Senator John Heinz History Center
Six floors connect Pittsburgh's workers, inventions, neighborhoods, sports, and television stories inside a former Strip District warehouse.
Artwork inspired by Henry Koerner
The History Center's six floors connect industrial work, immigration, food, innovation, sports, and television. Look for original Mister Rogers' Neighborhood sets and ask how a local program became a national shared memory. A red Heinz bottle draws attention, but the city's history is wider than one company.
The former warehouse belongs to the Strip District's industrial landscape; its brick fabric is part of the story. The Franco Harris Sports Museum occupies two floors, so choose whether sports or regional history gets your longer visit. Admission for visitors 17 and under is free, and a ticket allows Fort Pitt Museum entry the following day. The Detre Library follows its own schedule.
- Home
- Former Strip District industrial building
- Floors
- Six exhibition levels
- Children
- 17 and under free
Quick guide
- Choose a thread
- Follow one Pittsburgh story—work, food, television, or sport—across floors.
- Keep tomorrow open
- Your ticket also covers Fort Pitt Museum the following day.
Know before you go
- Start with place
- Notice how the former industrial building frames local history.
- Find a voice
- Compare a worker's or neighbor's story with a large company artifact.
- Visit the neighborhood
- Study the Mister Rogers sets as Pittsburgh-made television history.
- Cross into sports
- Give the Franco Harris Sports Museum time of its own.
Good to know
The Detre Library & Archives is free to use but is not open on the same daily schedule as museum galleries. Construction on the campus may cause occasional noise; the museum remains open.
Notice these
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood sets
- Heinz company artifacts
- Franco Harris Sports Museum