Purnell Center for the Arts
Purnell Center for the Arts is an arts center in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania which is located on Forbes Avenue. Purnell Center for the Arts is situated nearby to the work of art Walking to the Sky, as well as near the art gallery Carnegie Museum of Art.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Walking to the Sky.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Carnegie Museum of Natural History is situated 1,800 feet west of Purnell Center for the Arts.
Walking to the Sky
Work of art
Walking to the Sky is an outdoor sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky. The original was installed at Rockefeller Center in the fall of 2004 before being moved to the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas in 2005.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Art gallery
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The Carnegie Museum of Art is an art museum in the Oakland 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 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Carnegie Museum of Art is situated 1,600 feet west of Purnell Center for the Arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panther Hollow and Shadyside.
Panther Hollow
Neighborhood
Panther Hollow 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 Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Shadyside
Neighborhood
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Shadyside 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.
Oakland
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Oakland is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, 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.
Purnell Center for the Arts
- Type: Arts center
- Address: 4908 Forbes Avenue, PA
- Categories: building, university building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.44353° or 40° 26′ 37″ northLongitude
-79.94354° or 79° 56′ 37″ westElevation
912 feet (278 metres)Levels
3Open location code
87G2C3V4+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 27574406OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=universityGeoNames ID
6339663
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