Exhibitions

Boy interacts with Carnegie Museum of Art's The Stories You Tell exhibition

Nov 12 2016 – Mar 26 2017

  • Exhibition
  • Forum Gallery

The Stories You Tell

Stories connect us to one another and help us make sense of our experiences. The Stories You Tell creates a space where visitors are invited to respond to artworks by crafting their own stories.

Hélio Oiticica in front of a poster for the play Prisoner of Second Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan, 1972

Oct 1 2016 – Jan 2 2017

  • Exhibition
  • Heinz Galleries

Hélio Oiticica: To Organize Delirium

Carnegie Museum of Art presents Hélio Oiticica: To Organize Delirium, the first comprehensive US retrospective of the influential Brazilian artist (1937–1980).

Interior view of Natal Gymnasium in Natal, Brazil

Sep 10 2016 – Feb 13 2017

  • Exhibition
  • The Heinz Architectural Center

Building Optimism: Public Space in South America

Spanning projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, Building Optimism: Public Space in South America investigates ways that emerging architects and designers instigate change through design in public space.

Vice President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting crowd from car, including Harold Irwin

Aug 13 – Dec 5, 2016

  • Exhibition
  • Museum of Art Lobby

Teenie Harris Photographs: Elections

Three eminent guest curators reflect upon the photographer’s work covering candidates and rallies, activists and polling places.

Photography installation depicting a man mowing lawn on a hillside

Jul 23 2016 – Feb 6 2017

  • Exhibition
  • Gallery One

Strength in Numbers: Photography in Groups

Strength in Numbers draws on the collections of all four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh to explore the combined power of multiple photographs.