Earth Theater is a state-of-the-art digital theater that takes visitors on the scientific adventure of a lifetime! A wraparound screen whisks the audience out of their seats and into an unforgettable world of exploration.

Click here for a note on state standards.

Scheduling
Weekdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Seating is limited to 65. Please give notice if special services are needed.

Reservations
Contact Group Visits at 412.622.3289 or GroupVisits@carnegiemuseums.org.

Fee
For Earth Theater: Movie
$1 per person; $25 minimum fee per group

For Earth Theater: Virtual Tour
$2 per person; $50 minimum fee per group

Movies

Dinosaur Prophecy
Visit dinosaur graveyards, study their bones, and reconstruct how these creatures lived and died to solve four famous cold cases from the Age of Dinosaurs.

Ice Worlds
Explore the polar regions of the earth and see how they are changing. Visit icy bodies in our solar system and see what they tell us about Earth.

Night of the Titanic
The disaster of Titanic tells us much about the North Atlantic in 1912, and the North Atlantic today tells us much about our planet. Watch the sinking of the great ship and see how we can learn about currents and climate.

Virtual Tours

Virtual Egyptian Temple Tour
Visit the Temple of Horus and explore art, architecture, religion, and daily life in ancient Egypt. This program is best in conjunction with a Guided Tour of Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt or a Natural Science Academy Class on ancient Egypt.

Virtual Seneca Village Tour
Walk through a village that could have been found in western Pennsylvania 500 years ago. This program is best in conjunction with a Guided Tour of Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians or a Natural Science Academy Class on American Indians.

Virtual OvirapTour
Compare an oviraptorosaur and a modern bird up close and explore the differences and similarities. Please call for availability.

Academic Standards and Museum Programs

Carnegie Museum of Natural History can help you address state standards.

If you teach in Ohio or West Virginia or are required to address national standards in your work, we can assist you in identifying the corresponding relevant standards for each museum program.

Connections are readily apparent between museum programs and a multitude of the academic standards for science & technology, environment & ecology, geography, and history. Less well-known are the ways in which the museum’s versatile teaching resources can enhance lessons that address standards for arts & humanities or reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Art teachers have long utilized taxidermy mounts from the museum’s loan program as drawing models, and in recent years, some English teachers have used archived news releases from the Web site for creative writing assignments. We will continue to share information about using the museum to meet standards, so if you and your colleagues develop effective lesson units that utilize the museum's materials, please let us know about them.