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Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony is open from 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 website, www.harmonymuseum.org.

<B>Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens</B> in Schenley Park continues the summer flower show, "Gargoyles in the Garden," through Sept. 12. Also open is the annual butterfly forest through Sept. 6. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours until 10 p.m. Fridays. 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. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.<B>Pittsburgh Children's Museum,</B> 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, hosts clay workshops at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The workshops are free but space is limited, so register by calling 412-322-5058, Ext. 201. A garage/workshop exhibit featuring a "car of the future" will be held May 22 and 23. The exhibit "Yinz Play!" continues through June 6. The museum is closed Memorial Day. Regular 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 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 the website, www.pittsburghkids.org.<B>ToonSeum</B>, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art, 945 Liberty Ave., hosts "The Art of AKIRA" through July 18. It focuses on the film by Katsuhiro Otomo. This is billed as the largest collection of AKIRA production art ever displayed to the public and was culled from more than 10,000 pieces of original production art from the private collection of guest curator Joe Peacock. Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, except holidays. Museum admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 17; children younger than 5 are admitted free. Visit the website, www.toonseum.org.<B>Heinz History Center</B>, 1212 Smallman St., continues through July 18 "Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon," an exhibition from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens. The exhibition features nearly 100 objects, including full-scale figures of Washington, architectural models, decorative and fine art items, maps, manuscripts and paintings. Continuing are "Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation" celebrating Pittsburgh's impact on the world over the past 250 years, and "Behind the Scenes with the Pittsburgh Steelers: Photographs by Mike Fabus." Center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except holidays. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens age 62 and older, $5 for students with ID and for children ages 4 to 17, and free for children 3 and younger. Call 412-454-6000.<B>Carnegie Science Center</B>, North Side, marks Nurses Week through Friday. Onsite health education and blood pressure screenings will be offered. Nurses can enjoy a buy-one-get-one-free admission with ID. Regular admission is $17.95 for adults and $9.95 for children ages 3 to 12; admission is discounted for senior citizens on Tuesdays. Parking is $5. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; closed holidays. Call 412-237-3400 or visit the website, www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.

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