Senator John Heinz History Center

The Senator John Heinz History Center is an award-winning American history museum and Pittsburgh first-day attraction featuring unrivaled historical collections and the stories of Western Pennsylvania people. The History Center is dedicated to creatively presenting history to large and diverse audiences—inspiring people to learn from the past in order to make better decisions in the present and plans for the future. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Pittsburgh’s History Center is the largest history museum in Pennsylvania—a 350,000 sq./ft. facility with six floors of long-term and changing exhibition space, a museum conservation center, and spectacular spaces for special events. The History Center’s museum system includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, a dynamic museum-within-a-museum; the Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park; Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village, a National Historic Landmark located in Avella, Pa. in Washington County.  The History Center presents the most compelling stories from American history with a Western Pennsylvania connection, all in an interactive environment perfect for visitors of every age.