Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania

The Senator John Heinz History Center will develop, fabricate, and tour a traveling exhibit that will use life figures, modular panels, hands-on objects, cases with artifacts, oral histories, and video components to help audiences at small local museums explore how World War II transformed the lives of Pennsylvania residents. The exhibit will travel to local history organizations throughout the western half of the state, targeting populations that are often unable to access museum programming due to distance and lack of funding. The project will create a model for collaboration between a large urban history museum and a network of smaller community institutions to expand learning experiences for audiences.