works. Other collections of note include works of American art from the late nineteenth century, French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, and European and American decorative arts from the late seventeenth century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, opened as part of the Museum in 1993, is dedicated to the collection, study, and exhibition of architectural drawings and models. The Hall of Architecture contains the largest collection of plaster casts of architectural masterpieces in America and is one of the three largest in the world. The marble Hall of Sculpture replicates the interior of the Parthenon. Carnegie Cafe Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Fossil Fuels Cafe Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sunday, Noon-4:00 p.m. Museum Stores Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sunday, Noon-5:00 p.m. Location and Parking Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Library, and Carnegie Music Hall are located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh at 4400 Forbes Avenue, across from the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning. Parking is available in the garage directly behind the building at the corner of Forbes Avenue and South Craig Street.
• Garfield Artworks
  The Garfield Artworks features local and national artists in a variety of media.
• ModernFormations Gallery and Performance Space