Carnegie Museum of Natural History

How we discuss invasive plants is important. Museum researchers Mason Heberling and Rachel Reeb know it can be an overwhelming topic. But they are dedicated to educating the public on invasive species management and prevention. Read "A Knotty Conversation" by Chris Fleisher in Carnegie Magazine to learn more. https://brnw.ch/21wKCEb

Congratulations to our fearless leader Gretchen Baker, honored among the 2024 Women of Influence by Pittsburgh Business Times this week at Acrisure Stadium! We’re proud of you, Gretchen, and grateful for your leadership. https://brnw.ch/21wJT6f

Step into the conservation lab in The Stories We Keep: Conserving Objects from Ancient Egypt with KDKA-TV's Boaz Frankel. Assistant Curator Lisa Haney shares objects currently undergoing conservation treatment, including the 4,000-year-old Dahshur boat. https://brnw.ch/21wIyAQ

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate our amazing colleagues across the entire museum who make history and discoveries this month and every month.

We are thrilled to welcome Kathy Hollis as our inaugural Director of Collections Care and Access! She will manage staff across all the museum’s collecting areas, lead initiatives to make the collections more accessible for research and public engagement, and oversee conservation, archives, database systems, and registration. https://brnw.ch/21wHB6F

More than 80 ancient Egyptian objects are back on view March 9! The Stories We Keep: Conserving Objects from Ancient Egypt tells the stories of ancient Egyptian items in the museum’s care and the important work that safeguards them for future generations. Visit the museum to engage with these objects like never before, pose questions to conservators, follow conservation progress in real time, and try your own hand at conserving and reassembling replicas. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wHnlj

Congratulations to our researchers in the Section of Amphibians and Reptiles! Jennifer Sheridan and Mariana Marquez have recently described five new species from two distant locations. Associate Curator Dr. Jennifer Sheridan is the lead author of a paper describing four new species of Southeast Asian frogs in the genus Amolops in the journal Vertebrate Zoology. Collection Manager Mariana Marques is the lead author of a paper describing a new species of legless skink from Angola in the African Journal of Herpetology. Learn more about both discoveries here: https://brnw.ch/21wEjsA Image 1: Five frogs in the genus Amolops; photos B - E are newly described species. Image 2: Newly described skink Acontias mukwando. Photo credit: Arthur Tiutenko.

Congratulations to 40 Under 40 honoree Jenise Brown! Jenise is a museum educator, co-chair of the museum’s IDEA Coalition, and Unit President of United Museum Workers at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. Truly dedicated to helping others, Jenise focuses her energies on building a welcoming and equitable community, inspiring learners, and connecting people to the natural world. Congrats to Jenise and the other 2023 Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP 40 Under 40 honorees. Read about them all here: https://brnw.ch/21wDBNe Image credit: Becky Thurner Braddock

We are saddened by the passing of our great friend, Dr. Richard Moriarty, a passionate champion of Pittsburgh, the advancement of science, and the work and mission of our museum. Richard, we cherish you and are forever grateful for the discoveries we shared. https://brnw.ch/21wCpyL

To learn more about an incense cup in the museum’s care, researchers teamed up with chemists developing new technology at Carnegie Mellon University Mellon College of Science. New information helps our researchers learn more about ancient cultures and how to better preserve objects. https://brnw.ch/21wCaEP #CMUScience See the cup in the From Egypt to Pittsburgh: Sacred Scents display starting September 1.