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Press Releases & Media Alerts
2021
2020
- Nov. 17, 2020: Holiday Fun: History Center Extends Free Admission for Kids through December
- Nov. 10, 2020: History Center Museum Shop Offers Pittsburgh-Proud Holiday Gifts In-Store and Online
- Nov. 3, 2020: History Center to Offer Free Admission for Kids in November
- Oct. 26, 2020: History Center to Host Virtual Program Exploring Library & Archives Collections
- Oct. 14, 2020: History Center to Focus on Civics Education with New Initiative and Exhibition
- Sept. 29, 2020: Meadowcroft to Extend Free Admission for Kids through October
- Sept. 28, 2020: History Center to Host Virtual Program Exploring Accessible Transportation in Western Pa.
- Sept. 14, 2020: Yummy Art: History Center Virtual Program to Feature Pittsburgh “Cookie Activist” Jasmine Cho
- Aug. 31, 2020: Meadowcroft to Offer Free Admission for Kids in September
- Aug. 10, 2020: Votes for Women: History Center to Celebrate 19th Amendment Centennial with Virtual Smithsonian Lecture
- Aug. 3, 2020: Take Me Out to the “Base Ball” Game at Meadowcroft
- July 27, 2020: Meadowcroft Rocks: Free Admission for Kids in August
- July 20, 2020: Poptastic! History Center to Host Virtual Happy Hour with Pop Artist Burton Morris
- July 1, 2020: Kids Get in Free at Meadowcroft Throughout July
- June 25, 2020: Meadowcroft to Open for 52nd Season on July 1
- June 24, 2020: Portraits of Pittsburgh: History Center Set to Reopen on July 1 with New Smithsonian Exhibition
- June 9, 2020: History Center to Host Virtual Book Launch
- May 4, 2020: History Center to Host Two Virtual Genealogy Workshops in May
- April 9, 2020: History Center Announces Winners of All-Digital National History Day Competition
- April 2, 2020: History Center Collecting Materials Related to COVID-19 Response in Western Pennsylvania
- March 19, 2020: History Center Offers Digital Learning Resources During COVID-19 Closure
- March 4, 2020: History Center Unveils New Airport Figure to Join Franco and George
- March 2, 2020: History Center to Host Sixth Annual Irish Genealogy Workshop on St. Patrick’s Day
- Feb. 18, 2020: Forging the Way: History Center Launches Women’s History Initiative
- Feb. 5, 2020: Back to the ’80s: History Center to Host 22nd Annual History Uncorked
- Jan. 21, 2020: History Center to Honor Black History Month with Special Programming
- Jan. 8, 2020: Super Saturday: History Center to Host NFL PLAY 60 Training Camp
2019
- December 26, 2019: Fort Pitt Museum to Temporarily Close in January for Updates
- December 12, 2019: Master Visual Artists: History Center to Open New Art Exhibit this Saturday
- December 9, 2019: “The Current War” Filmmakers to Join Andy Masich for Special Event at History Center
- December 4, 2019: History Center to Host “Feast of the Seven Fishes” Film Screening
- November 25, 2019: History Center to Host Italian Holiday Concert
- November 18, 2019: History Center Adds Fred Rogers’ Clothing to Popular Exhibit
- November 14, 2019: A Very Merry Pittsburgh: History Center’s New Holiday Exhibit Opens this Saturday
- November 4, 2019: History Center Program to Explore Collections Housed in Detre Library & Archives
- October 28, 2019: History Center Museum Shop Offers One-of-a-Kind Holiday Gifts
- October 14, 2019: Fall Finale: Meadowcroft to Conclude Season with Day of Family Fun
- October 9, 2019: Tricks, Treats, and Trivia: Fort Pitt Museum to Host 21+ Night
- October 7, 2019: Heinz 150: History Center’s Annual Hometown-Homegrown Food Expo to Celebrate All Things Heinz
- October 3, 2019: Pittsburgh, Virginia? Fort Pitt Museum’s New Exhibit Explores Hidden Chapter in Region’s History
- September 26, 2019: Meadowcroft to Host a Walk in Penn’s Woods
- September 24, 2019: Benvenuti! History Center to Host Sixth Annual Italian Heritage Day
- September 19, 2019: Dig It: Meadowcroft to Host Archaeology Day
- September 12, 2019: Meadowcroft to Host Frontier Heritage Weekend
- September 11, 2019: Heinztoberfest: History Center to Host Month-Long Celebration of Heinz’s 150th Anniversary
- September 4, 2019: War is Over: Last Chance to See the History Center’s Groundbreaking Vietnam War Exhibition
- August 28, 2019: History Center to Host Book Launch for CMU Professor Joe William Trotter, Jr.
- August 26, 2019: Archaeologists to Collect Meadowcroft Rockshelter Sediment Samples for DNA Testing
- August 21, 2019: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Award-Winning Author and Historian Max Edelson
- August 19, 2019: History Center to Conclude Vietnam War Speaker Series with Author Lan Cao
- August 6, 2019: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out: History Center’s Woodstock Night to Mark 50th Anniversary
- July 31, 2019: History Center to Host Tenth Annual Bocce Tournament & Festival
- July 30, 2019: Play Ball! Meadowcroft to Host Vintage Base Ball Game
- July 29, 2019: History Center Program to Explore Black Media and the Vietnam War
- July 24, 2019: History Center Announces Special Event with Best-Selling Author Tim O’Brien this September
- July 17, 2019: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Fifth Annual Women’s History Seminar
- July 11, 2019: History Center to Host Award-Winning Filmmaker Lynn Novick
- July 10, 2019: History Center to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Mission
- July 9, 2019: Meadowcroft to Offer Free Admission on July 20-21
- July 2, 2019: Meadowcroft to Present Special Program on Cliftonville Mine Riot
- June 27, 2019: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Conversation with Artist Robert Griffing
- June 18, 2019: Fighting Back: Heinz History Center to Host Vietnam Veteran and Steelers Legend Rocky Bleier
- June 11, 2019: History Center to Host First German Genealogy Workshop
- June 4, 2019: History Center to Kick Off Vietnam War Speaker Series with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Fredrik Logevall
- May 30, 2019: Meadowcroft to Host 22nd Annual Atlatl Competition
- May 29, 2019: History Center to Honor Early Filmmaking Pioneer Lois Weber
- May 28, 2019: Fort Pitt 50: Fort Pitt Museum to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
- May 22, 2019: History Center to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day
- May 20, 2019: LAUNCHED: History Center’s New Book Examines the Life of Olympian Herb Douglas
- May 16, 2019: History Center Partners with UPMC to Offer “Kids Free Sundays” in June
- May 15, 2019: History Center to Offer Free Admission for Veterans on Memorial Day Weekend
- May 7, 2019: History Center to Honor Innovative Pittsburghers at 27th Annual History Makers Award Dinner
- May 1, 2019: History Center to Host Italian Genealogy Workshop
- April 17, 2019: Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village to Open for 2019 Season on May 4
- April 15, 2019: History Center to Host African American Genealogy Workshop
- April 11, 2019: History Center to Host Groundbreaking Exhibit on the Vietnam War
- April 2, 2019: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Author and Historian Patrick Spero
- March 25, 2019: Hundreds of Local Students to Showcase Creative Projects at History Center’s National History Day Competition
- March 13, 2019: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Seminar Commemorating 245th Anniversary of Lord Dunmore’s War
- March 11, 2019: History Center’s Detre Library & Archives to Host Fifth Annual Irish Genealogy Workshop
- March 6, 2019: History Center to Host Seventh Annual Vintage Pittsburgh Retro Fair
- March 4, 2019: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Lecture on 1779 Bucktooth Run Battlefield
- February 26, 2019: History Center to Celebrate Women’s History Month with “The Rock” Premiere
- February 15, 2019: History Center, Astrobotic to Send Token from Kennywood Park to the Moon
- February 6, 2019: Out of this World: History Center to Host 21st Annual History Uncorked
- February 4, 2019: Final Countdown: Last Chance to See the History Center’s Destination Moon Exhibit
- January 28, 2019: History Center to Send a Piece of Pittsburgh to the Moon
- January 24, 2019: A Great Day for Hockey: Sports Museum to Unveil New Hockey Exhibit
- January 20, 2019: History Center to Honor Black History Month with Events and Exhibits
- January 8, 2019: Super Saturday: History Center to Host NFL PLAY 60 Training Camp
- January 2, 2019: Be in the Room Where it Happens: History Center to Explore the History Behind “Hamilton”
2018
- December 31, 2018: Interstellar Family Fun: History Center to Host Destination Moon Family Day
- December 27, 2018: Fort Pitt Museum to Temporarily Close in January for Updates
- December 4, 2018: This Week: History Center to Honor Pearl Harbor Day with Veterans Panel and Flag Ceremony
- November 29, 2018: Sports Museum to Display Game-Worn Jerseys from Steelers Legends
- November 27, 2018: History Center to Host Smithsonian Curator for Behind-the-Scenes Look at Destination Moon Exhibit
- November 19, 2018: Last Chance to See Original Costumes from Marvel’s Black Panther at the History Center
- November 15, 2018: Moon for the Holidays: Bring the Crew to See the History Center’s Destination Moon Exhibit
- November 14, 2018: History Center Museum Shop Offers One-Of-A-Kind Pittsburgh Gifts
- November 14, 2018: Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum to Host Tenth Annual WPIAL Summit on Sportsmanship
- November 9, 2018: History Center to Honor Veterans Day with Patriotic Concert and Flag Ceremony
- November 6, 2018: History Center Program to Celebrate Voices of Pittsburgh’s Past
- November 5, 2018: Just the Way You Are: History Center to Celebrate 50 Years in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
- November 2, 2018: History Center’s Detre Library & Archives Collecting Materials from Tree of Life Synagogue Tragedy
- October 22, 2018: Fall Finale: Meadowcroft to Conclude 50th Season with Day of Family Fun
- October 17, 2018: Fort Night: Explore Pittsburgh’s Beer History at the Fort Pitt Museum
- October 16, 2018: First Man: History Center to Host Neil Armstrong Biographer James Hansen
- October 11, 2018: Walking Dead Meets Living Dead: History Center to Dig into Pittsburgh’s Zombie History
- October 10, 2018: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Seminar on Powder Horns in Early America
- October 8, 2018: Fall Flavors: History Center’s Annual Hometown–Homegrown Food Expo Returns on Oct. 20
- October 4, 2018: History Center to Host “This African-American Life: An Evening with Hugh B. Price”
- October 3, 2018: Dig It: Meadowcroft to Host Archaeology Day
- October 2, 2018: Moonwalking: History Center to Host Launch Party for Astronauts of All Ages
- October 1, 2018: Benvenuti! History Center to Host Fifth Annual Italian Heritage Day
- September 27, 2018: One Giant Leap for Pittsburgh: Smithsonian’s Destination Moon Exhibit Set to Launch at the History Center
- September 19, 2018: Fort Pitt Museum to Commemorate 240th Anniversary of Treaty of Fort Pitt
- September 13, 2018: Meadowcroft to Host Frontier Heritage Weekend
- August 29, 2018: From Maps to Mermaids: Fort Pitt Museum’s Carved Powder Horn Exhibit Extended
- August 27, 2018: History Center Program to Explore Early Career of Post-Gazette Columnist Sally Kalson
- August 21, 2018: History Center to Host Mister Rogers Book Launch with Author Maxwell King
- August 20, 2018: History Center to Host Culinary Historian Michael Twitty
- August 14, 2018: Meadowcroft’s Pine Bank Covered Bridge Wins 2018 Historic Preservation Award
- August 13, 2018: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Historian and Author Dr. Timothy Shannon
- August 8, 2018: Play Ball! Meadowcroft to Host Vintage Base Ball Game
- August 8, 2018: Nationally Acclaimed Pop Artist Burton Morris to Teach Local Kids at History Center
- July 31, 2018: History Center to Host Ninth Annual Bocce Tournament & Festival
- July 17, 2018: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Fourth Annual Women’s History Seminar
- July 10, 2018: Bar Games for Democracy: History Center Event to Explore the Impact of Gerrymandering
- June 19, 2018: History Center Museums to Celebrate Fourth of July with Patriotic Activities
- May 29, 2018: Last Call! History Center’s American Spirits Exhibit Closes June 10
- May 15, 2018: Meadowcroft Invites Visitors to Experience Life with a Shawnee Family
- April 18, 2018: From Merlot to Moscato: History Center to Host a Smithsonian Conversation on Wine
- April 17, 2018: Fort Pitt Museum and Meadowcroft Win Statewide Achievement Awards
- April 17, 2018: Fort Pitt Museum to Host Seminar on 1774 Conflict Known as Dunmore’s War
- April 11, 2018: Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village Kicks Off 50th Season on May 5
- March 19, 2018: History Center to Display Fred Rogers’ Sweater and Shoes from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”
- March 14, 2018: History Center to Host Sixth Annual Vintage Pittsburgh Retro Fair
- March 5, 2018: Hundreds of Local Students to Showcase Creative Projects at History Center’s National History Day Competition
- February 22, 2018: History Center’s Detre Library & Archives to Host Irish Genealogy Workshop
- February 20, 2018: History Center and Wigle Whiskey to Release “Prohibition Rye”
- February 8, 2018: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition: History Center’s New Exhibit Brings the Roaring ’20s to Life
- January 29, 2018: History Center Honors Black History Month with Events and Exhibits
- January 22, 2018: Super Saturday: History Center to Host NFL PLAY 60 Training Camp
2017
- December 27, 2017: Fort Pitt Museum to Temporarily Close in January for Updates
- November 28, 2017: David McCullough to Visit History Center for Sold Out Book Talk
- November 16, 2017: Holly Jolly History: New Christmas Exhibit to Feature Kaufmann’s Windows and Santaland Artifacts
- November 9, 2017: Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum to Host Ninth Annual WPIAL Summit on Sportsmanship
- November 7, 2017: History Center and Fort Pitt Museum to Honor Veterans Day with Patriotic Activities
- October 20, 2017: History Center Events to Examine Italian-Jewish Heritage in Pittsburgh and Beyond
- October 18, 2017: After-Hours Fun at the Fort: Fall Harvest Event
- October 3, 2017: Dig It: Meadowcroft to Host Archaeology Day
- September 27, 2017: Fall Flavors: History Center to Host Hometown-Homegrown Food Expo
- July 22, 2017: Pittsburgh Illustrated: New History Center Exhibit Showcases Works of Art by the Society of Illustrators
- June 28, 2017: From Maps to Mermaids: Fort Pitt Museum’s New Exhibit Showcases 18th Century Powder Horns
- May 2, 2017: Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village Opens 49th Season This Weekend
- April 27, 2017: Fort Pitt Museum’s New Exhibition to Highlight the Life and Legacy of Nat Youngblood
- April 12, 2017: History Center to Host Fifth Annual Vintage Pittsburgh Vendor Fair
- April 5, 2017: Thomas Tull Donates Iconic 1960 World Series Artifacts to Heinz History Center
- March 24, 2017: History Center’s We Can Do It! WWII Exhibition Hits the Road
- February 22, 2017: History Center to Host Blockbuster Smithsonian Exhibit on the Apollo 11 Mission
- February 16, 2017: History Center Partners with Google Arts & Culture to Launch New Virtual Exhibit for Presidents Day Weekend
2016
- December 15, 2016: History Center’s #Pixburgh Exhibition Explores Life Through the Lens of Pittsburghers
- February 12, 2016: History Center’s Visible Storage Takes Visitors Behind the Scenes
2015
- December 16, 2015: We Can Do It! WWII Exhibition Extended to Jan. 10
- November 2, 2015: Jimmy Stewart’s Flight Jacket
- October 22, 2015: History Center Announces Donation of Historical Objects from Macy’s/Kaufmann’s
- August 17, 2015: Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures
- August 7, 2015: Rare Artifacts and Photos from the Pittsburgh Police Historical Collection
- June 17, 2015: Sherman Tank Comes to the History Center
- April 25, 2015: We Can Do It! WWII Exhibition
- January, 21, 2015: Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Has a New Home
2014
- December 2, 2014: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with the Veterans Breakfast Club
- November 24, 2014: David McCullough, Dave Hawley & Andy Masich to Discuss the Steamboat Arabia
- November 10, 2014: Buncher Free Admission Days & Pickle Party
- October 23, 2014: History Center to Host Smithsonian Jazz Program
- September 24, 2014: Italian Heritage Day
- September 17, 2014: Museum Conservation Center
- September 6, 2014: New Heinz Exhibition
- July 29, 2014: Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures
- June 16, 2014: Hometown-Homegrown
- June 12, 2014: 150-Year-Old Pickles Arrive at the History Center
- June 4, 2014: Fort Pitt Museum’s Living History Summer Programs
- May 5, 2014: History Makers Awards Dinner
- April 30, 2014: Meadowcroft Opens for the Season
- April 24, 2014: Pittsburgh’s Lost Steamboat: Treasures of the Arabia
- April 24, 2014: Sports Museum to Display Mazeroski 1960 World Series Artifacts
- February 7, 2014: Sports Museum Celebrates the Winter Olympics
- January 30, 2014: From Slavery to Freedom Relaunch