Carnegie Museum of Art

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The Carnegie Museum of Art is a major fine arts museum in Pittsburgh renowned for its extensive collection of contemporary and modern art and its influential role in American museum practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
cultural institution
fine arts museum
CarnegieInternationalFrequency every three to four years
collectionIncludes architecture and design
decorative arts
drawings
painting
photography
prints
sculpture
country United States of America
formerName Carnegie Museum of Art self-linksurface differs
surface form: Department of Fine Arts of the Carnegie Institute
foundedBy Andrew Carnegie
foundingPurpose to collect the art of our time
hasArchitecturalFeature Beaux-Arts main building
Heinz Architectural Center
hasCollectionSize over 30,000 objects
hasCollectionStrength American art
European and American decorative arts
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art
contemporary art
photography
hasCuratorialFocus art from the late 19th century to the present
hasDepartment Department of Decorative Arts and Design
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Photography
Heinz Architectural Center
hasOnlinePresence official website
hasProgram educational programs
exhibitions
film and video screenings
public programs
hasReputation one of the first museums in the United States with a strong focus on contemporary art
inception 1895
influenced American museum practice
isNonProfit true
knownFor Carnegie International
surface form: Carnegie International exhibition

collection of contemporary art
collection of modern art
locatedInCity Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh
locatedInNeighborhood Oakland
locatedInState Pennsylvania
name Carnegie Museum of Art self-link
opened 1895
organizes Carnegie International
originalName Carnegie Museum of Art self-linksurface differs
surface form: Department of Fine Arts of the Carnegie Institute
partOf Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
sharesBuildingWith Carnegie Museum of Natural History

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hasLandmark Carnegie Museum of Art
Allegheny County contains Carnegie Museum of Art
Edward Larrabee Barnes designed Carnegie Museum of Art
this entity surface form: Carnegie Museum of Art expansion
Carnegie Prize awardedBy Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Prize organizer Carnegie Museum of Art
Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh contains Carnegie Museum of Art
subject surface form: Oakland (Pittsburgh)
Carnegie Museum of Art name Carnegie Museum of Art self-link
Carnegie Museum of Art formerName Carnegie Museum of Art self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Department of Fine Arts of the Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Museum of Art originalName Carnegie Museum of Art self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Department of Fine Arts of the Carnegie Institute
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh hostsInstitution Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie International organizedBy Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie International hostedAt Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie International sponsor Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh hasPart Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh hasAffiliation Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh hasSubOrganization Carnegie Museum of Art
North Oakland locatedNear Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Music Hall locatedNear Carnegie Museum of Art
Schenley Plaza near Carnegie Museum of Art