The magic of art, science and history fills these spaces. An arched stone entryway framed by ornately carved terracotta leads to a large, open gallery with decorative pillars. In Assembly Hall, a hexagonal room with a 25-foot ceiling, sunshine sparkles through a dozen arched windows.
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The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is flat out awesome. They took us on a trip there with all of CFA during orientation week, and I loved it. I think this article is so cool, especially since it seems the Children’s Museum is branching out a bit and expanding to other spaces. I think it’s incredible that the museum staff have raised $18.5 million to renovate the building, especially since it seems it used to be one of the Carnegie Library buildings. I love that Carnegie Mellon has people contributing to the space as well (an architecture professor teaching robots how to plaster walls? That’s awesome!). I think this space is innovative and important, and hopefully gives kids and teenagers access to mind-changing activities and resources that will inspire a passion within them. The ranges of art styles and equipment that they have access to is incredible, and sounds really engaging.
I really like this idea! This is such a cool use of the building and one that I believe to important. Young students are often treated as less than and incapable of responsibility or real knowledge and therefore, they often lack any tools, equipment, materials, teachings, etc. that would allow them to learn and expand their minds in unique and impressive ways. This renovation seems to be aiming at just that. The building being designed for young students, it claims 10-16 years in age, is being filled with tools and advanced equipment. This sounds like an amazing place to go to for learning and innovating before the world would likely give you the chance to. On top of all this, they are really restoring the building with upgrades which is just that much better. The flow of the building will be beautiful and the history that makes it unique will likely inspire the creative minds that will enter that space. The best part is that it also follows Carnegie’s ideology. He was known for giving back as he believed he had a duty to do so because of his wealth and ability. This is truly inspiring, and I wish more of these places existed throughout and with easy access. It will likely inspire and create innovators and cultivate brilliant minds.
Wow this is so cool. I love the Pittsburgh Children's Museum and they not only should to spread their influence as wide and to as many people as possible but they deserve to. they have such an amazing program there and all i can ever think about when people talk about it is god I wish I was a kid and that it was ok for me to be in there all the time. Which is why it is so fantastic that they are creating this for the next age of kids that aren't necessarily included in their programs currently. A Children's museum is often a place that I think people associate with a place parents take you to play when your little and they have no idea what to do but I see it as a great place for learning and growing your child in ways that no other museum can.
After reading this article, I feel like this Museum is the next place I would want to visit because for one, it is such a cool building that functions a great concept and second, it does manage to get away from the general thought that "museums" in general generate.
I feel like this building is a such a great addition to the Pittsburgh culture for it truly aims for the educational and practical development of young minds. Allowing children to try things on their own which results in a physical object or a mental conclusion seems so helpful in their overall development because now they are not just dependent on the knowledge that they receive in their school environment, which I feel is the best part about this structure and the way this structure has been created by the people involved.
I feel like this place is a must-go for every person just because of the huge amount of knowledge that this place has to offer to all people alike.
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