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 16,000 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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Museum Conservation Center
Learn how to properly preserve and care for your family heirlooms at the History Center’s newest educational facility.
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Exhibits & Events
Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission
Launching September 29, 2018! The History Center is partnering with the Smithsonian Institution to bring a blockbuster exhibition of lunar proportions to Pittsburgh.
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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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Aug 22
Hop Into History: Celebrate Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” as we play, laugh, watch, and enjoy creating in this session that explores the world of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
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Aug 22
The Assassination of Martin Luther King
Join us at the Frick Environmental Center for a screening of “The Assassination of Martin Luther King,” part of the 2018 From Slavery to Freedom Film Series.
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Aug 25
Indian Captive, Indian King: Peter Williamson’s American Odyssey
Dr. Timothy Shannon will unravel fact from fiction in Peter Williamson's Indian captivity odyssey.
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