Carnegie Museum of Art

The Carnegie Museum of Art is an art museum near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which was founded by the industrialist Andrew Carnegie established there in 1896. The permanent exhibition shows crafts since the 17th century from Europe and America, works of French Impressionism and Post- Impressionism, works by American artists from the late 19th century to the present, as well as contemporary art, including films and videos. The museum was originally housed in the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh Main Branch in Oakland. The Carnegie Museum of Art is one of four museums of the composite Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.

The permanent collection consists of approximately 35,000 objects. These include drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and video installations. Famous works include Sailing (Hopper, 1911), the sculpture Untitled ( Domestic) (Rachel Whiteread, 2002), the painting The Three Vases of the four (Walter Gay) and the painting A Dog Looking out of a Kennel ( Edwin Landseer, 1837). The museum is also venue for the Carnegie International, the oldest international series of exhibitions of contemporary art in the United States.