VMS Crossword 2022

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Across
  1. 2. This language’s alphabet, on the skylights of the Hall of Sculpture, was originally installed for the 1988 International.
  2. 3. The Stratovator takes visitors to 11 different depths within the Earth. This formation is shown at 2000 ft deep.
  3. 5. The only level of membership that can receive the Access discount.
  4. 8. The only local university with free admission dependent on the specific school the student attends.
  5. 10. The Great Horned Owl caught the scent of this infamous mammal in a nighttime display.
  6. 12. Most of the artificial plants on display in the Hall of Botany are sculpted of this insoluble material.
  7. 13. Central theme of the arduous Grand Staircase Mural by John White Alexander.
  8. 14. An organization that we do not reciprocate, but the Science Center does.
  9. 19. This five-lined friend can be found on display among the venomous snakes.
  10. 23. This is the only gallery where photography is specifically prohibited.
  11. 24. On the museum map, this area is marked with a set of crossed bones.
  12. 25. The less life-like alternative to taxidermy is referred to as “______ Skin”
  13. 26. The Art Deco wall relief housed in gallery 10 is known as the “Chariot of ______”
  14. 29. This horned creature used its thick fur hide to weather the climate of its chilling environment.
  15. 31. The Hopi built these painted wooden dolls to personify benevolent spirits.
  16. 32. The Hall of Miniatures exhibits small representations of Sarah Scaife’s former home in this nearby town.
  17. 34. This free type of membership is available to anyone from age 13-18.
  18. 36. The one day per week the museums close during the school year.
  19. 37. If you haven’t heard, this famous painting is featured on the museum map. What is the second word in its title?
  20. 39. Pennsylvania is divided into four geological divisions, this one is the farthest to the East.
  21. 41. The only level of the garage that offers bike parking.
  22. 43. Gallery 7 contains an audio component from Señor Pablo de Sarasate on this instrument.
  23. 46. CMOA Mascot
  24. 47. A special type of military discount offered between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
  25. 49. The very highest level of membership available for purchase.
Down
  1. 1. This office contains the Lost and Found.
  2. 4. CMNH spared no expense on the Wertz Gallery, containing this substance created from fossilized resin.
  3. 5. Spelled out, the parking rate for employees.
  4. 6. A sculpture near the Scaife bathrooms depicts a famed mythological hero of Ancient Greece holding the head of this slain enemy.
  5. 7. Radio channel used by Admissions.
  6. 9. A popular interactable area for kids encourages them to dig up dinosaur bones. This area is formally known as “Bonehunter’s _______”
  7. 10. An inflatable representation of this painting watches over the CMOA gift shop.
  8. 11. The mythology of this ominous creature was never more mischievous than in the legends of the Tlingit.
  9. 15. This Pittsburgh newspaper published a significant amount of work from famed photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris.
  10. 16. Fossil Fuels closes at __ P.M. every day.
  11. 17. Several clocks in the entry to an extraordinary gallery are set to the same time. The hour is ten, the minute is ______
  12. 18. A division of the larger Sioux Nation, this tribe is known for defeating Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass.
  13. 19. The spiraling neon piece is officially titled, “Having Fun/Good Life, _______”
  14. 20. The Scaife Gallery dubbed “Night Poetry” contains a transformative piece intended to be an homage to this author.
  15. 21. The interactable touchscreen of the Scaife Galleries allows you to sort images by keyword, year, accession number and more. Press this button to create a collage of all photos into the image of the photographer.
  16. 22. Swim on up to the third floor to find this type of fish represented in the totem pole outside Polar World.
  17. 25. A piece by Albert Bierstadt in Gallery 6 depicts an island populated by these semiaquatic mammals.
  18. 27. This juvenile dinosaur lends her name to our primary storage closet.
  19. 28. This tree of the Savannah is known to be a favored resting place for leopards.
  20. 30. Known as the brightest in the night sky, this star lends its name to our most common ware.
  21. 33. On the normal breaks schedule, who is on break from 12:40-1:10?
  22. 35. The front page of the Crossroads Gallery Guide features a piece currently on display in this section of the Scaife Gallery.
  23. 36. The name of an adorable duck-shaped chair that can be found among other decorative seating.
  24. 38. This unique seafoam green sculpture includes fool’s gold to juxtapose its optimistic title.
  25. 40. Dialing x2507 will call this person’s phone.
  26. 42. The Pterosaurs flying in DITT took their name from a deity worshipped by this Mesoamerican culture.
  27. 44. The color of the only membership cards that receive free parking.
  28. 45. In a gallery where less is more, 113 of these form a ring on the floor.
  29. 48. The Anthropocene Living Room requests visitor feedback by encouraging guests to place one of these into glass containers.