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Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA

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Mattress Factory

Contemporary art museum on Pittsburgh's Northside known for site-specific installation art and an international artist residency program.

509 Jacksonia St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · Pittsburgh, PA

About Mattress Factory

Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum in Pittsburgh that pioneered site-specific installation art. It runs an international residency program and presents permanent installations by Yayoi Kusama, James Turrell, and Greer Lankton. The campus spans three historic buildings in the Mexican War Streets area, and the museum's roof is itself a light artwork that appears in the Northside evening skyline.

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