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Visiting the Museum

The image shows an art gallery with several framed artworks on the walls. On the left wall, there are multiple framed prints of Campbell's Soup cans in various colors and flavors. In the center of the gallery, a group of people, including adults and children, are walking and observing the artworks. The right wall features colorful prints with dollar signs and other abstract designs. The gallery has concrete floors and ceilings, illuminated by track lighting.

Museum admission to The Warhol includes all permanent and special exhibitions, daily film screenings, and daily gallery talks. Visitors are welcome to visit our entrance space, café, and store during museum hours without museum admission.

Traveling information

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The Andy Warhol Museum, entrance

Photo by Abby Warhola

Location

Located on the North Shore at Sandusky and East General Robinson Streets, The Warhol is across the Andy Warhol Bridge from downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Parking attendant kiosk painted to resemble the Warhol piece Brillo Box (Soap Pads).

Photo by Dean Kaufman

Parking

Located on the northeast corner of Sandusky and East General Robinson Streets, the museum parking is $8 (cashless) lot during normal museum hours and varies during non-operation hours.

Additional public parking is available north of the museum in the East General Robinson Street parking garage. Prices vary.

During your visit

A woman in printed pants and a blazer stands at the counter in the Andy Warhol Cafe. The walls are white brick, and three gray lights hang over the counter. Against the left side of the images, two boys sit at a counter that looks out the window to the street.

Photo by Dean Kaufman

The Warhol Café

Grab-and-go counter and Coffee Bar available to purchase sandwiches, salads, or enjoy perfectly brewed coffee, latte, espresso, and pastries to enjoy in the lobby gallery. Open Wednesday to Monday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition, on Fridays enjoy your favorite libations throughout the evening.

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Photo by Dean Kaufman

The Warhol Store

The store is open during museum hours and accessible without museum admission. It offers an extensive range of Warhol-inspired products including reproduction prints, T-shirts, stationery, giftware, and the most comprehensive selection of books on Warhol. Staff can be reached during museum hours at 412.237.8303 or by emailing store@warhol.org.

Visit our online store
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Photo by Sean Carroll

Gallery Talks

11:15 a.m. Daily,  2:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays – Free with museum admission.

Gallery talks provide an introduction to the museum and a thematic discussion related to Warhol’s life, art, and legacy. Gallery talks are led by artist educators, museum staff, or experts such as Donald Warhola, one of Andy Warhol’s 10 nieces and nephews.

A black and white film still split by a vertical line; on the left, a person gazes as another is spewing something out of their mouth towards their face, and on the right, the same person stares directly at something displaying their own side profile.

Andy Warhol, Outer and Inner Space, 1965, 16mm film, black-and-white, sound, 66 minutes; 33 minutes in double screen, © The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.

Daily Films

12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Daily – Free with museum admission.

Our daily theater screenings feature a selection of Warhol’s films that showcase his masterful techniques of being a subversive and experimental filmmaker.

Interact in the galleries

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Digital Guide

Explore The Warhol with our digital museum guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. Our guide takes you behind the scenes at The Warhol with exclusive multimedia perspectives from artists, curators, and more.

Explore the guide
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Photo by Dean Kaufman

Film & Video Gallery

Our film and video gallery is always on view on the museum’s fourth floor. It allows visitors and researchers alike to explore a large selection of Warhol’s film and video output, including feature films like The Chelsea Girls and television appearances on Saturday Night Live.

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Screen Test Machine

Museum visitors are invited to create their own screen test utilizing a computer touch screen, a moveable backdrop, a specially modified vintage camera, and twin studio lights. Upon completion, the visitor’s screen test is transformed digitally from real time to slow motion and pushed to the Internet, where it will be available on a custom webpage.

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DIY Warhol

This interactive web-based experience guides users step-by-step through cropping, exposing, underpainting and virtually pulling a silkscreen to achieve a Warhol-esque Pop Art aesthetic. When finished, users can download and share their creations.

DIY Warhol
A person uses a squeegee to push ink through a silkscreen while a child watches.

Photo by Sean Carroll

The Factory

Visit The Factory, our all-ages hands-on art studio, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Visitors can work with experienced Arts Educators to create handmade silkscreen printed artworks and souvenirs. Printing on paper is free, and other materials like tote bags, t-shirts, and bandanas are available for purchase with credit card.

 

Help preserve our collection and promote health and safety by adhering to these guidelines:

  • Follow foot traffic patterns where indicated.
  • Utilize hand sanitation stations before and after interacting with exhibitions.
  • Umbrellas, bags, and items over 11×16 inches can damage artworks and therefore, are not permitted in the galleries. Backpacks are permitted for medical purposes only. Please check them in lockers or ask the admission desk where oversized items may be stored. Security officers reserve the right to inspect all bags, boxes, or packages upon entry and exit.
  • Please do not touch any artwork unless instructed to do so—even a gentle touch can damage the art.
  • Please be sure to maintain a safe distance from other patrons. Six feet is recommended.
  • Be sure to maintain a safe distance from all paintings, sculptures, and any other artworks. Two feet is recommended.

Pencils and small sketch pads are permitted in the museum galleries. No weapons, firearms, or hazardous materials are permitted on museum property. City ordinance prohibits smoking, including vapor devices, inside the museum and within 5 feet of entrances.

Standard wheelchairs and gallery stools are available for use in the galleries free of charge on a limited basis at the admission desk. Please reserve more than 24 hours in advance by contacting access@warhol.org.

Though food and drink are not permitted in the museum galleries, you may bring your own food and drinks to enjoy in the entrance space. The Warhol Café also has a variety of options for purchase, including kid-friendly food.

Still photography in our galleries is permitted for private, non-commercial use only. The use of flash, movie and video cameras, tripods, and camera extensions, like selfie sticks, is not permitted. Photographs cannot be published, sold, reproduced, or otherwise commercially exploited in any manner whatsoever. The Warhol is not responsible for any uses of visitor photography that infringe upon third-party copyrights or other rights.

Restrooms are located on floor two and on the underground level. We respect the right of our visitors to use the restroom that best matches their gender identity. An accessible, all gender restroom is available on the underground level of the museum. Changing tables are available in all restrooms.

To ensure a fun and safe museum experience for your family, please adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Children should not be carried on shoulders or held over objects and displays.
  • Mothers are welcome to nurse wherever they are comfortable; we recommend the seating area on the museum’s underground level, which offers comfortable chairs and a safe area for children to explore.
  • Baby carriers must be worn facing front. Backpack-style carriers may be checked at admission desks.
  • Strollers are permitted on all levels of the museum. Please do not let children under the age of 12 push strollers or wheelchairs. Strollers are available free of charge on a limited basis at the admission desk.

Learn more about activities and offerings for kids and families.

We celebrate free expression and strive to be an inclusive institution where diverse perspectives can coexist. However, for the safety and welfare of all, we ask that visitors show common courtesy to fellow visitors and to our staff and service providers.

Visit Conduct Policy

Plan a group visit

We offer a range of accommodations for school groups—from boxed lunches to bus parking.

Learn more about group visits

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