Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony is open from 1 to 4 p.m. daily; closed Mondays. Reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit www.harmonymuseum.org.

<B>Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens</B>, One Schenley Park, hosts "The Fall Flower Show: Gothic Gardens in Autumn" featuring a garden railroad, mythic creatures and chrysanthemums from Saturday through Nov. 7. Halloween Happenings is planned for 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29, when guests can take their children dressed in costume for a variety of Halloween activities free with paid admission. Fall Fridays will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 with appetizers and beverages available. Docent-led tours are free with general admission. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays until 10 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults; $11 for senior citizens age 62 and older and students with valid ID; $9 for children ages 2 to 18; and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.<B>Heinz History Center</B>, 1212 Smallman St., is showing "Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art" containing original works by Michelangelo, Bernini and Giotto in the largest Vatican exhibit ever to visit North America., through Jan. 9. Nearly 200 rare pieces of art and historical objects from the Vatican are shown along with a special collection of Western Pennsylvania religious artifacts. Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for senior citizens and students with college ID, and $13 for children ages 6 to 13: children age 5 and younger are admitted free. Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 888-588-4226. The center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.<B>ToonSeum</B>, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., presents "PIX," Pittsburgh's first ever exposition devoted solely to creator-owned, self-published, small-press, and handmade comics, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. "PIX" will be held at the newly refurbished 17,000 square foot top floor of the Guardian Storage facility at 2839 Liberty Ave. Visit www.pixcomics.org.<B>Children's Museum</B>, 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, features "Tough Art," four interactive artworks tough enough to withstand handling by kids, through Jan. 16. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $11 for adults; $10 for senior citizens older than 65 and children ages 2 to 18, and free for children younger than 2. Parking is $5 for nonmembers. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.<B>Carnegie Museum of Natural History</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave., concludes on Sunday "Pittsburgh Adorned: Classic to Contemporary" with more than 80 pieces of jewelry from private local collections and those of Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with additional hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Art, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, and $11 for students with ID and children ages 3 to 18, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.carnegiemnh.org.