November is the month of Thanksgiving, so what better time to give thanks to you, the staff of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, for the work you do every day? Carnegie Museums will do exactly that, all month long, and you’re invited to join in on the celebration.

Come join fellow staff members at breakfast gatherings in Oakland, at the Science Center, and at The Warhol. And don’t forget to mark your calendars for special staff tours of the museums’ latest exhibitions, as well as a special staff viewing of a dynamic new OMNIMAX film. It’s all in honor of you, the hard-working staff of Carnegie Museums!

STAFF BREAKFAST GATHERINGS
November 4, 10 and 19
8:30 – 9:30 am
Carnegie Café, Riverview Café and The Warhol Café
Spend some quality time with other staff members and component Directors/Vice Presidents. These gatherings will occur concurrently at three different sites on November 4, 10, and 19—at Carnegie Café in Oakland, at the Science Center’s Riverview Café, and in The Warhol Café. Feel free to attend the gathering closest to you; or, if you’ll be off-site on any of those days, stop in and visit at any of the three locations. Enjoy coffee/tea along with breakfast rolls, doughnuts, or muffins. A great way to start the day!

PRIVATE EXHIBITION TOURS
FREE VIEWING OF THE LATEST
OMNIMAX FILM
We know what you’re thinking: there’s so much happening at the four museums this holiday season but so little time to be a part of it all. So throughout the month of November, you’ll have the opportunity to tour the Carnegie International, The Warhol’s Time Capsules exhibition, and the Museum of Natural History’s Ancient Bronzes’ exhibit like few people ever do—guided by the people who created them, and as a break in your regular work day. And how about checking out the latest and possibly one of the greatest OMNIMAX films, Ghosts of the Abyss—for free—at a late-morning screening? You can return to the Science Center again for a sneak peek at the “new” Miniature Railroad & Village, which doesn’t open to the rest of the world until November 19.

Dates and times are as follows. Please celebrate by participating! Don’t forget to coordinate any time away from your work duties with your supervisor. And if you have any questions about the events, please contact your Employee Team-Building Representative (see names below).

Andy Warhol's Time Capsules
Private Tours
The Andy Warhol Museum
In the mid-‘70s, Andy Warhol began filling cardboard boxes with objects from his daily life—from receipts and fan mail, to photographs and works of art. The result, more than 600 boxes known as Time Capsules, is the highlight of The Warhol's archives collection and the subject of the museum’s new exhibition, Andy Warhol’s Time Capsules, which for the first time in the United States showcases the contents of 15 of those boxes. (Tours will be approximately 1-11/2 hours and will begin in the Entrance Gallery in The Andy Warhol Museum.)

Friday, November 5, 10 am – Tour with Assistant Director for Collections and Research John Smith
Thursday, November 11, 4 pm – Tour with Archivist Matt Wrbican

Ghosts of the Abyss
Rango Omnimax Theater Carnegie
Science Center
Master storyteller James Cameron journeyed back to the site that inspired his Academy Award winning movie, Titanic, and along with a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts he embarked on an unscripted adventure that is both exciting and poignant. Join Cameron and his crew as they explore virtually all of the wreckage, inside and out, as never seen before. This special show is FREE to CMP staff. (The film is approximately 1 hour.)

Thursday, November 4, 11:15 am - Ghosts of the Abyss, Rangos Omnimax Theater

Preview Day
Carnegie Science Center
Join staff and visitors at Carnegie Science Center for a preview of the latest CSC programs. Along with new shows in the Buhl Planetarium, Kitchen Theater, and Works Theater, get a sneak peek at this year’s new Miniature Railroad & Village before it reopens to the public on November 19 for the long-awaited holiday season. (Show schedules are located at the Information Desk at Carnegie Science Center.)

Thursday, November 18, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (Special Members and Staff viewing of the Miniature Railroad from 11 a.m. – noon.)

Carnegie International
Private Tours
Carnegie Museum of Art
The 2004–5 Carnegie International, which features the work of 38 artists from five continents, opened to rave reviews. If you haven’t seen it, this is a great chance to get an insider’s take on the art and the artists. (Tours will be approximately 1 hour and will begin in the Scaife Foyer, outside the Carnegie Museum of Art Store. Anyone who wants to arrive early can begin viewing the Kutlug Ataman piece, which is a video work with 40 different videotaped interviews, and join the tour as it arrives in that gallery. It is inside the front of the Heinz Galleries, at the top of the Scaife stairs.)

Friday, November 5, 2:30 pm – Tour with Curator of Contemporary Art, Laura Hoptman

Tuesday, November 23, 11:00 am - Tour with Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Elizabeth Thomas

Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands
Private Tours
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation is a unique exhibit that for the first time presents the personal decorations and equipment of the horse-riding steppe dwellers of the late second and first millennia, bringing to life the complex cultures that flourished from northern China and Mongolia into Eastern Europe. (Tours will be approximately 1 hour and will begin in the Special Exhibits Gallery on the 3rd floor of Carnegie Museum of Natural History.)

Tuesday, November 9, 3:00 pm – Tour with Cathy Andreychek, Program Officer

Tuesday, November 16, 3:00 pm - Tour with Cathy Andreychek, Program Officer

Employee Team-Building Committee
A special thanks goes out to the Employee Team Building Committee for helping to coordinate these events:

Champ Knecht, Carnegie Museum of Art
Gina Riccardi, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Mysty Litman, Carnegie Science Center
Greg Burchard, The Andy Warhol Museum
Rich Kepple, Development
Marie Peterson, Administrative Services
Betsy Momich, Corporate Affairs & President’s Office
Crystal Lloyd, Corporate Human Resources
Alison Rippole, Corporate Human Resources