HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
1212 SMALLMAN STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 152224200 www.heinzhistorycenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT ENGAGES AND INSPIRES A LARGE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE WITH LINKS TO THE PAST, UNDERSTANDING IN THE PRESENT, AND GUIDANCE FOR THE FUTURE BY PRESERVING REGIONAL HISTORY AND PRESENTING THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WITH A WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTION. THIS WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHIVES, ARTIFACT COLLECTIONS, CONSERVATION, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, LIBRARY, MUSEUMS, PERFORMANCE, PUBLICATION, RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND INCREASINGLY, THROUGH BROADCAST MEDIA AND THE INTERNET.

TO PRESERVE AND PRESENT REGIONAL HISTORY.

EXHIBITION ADMISSIONS:THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WAS FOUNDED IN 1879 AND IS THE OLDEST CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN PITTSBURGH. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPERATES AND DOES BUSINESS AS THE SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER, THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS MUSEUM, THE MEADOWCROFT ROCKSHELTER & HISTORIC VILLAGE, THE FORT PITT MUSEUM, AND THE MUSEUM CONSERVATION CENTER. THIS FAMILY OF MUSEUMS IS NATIONALLY KNOWN FOR ITS AWARD-WINNER EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND PUBLICATIONS THAT DRAWS AN AUDIENCE OF SOME 300,000 VISITORS A YEAR AND REACHES IN EXCESS OF 1 MILLION MORE VIA PROGRAMMING ON BROADCAST MEDIA AND THE INTERNET.DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ANNUAL AUDIENCE DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 200,000. AS A RESULT OF REQUIRED CLOSURES AND CAPACITY LIMITATIONS, THE HISTORY CENTER ENGAGED IN VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, WHICH INCLUDED PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND VIRTUAL TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOMS. WE WERE ABLE TO REACH A WIDE AUDIENCE AND CONTINUE THE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT WE OFFER TO THE WESTERN PA COMMUNITY.

PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS:THE HISTORY CENTER MAINTAINED A CHANGING SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND INITIATIVES THAT INCREASED OUR OUTREACH AND FORMED INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS. IN 2020, THE HISTORY CENTER SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED, RESEARCHED, OR PREPARED FOR MULTIPLE EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING: THE VIETNAM WAR: 1945-1975; MASTER VISUAL ARTISTS; PITTSBURGH PORTRAITS; PITTSBURGH, VIRGINIA AND MORE. THE HISTORY CENTER ALSO SUCCESSFULLY HELD ITS ANNUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING NFL PLAY60, HOMETOWN-HOMEGROWN, FORT PITT LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM AND NATIONAL HISTORY DAY. MORE THAN 200,000 VISITORS WERE REACHED ACROSS OUR MUSEUM SYSTEM IN FY20, INCLUDING THE HISTORY CENTER, FORT PITT MUSEUM, AND MEADOWCROFT ROCKSHELTER AND HISTORIC VILLAGE DESPITE THE MANDATED CLOSURES THAT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2020 AND THAT LASTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

HISTORIC LIFE EVENT RENTALS AND COMMISSIONS:AS PENNSYLVANIA'S LARGEST HISTORY MUSEUM AND THE REGION'S OLDEST CULTURAL INSTITUTION, THE HISTORY CENTER IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING MEMORIES AND COMMEMORATING AND CELEBRATING MAJOR EVENTS - NOT JUST THE MANY WAYS PITTSBURGH HAS SHAPED THE WORLD, BUT BUSINESS AND PERSONAL HISTORIES AS WELL. THESE EVENTS ARE ALL PART OF THE FABRIC OF WHAT MAKES PITTSBURGH AN EXTRAORDINARY CITY AND FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION FOR HISTORY FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIANS AND VISITORS TO OUR REGION.

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