Recurring Event LGBTQ+ Youth Prom: Andy’s Exploding Plastic Prom

A group of people dancing causing them to look blurry. On the wall behind the group of people, a picture of Andy Warhol holding up a large acetate of Marilyn Monroe’s face. — Photo by Sean Carroll

Join us for a rockin’ good time at our 10th annual LGBTQ+ Youth Prom: Andy’s Exploding Plastic Prom. This rock n’ roll themed prom is the largest affirming prom in Southwestern Pennsylvania! The inclusive celebration ensures that every young person can make their prom night a treasured memory. Put on your best rocker gear and register for your ticket! Entry to prom includes dinner, dancing, silkscreen printing, and other activities. Prom is open to youth ages 13-20 regardless of how they identify.

Doors open at 5:45 p.m.

Co-presented with Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Membership

The Warhol LGBTQ+ Youth Prom is generously supported by the AEO Foundation, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Dr. Ken Cirka, and private donors.

AEO Foundation

Highmark

Teen Membership is generously supported by The Grable Foundation.

Community Access Membership is presented by Huntington.

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A black and white photograph shows Andy Warhol from the chest up in drag, wearing a short coiffed brown wig, heavy face powder, black eyeliner, and dark red lipstick. He turns his head slightly and stares at the camera, with a loose white blouse unbuttoned at the neck. — Andy Warhol, Small Acetate (Self-Portrait in Drag), 1980
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
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Gallery Talks

Free with museum admission.
- 11:15am Daily
- 2:15pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays

A man in a purple button-up shirt leads a group of educators through a gallery during teacher open house. — Photo by Sean Carroll

The Factory

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Photograph of two children creating a screenprint with the help of another person in The Factory studio of The Andy Warhol Museum. — Photo by Sean Carroll