Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony is hosting a New Year's Eve celebration called Silvester that will conclude about 6 p.m. today because that's when Germany's midnight occurs. Continuing is the annual Christmas season display of the Yobp-Eckstein log house village and toy railroad on view through early January. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. daily; closed Mondays and holidays. Reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit the Web site, www.harmonymuseum.org.

<B>Carnegie Museum of Natural History</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland, closes at 5 p.m. tonight for New Year's Eve. Continuing is the exhibit "Dinosaurs in Their Time" and through May 2 the traveling exhibition "Whales/Tohora," an interactive exhibit. 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. Closed major holidays. Admission, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Art, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, and $11 for students and children age 3 and older, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.carnegiemnh.org.<B>Pittsburgh Children's Museum</B>, 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, will be closed on Friday for New Year's Day. Continuing is the exhibit "Tough Art" through Jan. 10. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, except holidays. Admission is $11 for adults; $10 for senior citizens and children ages 2 to 18, and free for children younger than 2. Parking is $5 for non-members. Call 412-322-5058 or visit the Web site, www.pittsburghkids.org.<B>Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens</B> in Schenley Park continues "Life in the Gardens: Fräbel Glass at Phipps" through January. This exhibit features the work of German-born artist Hans Godo Fräbel, a founding father of modern glass sculpture. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 10 p.m. on Fridays, except holidays. Admission rates are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors age 62 and older and students with ID, and $7 for children ages 2 to 18. Phipps members and children younger than 2 are admitted free. Call 412-622-6914 or visit www.phipps.conservatory.org.