Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History
One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Location of Carnegie Museum in Pennsylvania
Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pennsylvania)
Carnegie Museum of Natural History (the United States)
Established1895
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′37″N 79°57′00″W / 40.44361°N 79.95000°W / 40.44361; -79.95000
TypeNatural History
Visitors300,000
DirectorGretchen Baker
Public transit access54, 58, 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D, 67, 69
Nearest parkingOn site and street
Websitecarnegiemnh.org

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as CMNH) is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Housing some 22 million specimens, the museum features one of the most extensive paleontological and entomological collections in the world.

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