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Parking & Directions

Parking and Transportation

Parking is located at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. The museum operates a six-level parking facility for cars and small vans. The entrance is located at the intersection of S. Craig Street and Forbes Avenue. Event parking costs $10 per vehicle. Street parking in Oakland is also available (free after 6:00 p.m.)

Bicycle parking is available on Level 5 of the garage.

The Carnegie Library Lecture Hall is connected to the following bus routes: 54, 61A, 61B, 61C, 67, 71A, 71B, 71C, 71D, 75, 93. All bus routes are subject to change. Please visit Pittsburgh Regional Transit for up-to-date schedules.

Finding the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall

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The address for the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall is 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Please enter the building through the Portal Entrance, located in the library/museum parking lot opposite Craig Street. If you are being dropped off at the Lecture Hall, follow the driveway on the top level of the parking lot opposite Craig Street to the Portal Entrance.

Once you enter through the Portal Entrance, directional signs and event staff will guide you to Basecamp. At Basecamp, you will be able to visit our Box Office, purchase books from White Whale Bookstore, learn more about Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures at our Information Table, and enter the Lecture Hall.

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Please note that the entrance to the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall faces Schenley Drive (near the Frick Fine Arts Building and the yellow bridge by Phipps Conservatory).

From the parking lot:

Once in the parking lot, make sure you are at the very top level of the garage. When facing the elevators, there is a pathway to the left that takes you around the outside of the building. This pathway slopes slightly upwards and will take you to the front doors of the Lecture Hall.

Drop-offs:

If you are being dropped off at the Lecture Hall, instruct your driver to stop on Schenley Drive, just in between the Frick Fine Arts Building and the yellow bridge by Phipps Conservatory. You will see city parking along the sidewalk, and the sidewalk branches off on a leveled path that leads straight to the Lecture Hall doors.

Entering the Hall:

There are steps with a railing leading up to the Lecture Hall doors. To the right-hand side of these steps is a powered lift entrance. Security guards will be outside to assist you with the lift.

If you would prefer to not use a lift, an alternative entrance is available through the Portal Entry in the parking lot. This internal path to the hall can be tricky, so please contact us in advance of your visit if this is your preference and we can arrange for someone to meet you at the Portal Entry and guide you through the building.

As of July 10, 2023

Map to Parking Lot and Portal Entry

As of July 10, 2023