While air travelers no longer must remove their shoes for the TSA, flying can still be stressful. But Pittsburgh International Airport is betting that when its new terminal opens this fall, visitors will want to take at least a few moments to appreciate the public artworks that enliven seemingly every corner of the facility, down to the restrooms and baggage claims.
Though most of the pieces are newly commissioned, and created by Pittsburgh-based artists, the very first thing many travelers at the new departures terminal will notice is an old favorite. Alexander Calder’s two-story-tall 1959 mobile “Pittsburgh” hangs from the high wooden ceiling, directly inside the entrance from the curbside. The mobile, which famed artist Calder made for that year’s Carnegie International, was immediately afterward donated to Pittsburgh Airport, where it lived for decades before making the move to the terminal built in 1991.
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Originally published: September 29, 2025
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