Current Exhibits
The History Center, Pennsylvania's largest history museum and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, appeals to visitors of all ages. Rediscover the region's roots in our core exhibition, Points In Time: Building a Life in Western Pennsylvania, 1750-Today.

Kids can learn while they play in Discovery Place and Kidsburgh, designed especially for them.

And don't forget to celebrate Western Pennsylvania's rich sports tradition in the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, a museum within a museum.



CURRENT EXHIBITS:

  • NEW! Formed and Fired: Three Ceramic Traditions
  • NEW! Pittsburgh Recast
  • NEW! The Darkest Month
  • NEW & Improved Heinz 57

  • Highlights from Clash of Empires




  • UPCOMING EXHIBITS:

  • COMING SOON!! Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation




  • PERMANENT EXHIBITS:

  • Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum

  • Points In Time: Building A Life in Western Pennsylvania, 1750-Today

  • Glass: Shattering Notions

  • Special Collections Gallery

  • Senator John Heinz: A Western Pennsylvania Legacy

  • Rediscovering Lewis & Clark: A Journey with the Rooney Family

  • Prine Collection of Woodworking Planes

  • Wrought Metal Treasures from the Blum Collection




  • SPECIAL KIDS ZONE:

  • Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum

  • Discovery Place

  • Kidsburgh