About the Program
Thanks to a partnership with the Heinz Center Affiliates Program, Allegheny County libraries are offering FREE ADMISSION for two adults and six children to a number of museums and historical sites around Pittsburgh! Each pass can be checked out for up to one week at a time. Plus, each pass comes with virtual access to educational information, itinerary ideas, and other fun content.
The Experience Kit program is being coordinated through the Heinz History Center’s Affiliates Program (HCAP), which includes more than 125 regional historical societies and organizations dedicated to preserving local history. The Affiliate Program members include history, genealogy, and library organizations located primarily within the counties of Western Pennsylvania.
2025 Participating Museums & Historic Sites: Heinz History Center • Fort Pitt Museum • Meadowcroft Rock Shelter & Historic Village • Bushy Run Battlefield • Depreciation Lands • Duncan & Miller Glass Museum • Gibson House Manor • Historic Fort Steuben • Historic Harmony • William Vicary Mansion
2025 Experience Kits will be available starting June 1!
Borrowing Kits
The Sewickley Public Library lends Experience Kits on a first-come, first-served basis. You can view which kits are available through the library catalog, but must visit the library in person to check one out. Each kit can be borrowed for one week and cannot be renewed.
Some libraries allow patrons to reserve an Experience Kit for a specific week. Please contact the library directly to put a kit on hold because they are not holdable through the library catalog. Each kit can be borrowed for one week and cannot be renewed.
Visit a museum and enter to win a prize!
Each time you visit a museum site using an Experience Kit, you can enter to win our grand prize! Complete the entry form at the link below for each site you have visited by October 31, 2025.
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