Children's Museum of Pittsburgh Holiday Makerspaces & Interactive Art

About this adventure

Ranked among the top children's museums in the nation, the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab on the historic North Side provide open-ended play and artistic innovation. During Thanksgiving break, the museum's MAKESHOP hosts special collaborative crafting labs where kids can experiment with woodworking, sewing, electronics, and recycled sculpture. Families can splash in the celebrated Waterplay exhibit, climb through the multi-story Limb Bender maze, and create stop-motion animations in the studio. MuseumLab, housed in the adjacent restored Carnegie Library, offers older youth immersive contemporary art installations and digital fabrication gear. Family Experience & Accessibility: • Stroller Accessibility: Fully accessible throughout all galleries, with stroller parking bays, elevators, and wide corridors connecting the historic and modern wings. • Nursing & Rest Spots: Quiet nursing mothers' nooks equipped with rockers and changing counters are available on multiple levels, including the Nursery exhibit. • Age Suitability: Specifically designed for infants through age 14. The Nursery caters safely to ages 0–3, while MuseumLab challenges tweens and teens ages 10+. • Sensory Tips: The museum is a designated sensory-friendly facility, offering quiet cool-down spaces, sensory backpacks with fidgets, and weighted lap pads upon request at the admissions desk.