Indoor Activities:
**City of Asylum: City of Asylum builds a just community by protecting and celebrating freedom of creative expression. They provide sanctuary to endangered writers and artists, so that they can continue to create and their voices are not silenced. They offer a broad range of free literary, arts, and humanities programs in a community setting to build social equity through cultural exchange. (They also have an awesome bookstore!)
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**Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden: A green oasis in the middle of Pittsburgh’s vibrant Oakland neighborhood, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has provided a world-class garden experience to its visitors since 1893. Explore the beauty and wonders of nature at Phipps, encompassing 15 acres including a 14-room glasshouse and 23 distinct gardens.
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**National Aviary: The National Aviary is America’s only independent indoor nonprofit zoo dedicated to birds. Located in Allegheny Commons Park on Pittsburgh’s historic Northside, the National Aviary is home to more than 500 birds representing more than 150 species from around the world, many of them threatened or endangered in the wild.
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Mattress Factory: This is art you can get into. | Contemporary art museum + experimental lab featuring site-specific installations
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**Carnegie Museums: Includes Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum
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Contemporary Craft: Contemporary Craft fosters the use of traditional craft materials such as ceramic, fiber, glass, metal and wood to make art. Our community honors the history and heritage of craft, while showcasing modern, exploratory work.
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**Heinz History Center: The History Center is an educational institution that engages and inspires large and diverse audiences through programs that enable links to the past, understanding in the present, and guidance for the future by preserving regional history and presenting the American experience with a Western Pennsylvania connection.
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Pittsburgh Glass Center: Established in 2001, Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) is a nonprofit, public-access education center; an art gallery; a state-of-the-art glass studio; a community builder; and a hub for innovation and creativity. Anyone can take classes, explore the contemporary glass gallery, and watch the live hot glass demonstrations. World-renowned glass artists come here to both create and teach.
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**Children’s Museum: The mission of Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is to provide innovative and inclusive museum experiences that inspire kindness, joy, creativity and curiosity for all learners.
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Brewhouse Association: Brew House Association provides creative space and support for people to connect to and expand their relationship with the arts.
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