Heinz History Center
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The Senator John Heinz History Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution,[1] is the largest history museum in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. Named after U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III (1938–1991) from Pennsylvania, it is located in the Strip District of Pittsburgh.
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Established | 1879 (1879) Current location: 1996 |
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Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40.4466°N 79.9922°W / 40.4466; -79.9922 |
Type | History Museum |
Director | Andrew Masich (President & CEO) |
Curator | Anne Madarasz (Director Curatorial Division/Chief Historian/Director WPSM) |
Website | www.heinzhistorycenter.org |
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The Heinz History Center is a 275,000-square-foot (25,500 m2)[2] educational institution "that engages and inspires a 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."