Visitor Notices | Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Butterfly Forest will be closed for the 2026 spring and summer season as we transition the Conservatory’s west wing from steam to hot-water heat, the next step in our campus-wide decarbonization project. Butterflies will return to Phipps in 2027. To learn more about how to support butterflies and pollinators in your landscape, check out the butterfly garden and pollinator houses in our Children's Discovery Garden when you visit.

Some areas of the public garden occasionally close during normal business hours for private events and other activities, as follows:

Tues., May 26: Full Conservatory, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Fri., May 29: Broderie Room, 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | Outdoor Garden, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 3 – 10 p.m.
Sat., May 30: Broderie Room, 3 – 5 p.m. | Outdoor Garden, noon – 5 p.m.
Mon., June 1: Broderie Room, 9:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Thurs., June 4: Broderie Room, 4:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri., June 5: Broderie Room, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Sat., June 6: Outdoor Garden, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sat., June 6: Broderie Room, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 – 5 p.m.
Sun., June 7: Outdoor Garden, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Fri., June 12: Outdoor Garden, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Broderie Room, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Sat., June 13: Broderie Room, 2 – 5 p.m. | Outdoor Garden, 2 – 5 p.m.
Sun., June 14: Broderie Room, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Thurs., June 18: Tropical Forest, 2:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri., June 19: Broderie Room, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Sat., June 20: Outdoor Garden, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Broderie Room, 2 – 5 p.m.
Sun., June 21: Tropical Forest, 4:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri., June 26: Broderie Room, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Sat., June 27: Outdoor Garden, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Please note that the nearby Panther Hollow Bridge and Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge are presently closed to vehicular traffic, but it's still easy to visit by following posted detour signs. For Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge information, please visit the City of Pittsburgh website. A Panther Hollow Bridge detour can be achieved by utilizing Hobart Street, Beacon Street, Wightman Street and Schenley Drive; click here for an image.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix setup and event take place in Schenley Park on July 16 – 19. Street parking and the center island on Schenley Drive will be closed to Phipps guests, and all visitors must use valet service, which will be available free for members, $5 for nonmembers. Guests will only be able to enter via Schenley Park Bridge (Oakland side).

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