The Carnegie Science Center has four floors of interactive exhibits, which opened in 1991. The museum includes world-leading exhibits such as Roboworld, which contains more than 30 interactive displays featuring robotic technologies.
The Robot Hall of Fame features famous robots from science fiction films, television, and video games.
Famous robots include R2-D2, C-3PO, Data, the T-800 Terminator, R.O.B., Maschinenmensch, Gort, Robby the Robot, Robot B-9, HAL 9000, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie from Silent Running.
Highmark SportsWorks is also a significant exhibit with over 30 interactive science and sports experiences. SportsWorks features three themed areas: Physics of Sports, LifeWorks, and Sports Challenge.
The E-motion cone is a white-colored, inverted cone that sits atop the Science Center building. At night, it is lit with different colors, signaling the weather forecast for the next day.
The Miniature Railroad & Village (MRRV) is an extensive and detailed model train layouts diorama of western Pennsylvania from 1880 to 1930. It is a long-running display and has been a Pittsburgh tradition for over 50 years.
The Carnegie Science Center is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The 21-foot ‘zero’ gravity climbing wall at Space Place – Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh
Highlights of the Carnegie Science Center
- Buhl Planetarium with one of the latest digital projection technology
- Rangos Giant Theater – the biggest screen in Pittsburgh
- SportsWorks
- Miniature Railroad & Village- MRRV
- USS Requin – World War II submarine
- Roboworld – one of the world’s largest robotics exhibition
- The Carnegie Mellon University’s Robot Hall of Fame
- E-motion cone
B-9, Class M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot, from Lost in Space – Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
- Museum: Carnegie Science Center
- City: Pittsburgh
- State: Pennsylvania
- Country: United States
- Established: 1991
- Type: Science and Technology Museum
- Location: One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Carnegie Science Center Map
Carnegie Science Center – 360 Views
Carnegie Science Center – 360 Views
Carnegie Science Center – 360 Views
Carnegie Science Center – 360 Views
Carnegie Science Center – 360 Views
Carnegie Science Center – 360 Views
Virtual Tour of the Museums in Pittsburgh
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- Carnegie Science Center
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Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
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Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
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“No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.”
– Albert Einstein
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