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Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue (Schenley Drive Extension), Oakland (Pittsburgh) City Business & Industry, Education, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations, Steel Art Blakey (1919-1990) August 26, 2007
This list of museums in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for ...
213 Smithfield Street Downtown 1972 Pittsburgh Athletic Association: 1911 Janssen & Abbott Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard Oakland 1970 Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Building: 1900 c. 244 Boulevard of the Allies, 109-115 Wood Street Downtown 1975 Pittsburgh Brewing Company: 1888 and after 3340 Liberty Avenue Lawrenceville 1979
Opened in 1991, but with a history that dates to October 24, 1939, the Kamin Science Center is the most visited museum in Pittsburgh. [9] The Kamin Science Center houses the Buhl Planetarium & Observatory, the Rangos Giant Cinema Theater, and a number of temporary and permanent exhibits, including Highmark SportsWorks , the Miniature Railroad ...
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The Firstside Historic District is a historic district in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1988, and its boundaries were expanded on May 8, 2013. [1]
[13] In April 2002, Pittsburgh City Council approved the lease of the building and it is now part of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. [14] It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2001, [2] and the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on July 29, 2005. [1]
The history of Pittsburgh began with centuries of Native American civilization in the modern Pittsburgh region, known as Jaödeogë’ in the Seneca language. [1] Eventually, European explorers encountered the strategic confluence where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio , which leads to the Mississippi River.