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Must-See Holiday Highlights at the History Center

This holiday season, visit the History Center to see reminders of holiday traditions past and present. Find the Santa Mural in the homefront section of the We Can Do It:…

Eight Days of Hanukkah

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is here, and the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives of the Heinz History Center has prepared eight days of treats from the archives. Day…

Spotlight on the Sherman

Tank owner John Tippins and History Center President and CEO Andy Masich with the Sherman tank on display outside the History Center. Photo by Rachellynn Schoen. Pittsburgh’s contributions to World…

An In-Depth Look at the Italian American Program

The Italian American display of the fourth floor Special Collections Gallery highlights only a fraction of the History Center’s Italian American Collection. The Senator John Heinz History Center’s Italian American…

#AskaCurator: Part 2

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the History Center participated in #AskaCurator day on Twitter, an international event with over 1,000 participating museums from over 50 countries. The questions were fantastic and…

#AskaCurator: Part 1

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the History Center participated in #AskaCurator day on Twitter, an international event with over 1,000 participating museums from over 50 countries. The questions were fantastic and…

Italian Heritage Day

On Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, the Senator John Heinz History Center’s Italian American Program will kick off National Italian Heritage month in Pittsburgh by hosting the second annual Italian Heritage…

A History of Curtiss-Wright During WWII

The completed display in the We Can Do It! WWII exhibit. The propeller is a SB2C Helldiver dive bomber made by the Curtiss-Wright propeller division, Beaver, Pa., c. 1943. L2015.44.1.…

Becoming History Detectives

For 27 days this summer, rising fifth and sixth graders from the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Summer Dreamers Academy explored the History Center’s exhibitions and collections with one goal in mind:…

You Never Know What You’ll Find at Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures

Each year, over 1,000 people visit the History Center for the annual Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures event with KDKA-TV. The items people bring to the museum include family heirlooms, garage sale…