Press Releases, Awards & Honors - Heinz History Center Press Releases, Awards & Honors Jump to: Press Releases & Media Alerts Awards & Honors For all media inquiries, please contact [email protected] Press Releases & Media Alerts 2026 Jan. 14, 2026 – Sports Museum to Host NFL PLAY 60 Training Day on Jan. 31 Jan. 19, 2026 – History Center to Honor Black History Month with Special Programs Jan. 20, 2026 – History Center’s Smithsonian Lecture to Explore New Orleans Food Culture Ahead of Mardi Gras 2025 Jan. 13, 2025: History Center Nominated for USA Today Best History Museum Honor Jan. 17, 2025: Sports Museum to Host NFL PLAY 60 Training Camp on Feb. 1 Jan. 22, 2025: History Center to Honor Black History Month with Special Programs Jan. 31, 2025: History Center and Fort Pitt Museum to Offer Free Admission for Kids in February and March March 13, 2025: History Center Launches New Digital Archive Documenting Pittsburgh Artist Aaronel deRoy Gruber March 17, 2025: History Center to Host Program on History of American Girl Dolls March 24, 2025: History Center to Host 11th Annual Vintage Pittsburgh Retro Fair April 1, 2025: Fort Pitt Museum to Launch New “Speaker Saturday” Series April 21, 2025: Meadowcroft Unveils New Robert Barensfeld Center April 24, 2025: Yinzplosion! History Center’s New Exhibit Reveals Unseen Artifacts April 28, 2025: History Center to Host Second “Taste of Asia” Food Market May 14, 2025: Meadowcroft Announces 2025 Public Programs May 20, 2025: History Center to Launch Civic Season on June 12 June 3, 2025: History Center Receives Transformative Gift from Daniel and Carole Kamin July 28, 2025: History Center to Launch Blue-Collar Ancestry Series Sept. 29, 2025: Day at the Boo-seum: History Center to Host Family-Friendly Halloween Program Oct. 6, 2025: Sports Museum to Host Book Launch with Former Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle Oct. 9, 2025: My America: New History Center Exhibit Kicks Off America’s 250th Oct. 21, 2025: Fort Pitt Museum Program to Explore Region’s Native Heritage Nov. 6, 2025: History Center Acquires David McCullough Archive Dec. 23, 2025: History Center to Rename Sports Museum in Honor of Franco Harris Dec. 29, 2025: Fort Pitt Museum to Temporarily Close for Updates Ahead of America’s 250th and NFL Draft Site Menu