Carnegie Museum of Art

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Carnegie Museum of Art

Exterior view of the Sarah Mellon Scaife Gallery
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Former name	Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute
Established	November 5, 1895 (1895-11-05)
Location	4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Coordinates	40°26′37″N 79°56′56″W / 40.443690°N 79.948976°W / 40.443690; -79.948976
Type	Art museum
Accreditation	American Alliance of Museums
Director	Eric Crosby
Nearest car park	On site and street
Website	carnegieart.org

The Carnegie Museum of Art is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The museum was originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was formerly located at what is now the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The museum's first gallery was opened for public use on November 5, 1895. Over the years, the gallery vastly increased in size, with a new building on Forbes Avenue built in 1907. In 1963, the name was officially changed to Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute. The size of the gallery has tripled over time, and it was officially renamed in 1986 to "Carnegie Museum of Art" to indicate it clearly as one of the four Carnegie Museums.^[1]