The Warhol: Pittsburgh, PA
The Warhol: Pittsburgh, PA, established in 1994 in Andy Warhol's home town, is a museum dedicated solely to the works of the iconic American artist. With the backing of several key foundations, The Warhol is home to a wide variety of Warhol's works and draws over 100,000 visitors each year.
A location fitting of a progressive thinker
The museum is located just across the Allegheny River from Downtown Pittsburgh near the terminus of the Warhol Bridge. It is part of a renovated side of town near the city's new baseball and football stadiums along the river's edge. Located in an old warehouse, the museum's use of space matches the artistic stylings and thoughts of Warhol himself.
Ongoing exhibitions
The Warhol is home to over 8,000 pieces of art, ranging in media from well-known prints and paintings to the more abstract films and live performing arts pieces. With 17 galleries on site, there are constantly new exhibitions being presented to the museums visitors as well as several traveling exhibits that are presented in countries around the world.
The museum's roots
Following the death of Warhol and the subsequent creation of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the idea to create The Warhol was developed in 1989. Though it did not reach completion until 1994, the efforts of the foundation in combination with The Carnegie Institute and The Dia Art Foundation were able to raise both the funding and necessary display pieces so that the museum was able able to hit the ground running. With ongoing donations through these three key groups as well as through private donors and art enthusiasts, the museum continues to thrive into the 21st century.
As society continues to struggle in search of ongoing support for the arts, The Warhol has proven to be a museum that has followed through in its dedication to the presentation of everything related to Andy Warhol. With a solid backing, a favorable location and a seemingly unending pool of incredible works of art, The Warhol is sure to continue as a favorite location of art buffs and pop culture mavens worldwide.