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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History Uncorked: Out of This World
Join us as we celebrate History Uncorked: Out of this World, Pittsburgh’s #1 party for young professionals on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at the History Center!
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Exhibits & Events
Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission
Go on an in-depth exploration of the Apollo 11 mission, the birth of the American space program, and the space race in the Destination Moon exhibit.
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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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Feb 19
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
In honor of Black History Month, join us for an exclusive preview screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary “The Green Book: Guide to Freedom."
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Feb 20
Inclined to Eat: Classic Pittsburgh Recipes
Help us make traditional Pittsburgh recipes in our kitchen classroom. Create pierogi, chipped-chop ham, and other classic recipes and enjoy your culinary creations!
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Feb 20
Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
Join us at the Homewood Library for a screening of “Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power,” part of the 2019 From Slavery to Freedom Film Series.
Heinz History Center
