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:

Sat., April 18: Broderie Room, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Tues., April 28: Japanese Garden, all day
Sat., May 2: Broderie Room, 11 a.m. – noon and 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Sun., May 3: Broderie Room, 4 – 5 p.m.
Mon., May 4: Broderie Room, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 7: Tropical Forest, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri., May 15: Full Conservatory, 3 – 10 p.m.
Sun., May 17: Broderie Room, 2 – 4 p.m.
Wed., May 20: Outdoor Garden, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sat., May 23: Broderie Room, 2 – 4 p.m. | Outdoor Garden, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sun., May 24: Outdoor Garden, 2 – 5 p.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.

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.
On Sun., May 17, Schenley Drive will not be fully accessible to vehicles until noon on this day. The Conservatory will be open for regular business hours; guests arriving prior to noon are encouraged to find off-site parking our Directions and Parking page.
On Mon., June 6, Schenley Drive will not be fully accessible to vehicles until noon on this day. The Conservatory will be open for regular business hours; guests arriving prior to noon are encouraged to find off-site parking our Directions and Parking page.

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