Mattress Factory Museum Pittsburgh

What to expect at the mattress factory.
Mattress factory museum pittsburgh. The mattress factory is a museum of contemporary art that presents art you can get into room sized environments created by in residence artists. It was a pioneer of site specific installation art and features permanent installations by artists yayoi kusama james turrell and greer lankton. Located in the historic mexican war streets of pittsburgh s north side since 1977 the mattress factory is one of few museums of its kind anywhere.
The interactive exhibits make the mattress factory. The mattress factory is a contemporary art museum located in pittsburgh pennsylvania. Located on pittsburgh s north side since 1977 the mattress factory named for its location in a former stearns foster mattress factory warehouse is considered the best facility for installation art in the country.
Founded in 1977 the mattress factory is a contemporary art museum and experimental lab featuring site specific installations created by artists in residence from around the world. The avant garde art is sometimes a bit bewildering but always fun.