experience museumlab!
what is museumlab?
MuseumLab is the latest addition to Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, a place where youth and teens can have cutting-edge experiences in art, tech and making perfect for their inquiring minds, increasing skills and independent inclinations. Featuring a three-story climbing sculpture called Gymlacium hand woven from hemp rope. See MuseumLab.
It’s also a place where creative adults can explore ideas, meet peers, socialize and attend educator trainings.
MuseumLab is located right next door to the Children’s Museum in the former Carnegie Library of Allegheny. We renovated the building to reveal much of its original 1890 archways, columns and mosaic floors, to create a “beautiful ruin” that honors the past while welcoming the future.
museumlab hours
Saturday & Sunday
Noon – 5:00 pm
Additional Holiday Hours:
Friday, November 28, Noon – 5:00 pm
admission
general admission
Admission to MuseumLab is included with admission to Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Explore interactive art, make something cool, spin in chairs, play the piano and more in this “beautiful ruin” next door to the Children’s Museum.
Children’s Museum members enjoy free admission. Learn about two new MuseumLab memberships:
mlabPASS for 6th -8th graders
creatives membership for adults
add to your visit!
Try these activities in MuseumLab for an additional fee.
Workshops for Ages 9+
Two workshops are offered each weekend for ages 9+. Find details on our calendar.
Tickets
Purchase at MuseumLab Admissions or online
- $10
- $5 for members
- Free for mlabPASS holders
Spots are limited. Children 9+ can attend workshops without a parent. Children’s Museum admission and parent/caregiver required if visiting the Children’s Museum or MuseumLab outside of the workshop.
Gymlacium
Explore a three-story climbing sculpture by artist Manca Ahlin. Move across a bridge, up ladders, through tubes, over hills and into hammocks woven from natural hemp rope.
You must be 48″ tall for entry to Gymlacium.
Sessions offered at:
12:15 pm, 1:15 pm, 2:15 pm and 3:15 pm
Tickets
Purchase at MuseumLab Admissions
- $5
- Free for members and mlabPASS holders
Spots are limited. Children’s Museum or MuseumLab admission required.
food + drink
Bean Sprouts is a café located right next door to MuseumLab in Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, where you can enjoy a variety of choices for lunch or a snack, plus a coffee bar. It is open to all visitors and the public. See the menu and open hours.