heinz history center

Hi
i'm in pittsburgh since nearly 3 years( in july) and i'm a little bit ashamed to say that i never visited the heinz history center in the strip...i just went there once for a special exhibition but not for the museum itself
would somebody be interested to go there with me????
the museum opens its doors at 10 am....we could go once after an iwap meeting -a thursday -for ex after the march 13th meeting....
i believe that we have global links on the 11th ...and something else on wedn.march 13th
so maybe another possibility would be the tuesday 18th( monday and friday don't work for me sorry) or wedn.march 19th
tell me what you think about it
here the link to the museum for infos
http://www.pghhistory.org/
hope to hear from a lot of you
catherine


ps we'll decide which day to choose after the reactions i'll receive...

already somebody interested...
.10 minutes after sending my invitation i have already somebody who wants to come....
come and join us!!! it is always more fun to go with a group.....
catherine


don't forget that you can answer on the forum or to my personal address( see mp in my profile)....
it means that it isn't because you don't see reactions on the forum that nobody is coming...in this case a member already sent me an email!!!!!

Hi Catherine,

A feild trip to the history centre sounds good to me. Anyday next week would be great for me.

Have you had many other replies?

Louise

for the moment we are three people...you,regina and me....but i hope that other people will join us....
see you on thursday
catherine

we should decide a day....i propose tuesday march 18th because there is already the craft group on the 20th...
i hope tat it works for you regina and louise....
the museum is opening at 10 am...so we could go there for the opening and after eat something in the strip district,,.

of course other members are more than welcome
we say in french " plus on est de fous plus on rit.." (i let you translate)
see you next week
catherine

Hi Catharine,
for me that would be perfect.
If something chance, let me know.
See you next Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend.
Greetz Regina.

i just spoke today with a few members...
i confirm the visit will be on march 18th ( a tuesday)
we'll meet eachother in front of the museum at 10.00 and go in the strip after for a little lunch and maybe some shopping
see you soon
catherine

if any other question...send me a message on my mp address ( see my profile on the side of this message)

because regina has to travel back to holland for a few days andlouise is receiving her furnitures.....we won't do it on the 18th......sorry
maybe on the 25th is everybody agrees on the date
catherine

Hi Catherine,
for me its perfect. And thank you for all this information on the forum.
Was very interesting. My flight is on Saturday and back on Thursday. So see you 25th.
If there is any changing let me know on my email.
Have a nice weekend.
Greetz Regina. (i hope i don't forget the completa)

I really want to come and next Tuesday sounds good. My parents haven't been told about this outing yet but I'm sure that they would like to come as well.

Let me know about any changes.

So let's do it and learn more about the great city where we all live ! I know that museum rather well because it is just around the corner of where I used to live when I arrived in Pittsburgh and in the heat of the summer it was a very confortable place to be... The shop is great, with a lot of < souvenirs > from the Steel city.

let's confirm then...
tuesday march 25th heinz history center - 10 am in front of the entrance -
we'll eat something after in the strip......and if we have time we can even go shopping ( ah pennmacaroni/parma sausage etc)
details hereunder(price/parking/address...)

see you on tuesday!
catherine

details...

http://www.pghhistory.org/Heinz_Visit_Us.asp

The History Center and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum are conveniently located at 1212 Smallman Street in Pittsburgh's historic Strip District, known for its retail food markets, unique shops, and as an entertainment district with its restaurants and lively nightclubs and bars.



Hours
The History Center's exhibits and Museum Shop are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The History Center is closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

The Library & Archives, located on the History Center's sixth floor, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Other hours are by appointment.

For more information, please contact the History Center at 412-454-6000.

Admission
Admission is $9.00 for adults, $7.00 for senior citizens, $5.00 for students with valid ID, $5.00 for children ages 6-18, and free for children age 5 and under. History Center members are admitted free.

All rates include admission to both the History Center and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.

Parking
For History Center visitors, convenient parking is located across the street from the museum at the 12th and Smallman Street Parking Lot.

**A reduced parking rate of $4 is available for patrons who tell the parking attendant that they are visiting the History Center. Regular price is $7 per day.

Hi Catherine,

Mum and I will be coming on Tuesday. We are looking forward to it - I'll just have to remember to bring my shopping bags for afterwards. Do you know if we will be able to park in the museum lot when we go for lunch or will we have to move the cars?

for the parking...to be honest i have no idea....but i think -because of what they say on the website...special price if you come for the museum...see my previous post - you can stay in the parking lot the whole day...and the strip is not so big...we can walk upto there from the museum after the visit.....
see you tomorrow
catherine

i enjoyed the visit and will certainly go back with my husband and my children
the exhibit abt all the heinz history was reaaly fun to see!!!
next time - like katherine suggested it- we will organize a shopping day in the strip so everybody will give his best addresses.....
i'll come back with a day for that!!!!
thanks again to katherine and her mother Sandra, Louise and her friend Chris,Martine and Regina
catherine