Exhibits Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, It’s A Hockey Night in Pittsburgh! Opens May 26, 2018 This spring, visit the Western Pennsylvania Sprot Museum to see new artifacts and interactives as part of an expanded hockey section that incorporates objects from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most recent Stanley Cup championship teams.
The life fgure of Mario Lemieux hoisting the 1991 Stanley Cup will be on display in the hockey section. Photo by Nicole Lauletta.
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American Spirits: ˜e Rise and Eyes of Pittsburgh Heinz Fall of Prohibition A photographic installation highlight- Closes June 10, 2018 ing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s most Special Collections Gallery Step back in time to an exhilarating era iconic images capturing more than 100 Treasures that celebrate our ethnicity, of flappers & suffragists, bootleggers and years of the city’s unique history. industry, innovation, and lifestyle. temperance workers, and the infamous Al Capone and Carry Nation. Art of Facts|Uncovering Glass: Shattering Notions Pittsburgh Stories Barensfeld Gallery Rediscovering Lewis & Clark: Through April 29, 2018 A Journey with the Rooney Family
Discovery Place Prine Collection Discovery Place infuses hands-on of Woodworking Planes activities with historical content to inspire a new generation of innovators Wrought Metal Treasures and allows visitors to leave the space from the Blum Collection with a better understanding of how ideas become real-world innovations. Clash of Empires: The British, French & Indian War, Pittsburgh: A Tradition 1754-1763 of Innovation At Fort Pitt Museum: Visible Storage From Maps to Mermaids: Sigo Falk Collections Center Carved Powder Horns in Early America From Slavery to Freedom Prohibition agents pour liquor into the sewer Explore 250 years of African At Meadowcroft Rockshelter and while the New York City Deputy Police American history in Pennsylvania Commissioner looks on, 1921. Historic Village: Library of Congress, 3c23257. Western Pennsylvania Reopening for its 50th season Sports Museum on May 5, 2018
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television history. And it changed the world. reinforce his universal message of kindness and Rogers, a Latrobe native with a kind compassion. demeanor and gentle disposition, channeled This year, as the world celebrates the 50th his passion for music and teaching children to anniversary of the frst national broadcast of the show for nearly 900 episodes over a 33-year Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, it can be argued span. that Fred Rogers’ teachings have never been While many of us who grew up more relevant. His words still inspire us all to watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood have be kind to one another, to be neighborly, and to fond memories of X the Owl, Mr. McFeely, build a brighter future, together. King Friday XIII, and the “Neighborhood of The History Center will commemorate the Make Believe,” the show is also remembered show’s 50th anniversary in 2018 with several Happy Anniversary Mister Rogers – you’ve for tackling subjects that were traditionally new educational programs and exhibitions. made history! glossed over by children’s shows. Rogers openly This includes the addition of Fred Rogers’ iconic “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, discussed topics like competition, death, sweater and shoes to the display in the Sigo Falk a beautiful day for a neighbor … would you divorce, anger, and war in a comforting way Collections Center and new artifacts and video be mine?” that his young viewers could easily understand. content added to the interactive kids’ exhibition, When Fred McFeely Rogers sang that In recent years, as violence and tragedy Discovery Place. now-famous tune to open the frst national continue to plague our society, Rogers’ Be sure to check www.heinzhistorycenter.org broadcast of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on teachings have resurfaced on social media, for the most up-to-date information on events Feb. 19, 1968, it marked the beginning of one in the form of memes, videos, and a new and exhibits celebrating the 50th anniversary of of the most successful and influential runs in generation of Daniel the Tiger programs that Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
Visitors to the History Center can see the original set from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood along with several puppets, X the Owl’s tree, and King Friday XIII’s castle, in the History Center’s fourth foor Sigo Falk Collections Center. Photos by Rachellynn Schoen.
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