An apparent Obama supporter attacks McCain supporter Ashley Todd and carves letter B into Todd's face.

Guest conductor Louis Langree leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for the first time in two performances at Heinz Hall: Friday June 6 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 8 at 2:30 p.m. Langree’s program includes Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905.” Pianist Garrick Ohlsson is the soloist for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27.

For more than 50 years, Donald Robinson has taken viewers on a visual journey with his stunning landscapes and lush wildlife photography. From powerful portraits to intricate, intimate photographs of butterflies and flowers, Robinson explores the world’s wonders with his camera in tow.

Carnegie Museum of Art announces the acquisition of six significant works for the collection.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History announces the completion of Dinosaurs in Their Time and the return of one of its most famous dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, with the opening of the exhibit's second and final phase on June 15, 2008. In order to accommodate the expected crowds, the museum will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Carnegie Museum of Art once again will hold a series of week-long summer art and architecture camps from June 16–August 15. These camps are designed for children ages 4–13. Each camp has an age-appropriate theme that involves kids in exploring the museum's collections and exhibitions as inspiration for imaginative and fun-filled creative self-expression.

Abstract Art before 1950: Watercolors, Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, an exhibition highlighting works by some of the abstract art movement’s most famous and pioneering practitioners, will be on view in the Scaife Works on Paper gallery at Carnegie Museum of Art from June 13–October 18, 2008.

On May 2, 2008, Carnegie Museum of Art holds a festive Gala Benefit and Preview for Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International. The Carnegie International is the oldest invitational survey of contemporary art in North America, and the 2008 installment is the 55th in its 112-year history.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History unveils a new exhibit in Wertz Gallery: Gems and Jewelry entitled Time Machines: Watches from the H.J. Heinz Collection. On display from now until July 6.

Carnegie Museum of Art announces the acquisition of the Tennyson Vase, 1867, a superbly crafted silver urn from the late 19th century, by British sculptor and designer Henry Hugh Armstead, and made by Hancocks and Sons, silversmiths to Queen Victoria. The vase was exhibited at the 1867 World's Fair in Paris, and then at the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna.

The artists whose work will be featured in Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International were announced today by Douglas Fogle, curator of contemporary art at Carnegie Museum of Art and curator of the exhibition. The show, on view from May 3, 2008, through January 11, 2009, will include works by 40 emerging and established artists from 17 countries.

The Scoop on Poop! is a traveling exhibition based on the popular book of the same name by Dr. Wayne Lynch. The exhibition leads visitors on an investigation of what poop is and how animals and humans use it—to build homes, hide from enemies, attract mates, send messages, cool off, and, yes, even eat!