Western Pennsylvania
Sports Museum
Get in the game at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. When it comes to sports pride and sports history, no other region in the world compares.
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Fort Pitt
Museum
Step back in time at Point State Park to learn about Western Pennsylvania’s strategic role during the French & Indian War, the American Revolution, and as the birthplace of Pittsburgh.
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter
and Historic Village
Experience 19,000 years of history at North America's oldest site of human habitation. Then tour three recreated villages to learn what life was like for our earliest ancestors.
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Detre Library & Archives
Explore the rich history of Western Pennsylvania as part of the region’s preeminent archival collection.
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The Vietnam War: 1945-1975
Experience the groundbreaking exhibition on a controversial conflict that profoundly shaped American society – the Vietnam War.
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Exhibits & Events
The Vietnam War: 1945-1975
Beginning on April 13, the History Center will host a groundbreaking exhibition on one of the most controversial events of the 20th century: the Vietnam War.
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Visit the Special Collections Gallery to see original set pieces and exclusive artifacts from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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Sep 18
History Explorers: Archaeology Exploration
Join our dig team as we uncover historic finds and examine archaeological collections in the museum.
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Sep 18
An Evening with Tim O’Brien
Join the History Center for an evening featuring Tim O’Brien, acclaimed best-selling author of "The Things They Carried."
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Sep 20
Open-Late Film Series: The Deer Hunter
Join the History Center for its first-ever Open-Late Film Series and examine how Hollywood portrayed the Vietnam War. This evening, the film is "The Deer Hunter."
Heinz History Center
