Praise for Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

“My family loves coming to Braille Story Time at the Museum. My sister and I listened to Joyce read as children and now we bring our kids to experience the magic of the Museum.” — Visitor Review, January 2018

“From paintings that come alive to the room that appears to defy gravity; from watching puppets mimic your dance moves to the projection screen that allows you to find yourself in countless forms you will be constantly delighted and surprised at the countless optical illusions this museum has to offer. There Mission Statement is also an adventure in every corner where one can immerse oneself in very unique environments with cool special effects. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh I’ve also heard, through word of mouth, that this museum is provides innovative museum also constantly evolving so that the exhibits that they have here experiences that inspire joy, are always cutting edge. I would strongly encourage anyone, creativity and curiosity. even if you don’t have kids, go check this place out!” — Rachel, Yelp Review, October 2018

“We’ve been to several explore and learn museums in the past few years and I can honestly say that this is the best one yet. The amount of hands-on interaction and instruction provided by the facility is unsurpassed. There’s plenty of room to quietly occupy a child or to let the more adventurous ones blow off steam.” — MattnMingYu, Trip Advisor Review, December 2018

“This is an expansive children’s museum and only growing. From Mr. Rogers puppets to Thomas the Train, you will find amazing areas for your kids to explore. Very interactive and it has sections for all kids up to the age of about 11 or 12. They are expanding into another building that will open in 2019 and make this the largest childrens campus in the US.” — CloseToHomeblog, TripAdvisor Review, June 2018

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V11 Forward by Mike Duckworth

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh: 2018 Annual Report Copyright @ 2019 by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh 8 All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Motivator No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner by Jane Werner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 11 10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; pittsburghkids.org Best Friends Short stories written by Laura SanBoeuf; illustrations and design by Amanda Clegg; photography by Kristi Jan Hoover, Ed Massery 12 Summary: a collection of short stories from the Children’s Museum Movie Night during the period of July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018 (Non-Fiction) 15 Special Thanks: Third Places Alison Bank, Madeline Dix, Mike Duckworth, Gina Evans, Anne Fullenkamp, Mark Hartman, Carol Johnson, Christine Koebley, Katie Koffler, Chip Lindsey, Mary Monaghan, Zena Ruiz, 16 Jane Werner Reaching Out About the type: The Sabon® font was created by the well-known typographer 18 Jan Tschichold over a three year period. It was released in 1967 Great Friends on a Train as part of a joint venture by the Monotype, Linotype and Stempel foundries. It was inspired by an earlier Claude Garamond typeface Tschichold had seen on a 1592 specimen sheet printed by the 20 Egenolff-Berner foundry. Financials

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Forward from Mike Duckworth Board President of Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

hirty-five years ago, a group of philanthropists, volunteers, and community leaders had an idea. The idea seemed crazy, even to them, but they nurtured T it anyway. The Junior League of Pittsburgh put pen to paper and started to write the story of Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, envisioned as a place where children could learn through hands-on play. The Museum has grown in the past three decades and become more than they could have ever imagined. If the founders set out to write the Museum’s entire story in 1983, no one would have believed that today’s Children’s Museum could exist. The stories and fantasies imagined for the Museum’s future always felt big, but were repeatedly surpassed by reality. As time went on, the Museum, community partners, visitors, and staff added story lines that created an intricate, interwoven narrative about how a lofty dream can become a remarkable community cornerstone. As the layers began to build, many of the stories critical to the Museum’s presence in Pittsburgh have become hidden. Most people see the Museum’s building, exhibits, and programs and how those things connect the neighborhood, but so many stories end up untold. Through this report, Tales of 2018, our Annual Report this year, we will show you exactly how much your investment has paid off by telling some of the stories that you may not have heard. People connect with stories for their own reasons. The best stories are those in which we can envelope ourselves in the narrative — we can imagine ourselves as one of the characters. You, dear reader, are in fact one of the characters of this story. Your investments of time, talent, and treasure have created magical opportunities for children and families in our region. I hope you enjoy this non-traditional telling of our story, your story, the stories not often told.

Fondly, Mike Duckworth 8 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 9

that we created and toured around the country over the past four years. The exhibit facilitates conversations about the meaning of love, ways to release sadness and anger, and how to communicate your feelings to your loved ones. The pop-up version of XOXO has toured downtown Pittsburgh and places like Repair the World, the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill, and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Next fall, we will also launch a new exhibit all about kindness, infused with the teachings of Pittsburgh’s beloved Mister Rogers. Our work around kindness is only just beginning. Your kindness in 2018 has made so much possible. Keep reading to learn Motivator about the exciting things the Museum accomplished this past year and get a by Jane Werner sneak peek into how it will transform in April 2019.

have always thought of the Children’s Museum as a refuge for families and children, a place to reconnect with each other — a place to fall in love Iwith your family again. Over the past year or so, we at the Museum have doubled down on this idea, out of a need to see more kindness in our world. In 2017, the Museum installed a small sign in our front yard that you’ve probably seen around Pittsburgh. It read: “No matter where you’re from, we’re glad you’re our neighbor,” in English, Spanish, and Arabic. Shortly after it was put out, the sign was defaced with racist stickers and graffiti. Rather than simply take the sign down, the Museum staff came together to find a way to respond. Playing off the concept of a neighbor, we decided to translate the phrase “hi, neighbor” into 27 languages and create a window sign that welcomes all of our visitors as they enter the Museum. Skeptical of the accuracy of an online translation service, the staff recruited community experts to make sure our translations were appropriate and made sense in each language. In some languages, there was no single word equivalent of “neighbor,” but we still needed to find a way to make the speakers of those languages feel welcome. Unfortunately, that vandalized sign was only the beginning of the hatred we would encounter this year. In October 2018, the lives of 11 vibrant people were lost in an act of violence at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. The images and sentiments seen in the media surrounding events like these can be frightening and overwhelming for children. In response, the Museum sought to recommit itself to being a safe haven for families. In the week following the attack at the Tree of Life, the Museum was free and open to the public, welcoming 4,834 children and families through our doors. We also decided to launch a program — free to the community — that offers a mobile version of XOXO: An Exhibit about Love & Forgiveness, an exhibit 10 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 11

Elephant and Piggie

magine picking up a pay phone to begin a conversation with your best friend, but the voice coming out of the other end is the shrill, friendly voice Iof Piggie. Your friend hears everything you say in the voice of Piggie’s best friend, Gerald the Elephant. More than 100,000 children experienced this magical activity, along with several other interactive experiences in The Pigeon Comes to Pittsburgh: A Mo Willems Exhibit. Gerald, Piggie, the Pigeon, the Duckling, and the Naked Mole all made their first appearances in easy reader books written by Mo Willems, an illustrator and former Sesame Street writer deemed the next Dr. Seuss by the New York Times. The Children’s Museum, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts, and Mo Willems himself designed the exhibit, which premiered in February 2018, and had the most well attended opening weekend of any Children’s Museum exhibit ever. Two young girls use The Children’s Museum was attracted to Mo’s work because of the way the Elephant and Piggie telephones. he treats children — he recognizes their sophistication and that they deserve funny, beautifully illustrated stories. And he is silly. Kids used a catapult to fling Styrofoam hot dogs to either the Pigeon or the Duckling, more characters from Mo Willems’ witty books. They put on a fantastic fashion shows by dressing up the Naked Mole Rat, and turning a hand crank to operate the conveyor belt cat walk. They spun the wheel at the Thank-o-Rama and wrote a note of gratitude to someone in their life. This exhibit has since left the Museum and is on tour across the country, with stops at the Kansas City Discovery Museum, the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, and the Minnesota Children’s Museum. Over the next five years it will entertain hundreds of thousands of kids and their families, while putting on display the exceptional team of artists, designers, architects, and engineers that produce some of the Museum’s most successful exhibits. 12 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 13

At the end of the two weeks, the participants of the Pixar in a Box program had a movie screening and spared no detail. They had popcorn, concessions, and set up a movie theater in the workshop space. The pride beaming from the mentors, their students, and the families and friends of everyone involved was electric. When given the agency to express themselves openly, this program proved that middle school aged kids can produce truly enchanting things.

Movie Night

nimated films often get a bad reputation as being simple and childish. Over two weeks in the summer of 2018, Pixar Animation Studios Acame to Pittsburgh and helped middle school kids from Manchester Academic Charter School make movies. MACS is a public charter school based the Museum’s neighborhood, the North Side, and educates some of our cities’ most vulnerable youth, with more than 90% of the students qualifing for the free or reduced lunch program. Through a program called Pixar in a Box, Pixar and the Museum gave these kids and their mentors a behind-the-desk look at how animation can be done with sophistication and a maturity of voice that lets people of all ages express their hopes, concerns, and thoughts through film. First, the mentors, made up of teachers and Children’s Museum Teaching Artists, completed the Pixar in a Box curriculum, and explored storytelling, film grammar, lighting, and even hair simulation. After their go at it, the mentors flipped the script and led the middle school students through the same curriculum. Despite the age differences between middle schoolers and their teachers, their experiences during the same workshops were strikingly similar. Everyone showed the same level of trepidation with something new. They were unsure about their abilities and talents. But this vulnerability and authenticity created unmatched learning opportunities for participants of all ages. In a few areas, the kids consistently outshined their adult counterparts. The students of MACS used their animation projects to address real life subjects. They kept an open mind in exploring new techniques and technologies. They were open and honest with their peers about their fears and their motivations, and reciprocated by being considerate and constructive when giving feedback on the work of others. Through their films, these kids displayed an awareness of the world that, as a society, we often do not assign to pre-teens. 14 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 15

Third Places

he Children’s Museum’s exhibits and programming are all based on its Play with Real Stuff philosophy, which asserts that children deserve Tto play with things that are real, concrete, and relevant to their lives. The Museum uses this same philosophy when consulting with outside organizations. Over the past few years, the Museum’s exhibit team has helped guide several local organizations through the creation or renovation of play spaces, including the Kidsport Lounge at the Pittsburgh International Airport and several Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh locations. As one of Pittsburgh’s most treasured institutions, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh serves a source of knowledge and a venue for curious exploration for people of all ages. The cocoon chairs in the In late 2016, the Library was looking to renovate some of their locations library are a great place to cuddle up and read. in order to create social destinations — “third places” outside of school and home where kids could play, read, and relax with their friends and family. This materialized in the form of custom furniture and exhibit installations, open spaces with designated stations for learner’s age and interest, and open- ended activities that allows the learner to drive the experience. The Museum helped the Libraries design exceptionally flexible spaces that ranged from 100 square feet to 1,000 square feet, and for children aged birth through 13 years old. The Museum’s staff also worked with Library staff to reframe how adults talk about play. Today, when you walk into seven different Carnegie Library locations, you’ll find families cozied up in wooden chairs that resemble cocoons, groups of pre-teens working on projects, and young children using new equipment to design their own play time. Through the work of several devoted librarians and the Museum’s exhibit and design staff, these locations are truly a celebration of learning and play. 16 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 17

Reaching Out

ometimes we forget how special the Children’s Museum is because we see it every day.” Carol Johnson, the School Programs and Outreach “S Manager for the Museum, walks through the doors of the Children’s Museum each morning, underneath a miniature roller coaster, past a towering Blue Heron sculpture, through the Museum’s light-filled Art Studio, up the stairs to her office. This plays a contrast against the places she visits to deliver Museum programs in the community. The Children’s Museum’s mission is to provide museum experiences that inspire joy, creativity, and curiosity, and to ensure that all children have access to these experiences, regardless of disability or socio-economic status. Carol and her team, Lydia, Jaime, and Laura, find ways to deliver the Museum to kids outside the Museum and work with school systems to bring kids through our doors. In recent years, the Museum has made deeper connections with more of our rural neighbors, providing them with workshops involving screen-printing, The cocoon chairs in the library are a great place making, electricity, and more. Carol and her team travel to schools, libraries, to cuddle up and read. and community centers throughout Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where throngs of ecstatic children welcome them each and every time. In one instance, Carol couldn’t even park on the same street as an outreach site because so many families and children had lined up to attend, and the local news stations were waiting with photographers! In one spectacular visit, a school greeted Carol and her team with a banner held by two cardboard robots that the students had made. The same students had also collected recyclables for weeks before Carol’s visit to help replenish supplies in the Museum’s MAKESHOP. Most of the classrooms that Carol visits also make a field trip to the Museum. In a recent group of 75 students, only two kids had ever been to Pittsburgh before and none had been to the Museum. These are the days where multiple children will tell Carol that they’re having the best day of their lives. 18 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 19

Great Friends on a Train

n June 8, 2018, the Children’s Museum’s Great Night Gala raised $366,092 for our mission, making it our most successful Gala to date. OMore than 400 people were in attendance to celebrate the Children’s Museum and the Great Friend of Children Awardee, Chip Burke and the Burke Family. Chaired by Bonnie and Tom VanKirk, and supported by lead sponsor Highmark, this year’s gala highlighted Pittsburgh’s industrial roots while patrons danced the night away in turn-of-the-century travel fashion. Many thanks to our supporters and congratulations to Chip Burke and the Burke Family!

Top: The Burke Family Bottom: Museum Executive Director Jane Werner and Gala chairs, Bonnie and Tom Vankirk 20 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 21

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Summary

TOTAL ACTIVITY FY 2018 FY 2017

Net Assets, Beginning of Fiscal Year $28,106,965 $23,324,929 Earned Program $3,988,388 $4,265,306 Earned Non-Program $1,143,548 $1,194,604 Total Earned Revenue $5,131,936 $5,459,910 Investment Revenue $334,882 $1,308,126 Contributed Revenue $10,706,400 $8,172,262 Total Support and Revenue $16,173,218 $14,940,298 Expenses Program $9,079,196 $7,965,033 Financial Strength Fundraising $629,842 $511,248 General & Administrative $1,806,099 $1,681,981 hildren’s Museum of Pittsburgh boasts a great mix of contributed Total Expenses $11,515,137 $10,158,262 and earned revenue. Unique to most nonprofits — we earn money by Changes in Net Assets $4,658,081 $4,782,036 Cdesigning our own exhibits and renting them to other museums across Net Assets, End of Fiscal Year $32,765,046 $28,106,965 the country, and by designing children’s spaces here at home too. We have had skyrocketing attendance, with consistent growth over the past six years — 307,000 visited our facility in FY18, representing all 50 states. FY 2018 Support and Revenue By Source To keep all of this business percolating, our Board of Directors actively manages building and operating reserves, working capital and more. Business Development 8% They work closely with our stellar Director of Finance, who was named Special Events 3% 24% Earned as CFO of the Year in 2018 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. Grants 13% 2% Investment

Endowment and Board Designated Asset Growth, FY09 – FY18 50% Contributions*

$10,000,000 Endowment Assets Board $8,000,000 Designated FY 2018 Expenses by Functional Grouping

$6,000,000 Grant Funded Projects 16%

$4,000,000 Museum Lab Capital Campaign 11% 52% Program $2,000,000 Fundraising 5%

0 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 Support Services 16%

*Including MuseumLab Capital Campaign 22 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 23

Individual and Family Foundation Support Donor Listing Jon Adams and Samantha Adams Dave Elkin Richard I. Lerach and Elizabeth E. Krans Our sincerest thanks goes to the following individuals, foundations, Suzanne Alexander Beth Evans and Michael Blehar Thomas Levine Anonymous Gina and Idris Evans Anne V. Lewis companies, and government agencies that contributed to the Museum from Joseph F. Aracri and Kate Aracri Kathy and Rich Farrell Mark Leyenaar July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. We are deeply grateful for your unwavering Joseph and Beth Arnstein Rick Fernandes and Erica Levin Sissy and Bill Lieberman partnership and steadfast support. Cheryl E. Atwater Andy Fetzko Greg and Simone Lignelli Denise and Joseph Augello Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fidoten Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Judith Linaburg Kristina Badali Curt and Kim Fleming Evelyn Locke Jacqueline Bauer Kat Fleming Margery J. Loevner Bill and Vivian Benter Edward and Brenda Friel Brian Ludwick Corporate, Foundation and Public Support Carol E. and Myles P. Berkman Bruce and Ann Gabler Gina Madison Melissa and Matt Bizyak Gailliot Family Foundation Al and Dana Madison 84 Lumber Company/ EQT Corporation NexTier Bank Pat Blackwell Peter Geldis MAK Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation NemacolinWoodlands Resort & Spa EY The Norman Alan Company, LLC Lauren E. Boehm Mr. and Mrs. William P. Getty Mann Family Fund ABARTA, Inc. Federated Investors Foundation, Inc. Oxford Development Company Mr. Allen D. Bowers and Ms. Susan I. Ray and Ellen Giarrusso Marianne Sufrin CLAT Accenture Krouse The Fine Foundation PA Virtual Charter School Sarah Gibson Lisa Martinelli and David Patosky Actimize Arlene and Bill Brandeis First National Bank W.I. Patterson Charitable Fund Joan Giordano David and Mandy Matthew AEC Group Inc. Kevin and Lori Braun Forsythe Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Glenn Charitable Trust Fund Kent and Martha McElhattan Allegheny Regional Asset District Lori Brinker and Jon Brinker of The Pittsburgh Foundation Frank B. Fuhrer Holdings, Incorporated The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Josh McElhattan and Lesley Carlin Alliance For Infants and Toddlers Inc Broadhurst Family Fund of Janan Gohari and Amir Janan Fred Rogers Productions Pennsylvania Department of Education The Pittsburgh Foundation Michael and Wanda McGarry American Eagle Outfitters Foundation Jessica Gray and Blaec Croft Fundtech Pennsylvania Historical Jen and Brooks Broadhurst William V. and Catherine A. McKinney America’s Auto Auction Pittsburgh and Museum Commission Richard and Dana Green Charitable Foundation Giant Eagle, Inc. Mark and Amy Broadhurst Ampco-Pittsburgh Foundation Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Irving and Aaronel deRoy Rebecca DeStefano McNeil The Grable Foundation Kevin Brown Gruber Foundation Appirio, Inc Pittsburgh Pirates Matthew and Eileen Meade Graf Family Fund for Charitable Giving Susan and David Brownlee Dr. Maggie Gurtner Apple Matching Gifts Program The Pittsburgh Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mellon Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Hal and Kimberly Burch Victoria Guscoff AT&T Inc. Pittsburgh History and Landmark Daniel Mendoza Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP Foundation Charles R. Burke and Carole King Norton Gusky AVAYA Amy Mercante Hefren-Tillotson Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Peter Butcher and Kristine Butcher Jennifer Haggerty and Joseph Kunze Bank of America Jessica Merchant and Ed Hunt The Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh Steelers, LLC Dean and Mary Calland DJ Hammerschmidt Bank of New York Mellon Harold and Sharon Miller Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield PNC Bank Jessica and Paul Carson Caitlin Harpster Barefoot Wines Mary Miller The Hillman Company PNC Foundation Joanna and Al Caruso Jason Harrison Bayer US Thomas L. Mole Honkus-Zollinger Foundation PPG Darlene Casuccio and John Casuccio Ellen Haslinger Bernstein-Burkley Law Firm Dr. Rosemary Moriarty Milton G. Hulme Charitable Foundation Presidio Networked Solutions, LLC Danny and Shannan Cerrone Henry L. Hillman Foundation BirdBrain Technologies LLC Brian Mouradian Hunter Associates Propel Schools Foundation Nancy Scarton and James Chaplin Elizabeth and F. Worthington Hobbs III Black Knight Infoserv LLC Rachel Ockree IBM Corporation Reed Smith LLP Karen Christman Judy Horgan and Steve Pavsner Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Shirley Olander IKEA Pittsburgh S&T Bank Ellen Cohen Motoko Inoue The Buhl Foundation Elliott S. Oshry J.P. Morgan Chase SAS Lisa and Bruce Coleman Christina and Trey Johansen Jack Buncher Foundation Michael and Mary Pagnotto Jewish Healthcare Foundation Schneider Downs Rachel and Gregory Colker Gregory Jonas and Diana Scott The Burke Foundations Ruth Anne and Ralph Papa Kinder Morgan Foundation James M. and Lucy K. David Conover and Noelle Conover Daniel Kelly Ca Technologies Schoonmaker Foundation Bob and Joan Peirce Curtis I. Kossman Charitable Foundation Roberto and Beth Croce Adam F. Kelson Caputo & Caputo, PC The David S. and Mark Perrott KPMG LLP Kelly and Jeff Crudele Ann Kelton and Jeffrey Hritz Catalyst Connection Karen A. Shapira Foundation Donald and Susan Persinski Kulesa Family Fund The George and Ada Davidson Family Joanna Kemp CentiMark Corporation Snyder Charitable Foundation Christine and Robert Pietrandrea Martha Mack Lewis Foundation Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Software Specialists, Inc. Todd and Jennifer Kilgore CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. Falco DeBenedetti Fund of Mary Jane and Joseph P. Platt Linedata Lending and Leasing, Inc. Gina and Ed Kilpela Family Foundation Chevron Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Foundation Lively Pittsburgh Lynn and Milton Klein Mary Beth and Michael Poremski Cognizant Technology Solutions Swanson School of Engineering Courtney Deemer Marcus & Shapira LLP Janet Korenich Keith and Dotty Pritts Comcast TATA America International Corporation James and Becky Denova Mascaro Construction Company, L.P. Yuval and Catia Kossovsky Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Queenan, Jr. Comcast/GMR Marketing LLC TEK Systems Robert and Renee Denove Matthew Conover Memorial Fund Carol Kotermanski John and Marirose Radelet Converge One of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Andrew DeStefano Ken and Linda Krynski Danielle Rainone Dell EMC McElhattan Foundation UPMC Health Plan Michael Dever Jason and Lauren Kushner Brett and Jana Randall DICK’s Sporting Goods McElroy, Deutsch, Verizon Tom Dinnin Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP Stephen A. Kuzma Tracey Reed-Armant Dollar Bank Virtual Clarity, Inc. Divers Family Foundation Fund McGuire Woods LLP of The Pittsburgh Foundation Scott and Sue Lammie Lauren Reynolds Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation VISA Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation David and Allison Dix Blaise and Katharine Larkin Michael Richards Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. Robert and Mary Weisbrod Foundation MedExpress Michael Donahoe Karen and Jim Larrimer Mona and Bob Riordan ECHO Realty Hilda M. Willis Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation Barrett Donovan and Nora Minahan Joseph Lasala James and Elin Roddey Fund Emerson Winchester Thurston School Michael Duckworth and Tracy Howe of The Pittsburgh Foundation Howard and Nell E. Miller Foundation Women Infants Children Chris and Katie Lattimore Enterprise Vision Technologies, Inc Jim and Elin Roddey Mt Lebanon Office Equipment Co Kim Dunn Diana Leech 24 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Tales of 2018 25

Evan Rosenberg Micah Southwood Richard and Becca Ward Gifts in Honor of Neal Saito Ellen and Carl Srodes Margaret L. Watson Deanna Samms Mr. and Mrs. Seth Staffen Weiner Family Foundation Kevin and Kristi Brown Judy Horgan and Steve Pavsner Michael Richards in honor of Brooks Broadhurst’s in honor of Chip Burke and Family in honor of Art Rooney II Scott and Carolyn Sanford Matthew and Jennifer Steenson Jodie and Bill Welge generosity and hospitality Sissy and Bill Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Seth Staffen Christi Saunders Craig and Liesl Stevenson Mrs. Aileen D. Werner Dean and Mary Calland in honor of Chip Burke in honor of Samuel Staffen David Schlosser Natalie Stipanovich Jane Werner and Robert Rutkowski in honor of Chip Burke and the Burke family Mann Family Fund Chaton Turner and Andre Smith Roberta and Fred Schomburg Dick and Thea Stover Ann L. Wertz in honor of Michael and Wanda McGarry in honor of Cecilia Griffin-Golden Rose Scilla Lee Branstetter and Grace Tan Ryan and Jenny Will William E. Scott Jr. Tom and Betsy Teti Frances H. Wilson John Sebastian and Donna Sebastian The Rhenish Family Lois and Harry Winslow Museum Lab Gifts as of March 13th, 2019 Kathleen Shannon Maribeth Thomas Darlene and John Wisniewski Anonymous (5) Rikke Foulke Dr. Rosemary Moriarty Paul and Anna Siefken Ann E. Thompson, MD Richard Worl Allegheny Foundation Robert Fragasso The Charles M. Morris Charitable Trust Winston and Leanne Simmonds Sheila S. Traub Jerry Wozniak Avon Club Foundation Bruce and Ann Gabler Paul Nostro Colleen and Henry Simonds Chaton Turner and Andre Smith XYZ Custom, Inc. John Balash Gailliot Family Foundation Shirley Olander Henry John Simonds Foundation William and Jane Valenta Penny Zacharias and Kirk Burkley Bank of America Dan and Hayley Gbur Dan and Shelly Onorato Helen Sims and Chris Duerr Jim and Deborah Van Valkenburgh Sam and Anne Zacharias Bank of New York Mellon Raymond and Ellen Giarrusso David and Susan Payne Ann Slonaker Bonnie and Tom VanKirk Paula Zawadzki Jacqueline Bauer The Grable Foundation Pennsylvania Office of the Budget, Darrell and Denise Smalley Beth Wainwright and Russ Kemerer Stephanie Zellers Redevelopment Assistance Kevin and Mandy Beamon Leon Hayes Rebecca Smith Gregory Waldo Jim Zeszutek Capital Program Nick and Dottie Beckwith Audrey and Don Heberle Jason and Erica Snyder Jeffrey and Cheryl Walentosky The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Loretta and Chris Benec Hefren-Tillotson The Pittsburgh Foundation Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation The Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh Distilling Co., LLC Gifts in Kind Vivian and Bill Benter Henry L. Hillman Foundation Pittsburgh History and Landmark Carol and Myles Berkman Kim Holmberg Foundation AEY Nail Bar Gateway Clipper Fleet Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Melissa and Matthew Bizyak Judith T. Horgan and Steve Pavsner PJ Dick-Trumball-Lindy Paving big Burrito Restaurant Group Gaucho Parrilla Argentina Pittsburgh Valet Mary Jane and Eugene Bolter Houston Harbaugh PC PNC Foundation BirdBrain Technologies LLC Green Light Wireless Pittsburgh Winery Lori and Kevin Braun IntegriTesting Inc. PPG Breadworks Henne Jewelers PNC Bank Jennifer and Brooks Broadhurst John E. and Sue M. Jackson George and Jackie Ringeisen Charitable Trust Carina Kooiman Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield POSE Pgh Mark and Amy Broadhurst Jean A. Robinson Christina and Trey Johansen Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Larrimor’s Evan Rosenberg Suzy and Jim Broadhurst Evan Rosenberg Laura and Thomas Karet Chop, WOK & Talk LeMont Restaurant Sarris Candies Inc. Carol Brown Jean Saunders Ellen and Richard Kelson City of Pittsburgh Luxe Creative The Skin Center Susan and David Brownlee Stephen Schenk Adam F. Kelson Club Pilates North Hills Simon and Hazel Merrills Southern Tier Brewing — Pittsburgh George and Denise Brzezinski Schneider Downs Gary and Esther Kepplinger Contemporary Craft Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream Staples The Buhl Foundation Roberta and Fred Schomburg Todd and Jennifer Kilgore The Culinary Artists Monterey Bay Fish Grotto Treesdale Golf and Country Club Kirk Burkley and Penny Zacharias Vasilios Scoumis Gina and Edwin Kilpela Distrikt Hotel Pittsburgh Natrona Bottling Works, Inc. Trib Total Media Jessica and Paul Carson SDLC Partners LP Christine and Keith Koebley Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Union Standard John and Tricia Ciccolella Anne and Raymond Sekula Scott and Sue Lammie Fairmont Pittsburgh Pepsi Beverages Company Bonnie and Tom VanKirk Ciervo Foundation Hedda Sharapan Blaise and Katharine Larkin The Farmers Daughter Flowers Pittsburgh Ballet Theater The Andy Warhol Museum Chris and Jeff Cieslak R.P. Simmons Family Charitable Trust Karen and Jim Larrimer Frank B. Fuhrer Holdings, Incorporated Pittsburgh Opera Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh Bruce and Lisa Coleman Darrell and Denise Smalley Mary Beth and Chris Leech The Frick Art & Historical Center Pittsburgh Post-Gazette David and Noelle Conover and Family Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation William and Michelle Lerach Patrick and Sara Cozzens Matthew Steenson Richard I. Lerach and Elizabeth E. Krans Danquist Family Fund Craig E. Stevenson Anne V. Lewis Gifts in Memory of Samual Dean Thea and Dick Stover Greg and Simone Lignelli Lee DeJulius Neil and Bronya Strosnider Al and Dana Madison Darlene Casuccio and John Casuccio Anne V. Lewis Christi Saunders Robert and Renee Denove Martin and Louise Sturgess in memory of Cecil John Mole in memory of Cecil John Mole in memory of Betty Saunders Rachel Mastromarino and Alex Patterson Artie and Jewel DeSisto Andrew and Melissa Szefi Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen Anne V. Lewis William E. Scott Jr. Dennis and Janet McCarthy Bill and Jane Valenta in memory of Beth Cohen in memory of William P. “Bill” Roderus in memory of Helen S. Mills Barrett Donovan and Nora Minahan Josh McElhattan and Lesley Carlin in Loving Memory of Sean Conroy Gina and Idris Evans McElroy, Deutsch, Kathleen Shannon The Duckworth Howe Family McElhattan Foundation Bonnie and Tom VanKirk in memory of Miss Mattie Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP in memory of Helen Mills Eberhart Family in memory of Helen Mills Michael and Wanda McGarry Beth Wainwright Peter Geldis Margaret L. Watson Eden Hall Foundation in memory of Connie Geldis Danielle Rainone in memory of Cecil John Mole Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation Bill and Jodie Welge in memory of Cecil John Mole Frederick Eisenreich Dr. Maggie Gurtner Jane Werner and Robert Rutkowski McKinsey & Company Jane Werner and Robert Rutkowski in memory of Cecil John Mole Deanna Samms in memory of Cecil John Mole Beth Evans and Michael Blehar in memory of Edward Harrick Craig and Dani Jo McLane Ryan and Jenny Will Gregory Jonas and Diana Scott Jane Werner and Robert Rutkowski Gina and Idris Evans Matthew and Eileen Meade Bridget Williams in memory of Helen S. Mills Deanna Samms in memory of Miss Mattie Curt and Kim Fleming in memory of William P. “Bill” Roderus Thomas and Lynn Merriman Lois and Harry Winslow Joseph Lasala Lois and Harry Winslow L.B. Foster Company Charitable Trust in memory of Helen Mills Deanna Samms in memory of Miss Mattie Thomas Mole Sam and Anne Zacharias in memory of Robert Lee “Bob” Hardwick Every effort has been made to acknowledge the generosity of our donors. Should you discover an error or omission, please contact our development department at 412.322.5058 ext.327 or [email protected] Next IN THE Series Check out our New Look Museum Lab Coming Soon: A new museum for older kids If you loved the Children’s Museum, then you won’t want to miss Museum Lab.

ith 2018 in the rearview mirror, the year ahead brings a major inflection point: the opening of a new museum for older kids. It’s Wcalled Museum Lab, a place where kids 10+ can have cutting-edge experiences in art, tech and learning. Opening in late April 2019, Museum Lab is a place for tweens to explore real materials, tools, and processes in three new hands-on exhibits. In Studio Lab, kids will discover interactive artwork and create new installations working hand-in-hand with artists-in-residence. Make Lab will take our award-winning MAKESHOP and scale it up with more complex experiences in woodworking, design and metal working. In Tech Lab, visitors will work with Carnegie-Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center to explore virtual worlds, coding, storytelling, entertainment and more. Located in the historic Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny, we have been working on Museum Lab and the revitalization of the building in earnest for nearly two years. Our renovation celebrates the building’s original features Museum LabTM is located such as soaring arches, a decorative terra cotta entryway and mosaic tile in the former Carnegie Library of Allegheny floors, while introducing modern features, including a new grand staircase on Pittsburgh’s historic and energy efficient windows. We aim to achieve Gold LEED Certification North Side, next door to Children’s Museum and meet the goals of the 2030 District when we open in 2019. of Pittsburgh. New commissioned artworks from local and national artists will complement Museum Lab’s unique mix of grit and grandeur. Created by design group FreelandBuck, OverView is a new installation that will adorn the ceiling of Museum Lab’s Grable Gallery. Made of intricately layered laser cut fabric, OverView will evoke the pattern of the Library’s original stained glass skylight. Early in the design process, we realized that it would be too costly to remove the steel Carnegie Library stacks were the books were once stored. Our design team dreamed up the perfect solution — create an interactive art installation! Artist Manca Ahlin was commissioned to transform the former bookshelves (affectionately known as The Stacks) into a three-story artwork, called Gymlacium that you can climb, slide down, swing on and chill in. Manca weaves rope sections using traditional bobbin lace techniques that she learned as a child in Slovenia. At Museum Lab and Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, we share space with on-site partners who work with or on behalf of children and youth to enhance and diversify the programs and benefits that we offer kids. Our cornerstone partner in Museum Lab is Manchester Academic Charter School which will relocate its middle school to Museum Lab’s second floor starting in the 2019/2020 school year. And with the creation of Museum Lab, we’ll have created the largest cultural campus for children in the country. Right here in Pittsburgh. We are beyond grateful to the many partners, donors, staff and board members who have made Museum Lab possible.