Editing Carnegie Science Center (section)

==History==
Its predecessor was the [[Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Building|Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science]], which opened on October 24, 1939. The Buhl Planetarium was the fifth major [[planetarium]] in the [[United States]], and was popular for several decades.  However, by the 1980s it had begun to show signs of age. An expansion was ruled out, so the institute was relocated to the Chateau neighborhood. However, it became apparent to the Buhl Institute that the relocation efforts would require more staffing than they were able to provide. At this point, the [[Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh|Carnegie Institute]] (under the leadership of [[Robert Wilburn]]) stepped in, showing interest in merging with the Buhl Institute. Both parties agreed to the merger in 1987. On October 5, 1989, construction began on the $40 million building, designed by local architect [[Tasso Katselas]], which was renamed the Carnegie Science Center as a result of the merger.<ref>{{cite book |author=[[Roy Lubove]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r3HxNErlwt4C&q=%22carnegie+science+center%22+1989+%24+million&pg=PA188 |title=Twentieth-century Pittsburgh: The post-steel era |date=August 1995 |isbn=9780822971672 |page=188 | publisher=University of Pittsburgh Pre |access-date=2016-07-16}}</ref> The Henry Buhl Jr. Planetarium and Observatory was reinvented in this new facility. The Center opened in October 1991.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/about/about-our-history/ |title=Our History |publisher=Carnegie Science Center |access-date=2016-07-16}}</ref> On January 23, 2024, the Carnegie Science Center announced that they received a 65 million dollar donation from Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin. In honor of the donation they announced plans to rename the center to The Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center<ref>{{cite web | url=https://triblive.com/aande/museums/carnegie-science-center-renamed-daniel-g-kamin-and-carole-l-kamin-science-center/ | title=Carnegie Science Center changing name after receiving $65M gift | date=23 January 2024 }}</ref>