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Could The Andy Warhol Museum’s Pop District Offer a Blueprint for Museum Recovery?

“A world-class museum, with a world-class collection, and a world-class community engagement program don’t have to be mutually exclusive."

By Christa Terry

New Biography ‘Warhol’ Separates the Man From the Myth

Blake Gopnik’s 976-page saga of Warhol's life is by turns gossipy, informative, exhaustive and reflective, separating the accurate stories from the rumors that became legend.

By David D'Arcy

Artist Vanessa German Celebrates Black Resilience in Her Mixed Media ‘Power Figures’

Pittsburgh-based artist Vanessa German debuts new sculptures displayed alongside altars meant to serve as protectors for black Americans.

By Jahunyia Healis

Thousands Gather at Vigils Around the World in Wake of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

By Sarah Skootsky

NJ Politics Digest: State Responds to Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack

By Observer Politics Team

How to Understand Pennsylvania’s Special Election—From Someone Who Lives There

By Thomas Farnan

Uber Riders Will Soon See Thousands of Self-Driving Volvos on the Road

By Sissi Cao

The Story Behind That Heart-Wrenching Viral Tweet of a Police Shooting Victim

By Michael Sainato

ClassPass Is Coming Soon to a City Near You

By Margaret Abrams

Michael Potts Tackles the ‘Particular Humanity’ of August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’

By John Bonazzo

Carnegie Museum of Art Tells the Stories of Its Collection and Its City

By Matthew Newton

Buyer Nabs World’s Most Valuable Baseball Card for ‘Only’ $1.3M

By Ashley Chappo

Art World Abstracts: The Louvre Abu Dhabi Nabs a George Washington Portrait, and More

By Nate Freeman

A Playground in Pittsburgh: The 2013 Carnegie International Is a Quiet Triumph

By Andrew Russeth

Warhol Museum Taps Director of Development, Patrick Moore, to Be Deputy Director

By Andrew Russeth

The Art Handler: SOM’s Roger Duffy, With the Help of His Artist Friends, Thinks Outside the Old Glass Box

By Matt Chaban

Warhol Museum Gains a Curator, Nicholas Chambers

By Dan Duray

Gotham Handcuffs: What Happens When You Make It Here and You Want to Leave?

By Dana Rubinstein

‘NYT’ Chief Art Critic Disses Pittsburgh

By Observer Staff

Sampling the Very Worst From a Sadly Mixed Season

By Robert Gottlieb

The View From Pittsburgh