Summer 2020
Cover Story
Four Pittsburgh-based creatives give back to their community while finding innovative ways to cope with a drastically changed world.
Featured Stories
Art in the Time of Crisis
Through expressions of grief, fear, and rage, how artists have helped us make sense of past pandemics.
Good Neighbors
Inspired by one of Pittsburgh’s most famous neighbors, a photographer captures his city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Caretakers
From conservators to custodians, a small and nimble team of museum staff kept Carnegie Museums’ treasures—and each other—safe during the extended COVID-19 closure.
Also in this Issue
Learning, Together
Carnegie Science Center pairs local high schoolers with STEM professionals in a program designed to teach both new skills.
History’s Keeper
For more than two decades, Elizabeth Tufts Brown has stewarded the fascinating and sometimes unwieldy archives of Carnegie Museum of Art.
First Look: Tales from the Carnegie International
A glimpse at something new, novel, or rarely seen at Carnegie Museums.
Objects of Our Affection: TeleQuest Hot Lips telephone
Carnegie Museums is home to some of the most significant collections in the world. Here we showcase some of the most compelling objects.
In Service of Science
One donor fell so hard for Powdermill Nature Reserve that she’s spent decades helping to propel it forward.
Big Picture
One of the North Shore’s most famous landmark’s, USS Requin is a real-life lesson in history and technology. In active service from 1945 to 1968, in its heyday Requin had a crew of up to 80 sailors and supported both defensive and scientific missions, some of which are still classified.
