Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh receive an historic $65m gift from Daniel and Carole Kamin
Daniel and Carole Kamin make a transformational $65 million gift in support of Carnegie Science Center The Science Center, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, will be renamed in honor of the Kamins to recognize their history-making gift. In recognition of the transformational gift, which includes an initial contribution to the museum’s endowment as well as a bequest, the Science Center will be renamed the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center. Read more here
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