Explore the important role emotions, memory and imagination play in our everyday lives through hands-on and digital experiences focused on the five emotions featured in the award-winning film: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear.
In this exhibit, visitors can:
- Step into headquarters to explore the range and intensity of emotions at the Control Panel
- Explore some of the ways we show how we feel with our faces and bodies at the Emotions Mirrors
- Think about an important memory and how it made you feel — or show how you are feeling right now by creating a glowing Memory Sphere
- Use your imagination to create a story and perform it at Dream Productions
- Work to keep the train on track — what feelings do you have when you control and balance the Train of Thought?
- Explore how emotions work together as you stack and balance the Emotion Blocks

About Inside Out
Pixar’s hit animated feature Inside Out is the story of 11-year-old Riley, who like all of us, is guided by her emotions — Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco as Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive. Inside Out was released in 2015.
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This exhibition was developed by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios. © Disney/Pixar. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.