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
American Spirits
Step back in time to an exhilarating era of flappers & suffragists, bootleggers & temperance workers, & real-life legends like Al Capone & Carry Nation.
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
New! Visit the Special Collections Gallery to see original set pieces and exclusive artifacts from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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May 24
A Crisis of Criminality and Policing
Explore how decisions surrounding crime and law enforcement in 1920s America continue to have an impact today.
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May 26
Guided Tour: American Spirits
Join a History Center Docent for a roarin' good tour through the American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition exhibition. Tours begin at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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May 27
Free Family Fishing Day
Join staff from Point State Park and the Fort Pitt Museum for a free family fishing day at the Point. Modern fishing equipment will be provided.
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