# Pittsburgh Area Dopers: Museum anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663 "2015-02-03T02:20:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/1 "2015-02-03T02:20:33Z")
I was wondering if any Pittsburgh area members would like to meet up for a reduced price visit to any of the Carnegie museums- the Art, Natural History, Science Center or the Andy Warhol. I can get 3 people in with me at a seriously reduced price, and it would be a great way for me to meet some of you. I’m tired of being a Hermit, and would like to meet some new people. So, if you’re game, I can meet you and get you in to see any one or all of the museums, on whatever days work for you. This is not just a one day offer. Just post to me here or by PM and we can make arrangements. Come see the museums with me! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/2 "2015-02-03T04:44:41Z")
If its a Saturday or such, I could be talked into it. And I wouldn’t even really need the reduced thingy if we can get enough folks interested. Haven’t done the Carnegie in Oakland in ages. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/3 "2015-02-03T16:33:12Z")
I don’t live in Pittsburgh, so wouldn’t be able to accept your offer, but I just had to pop in to mention how totally awesome the Carnegie Science Center is. One of my favorite Science Centers anywhere, and I’ve been to my share. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/4 "2015-02-03T16:35:17Z")
If you all are doing The Carnegie, I’ll hook up with you at the cafe and enjoy an overpriced beverage or two. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/5 "2015-02-03T16:57:06Z")
The saddest thing about my kids growing up and moving away is no longer having a museum excuse. When they were young I maintained a membership and we spent a couple of days each month doing a museum. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/6 "2015-02-04T00:30:01Z")
If you want to do this on a weekend, I’m pretty sure I can twist Airman’s arm. Since a trip to Pittsburgh is involved, I don’t think I’ll have to try that hard. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/7 "2015-02-05T04:35:53Z")
The deal is that I can get 3 people in for $1 each (or $3 for some special events.) I will be in town on Feb 17 and Feb 20 for doctor visits, and following that I can make time. My Saturdays are a little busy for now, the 14 is Valentines day and the third anniversary of my transplants; March 7 is my birthday, and March 14 is that new special holiday. Other days are possible. I’d like to meet up with as many as we like, but i have the limitation of cheap: the Warhol is $1 with me and $20 without the discount. I can definitely go more than once, and we could work this into a more general gathering if all are willing. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/8 "2015-02-05T12:03:02Z")
March 7 is my birthday, too! I’ll see if **Library1900** has any plans for those dates. We’re in Johnstown but are always up for a trip to Pgh. Maybe we’ll get a mini dope fest going. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/9 "2015-02-05T13:45:32Z")
If this is happening while the snow is still flying, I regretfully decline. If there is a get together in Spring, or better yet, Summer, I would like to be a part of it. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/10 "2015-02-05T16:32:29Z")
March 6 is my birthday! And don’t worry Scumpup, once the ice gets broken (in several ways) maybe we can do one or two of these a year. I don’t know about if Anne Neville and some others are still active but we have a fair amount of Dopers around our region. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/11 "2015-02-06T01:57:35Z")
We should be good for mid-March, as long as the weather doesn’t completely suck in places other than Somerset. The weather always sucks in Somerset. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/12 "2015-02-06T13:03:29Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > We should be good for mid-March, as long as the weather doesn’t completely suck in places other than Somerset. The weather always sucks in Somerset. Yep. I used to drive Pittsburgh to Philadelphia on the turnpike a lot. You could always count on an unseasonable snow squall in Somerset. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/13 "2015-02-06T13:59:38Z")
I may be available on the afternoon of the 17th, depending on my appointment in Oakland. After than, I will also be in town on Feb 20 from mid-morning onward. March 7 I have birthday stuff to do, but I’ll be in Lawrenceville, so it may be a possibility. Mid March is Ok, I can work my schedule around being available. I moved to a little more than an hour out of Pittsburgh last year, so it’s an easy run to Downtown and around traffic. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/14 "2015-02-08T00:51:39Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yep. I used to drive Pittsburgh to Philadelphia on the turnpike a lot. You could always count on an unseasonable snow squall in Somerset. I’m pretty sure there was a snow squall in July. Somerset is weird that way. February 20th is out because it’s a workday for both me and Airman. BTW, are kids welcome? The sprog is now 12.5 and (mostly) behaves himself. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/15 "2015-02-08T01:41:35Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > The saddest thing about my kids growing up and moving away is no longer having a museum excuse. When they were young I maintained a membership and we spent a couple of days each month doing a museum. Excuse? If you like going to museums, the lack of kids going with you is not a reason to stop. As far as I’m concerned, the saddest thing is museums orienting on kids and giving no reason for adults to attend. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/16 "2015-02-09T23:02:04Z")
The Warhol museum is not a place for kids, as far as I saw. Sometime after the 20th would be good, I won’t be in the best of moods from my med visits until then. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-area-dopers-museum-anyone/711663/17 "2015-02-09T23:13:49Z")
> [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](#): > > The Warhol museum is not a place for kids, as far as I saw. > > Sometime after the 20th would be good, I won’t be in the best of moods from my med visits until then. Depends on the kid. When my daughter was in grade school her art class learned a bit about Andy. We wound up going to the Warhol every two to three Sundays for the next year. My daughter, her art teacher, and I did a group trip and had dinner after. Fucking awkward. ETA: my son hated it. We did a bunch of Pirate games to makeup for the Warhol.