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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the neighborhood of , . It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Carnegie Museum of Arts and Natural History”
  • Address: 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Art gallery
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The is an art museum in the neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum was originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was located at what became the Main Branch of the . is situated 330 feet northeast of Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Library
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The is the public library system in , . Its main branch is located in the neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and it has 19 branch locations throughout the city.

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The is a 42-story skyscraper that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. is situated 960 feet northwest of Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panther Hollow and Oakland.

Neighborhood
is a small, somewhat isolated community at the bottom of Joncaire Street in Junction Hollow that runs along Boundary Street and is located in the Central neighborhood of Pittsburgh, .

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is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of , home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has three zip codes and representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 8.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Latitude
40.44307° or 40° 26′ 35″ north
Longitude
-79.95015° or 79° 57′ 1″ west
Elevation
892 feet (272 metres)
Operator
Carnegie Institute
Open location code
87G2C2VX+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154257481
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5183279
Wiki­data ID
Q1043983
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Carnegie Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف كارنيغي للتاريخ الطبيعي”
  • Armenian: “Քարնեգի բնագիտական թանգարան”
  • Asturian: “Muséu Carnegie d’Historia Natural”
  • Catalan: “Museu Carnegie d’Història Natural”
  • Chinese: “卡內基自然史博物館”
  • Chinese: “卡內基自然歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “卡内基自然历史博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Carnegie Museum of Natural History”
  • French: “musée Carnegie d’histoire naturelle”
  • French: “Musée Carnegie d’histoire naturelle”
  • German: “Carnegie Museum of Natural History”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון קרנגי להיסטוריה של הטבע”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam Carnegie”
  • Italian: “Carnegie Museum of Natural History”
  • Italian: “Carnegie Natural History Museum”
  • Japanese: “カーネギー自然史博物館”
  • Korean: “카네기 자연사 박물관”
  • Latin: “Museum Historiae Naturalis Carnegie”
  • Malay: “Muzium Sejarah Alam Carnegie”
  • Mongolian: “Карнегийн Байгалийн Түүхийн Музей”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Carnegie de História Natural”
  • Russian: “Музей естественной истории Карнеги”
  • Slovenian: “Carnegie Museum of Natural History”
  • Slovenian: “Carnegiejev naravoslovni muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo Carnegie de Historia Natural”
  • Swedish: “Carnegie Museum of Natural History”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей природної історії Карнегі”
  • Urdu: “کارنیگی میوزیم آف نیچرل ہسٹری”
  • “Carnegie Museum of Natural History”

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