Last call for exhibit 'American Spirits' at history center
PITTSBURGH — The exhibit “American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition” will only be on display for a bit longer at the Heinz History Center.
A traveling exhibit developed by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, “American Spirits” deals with Prohibition from the dawn of the temperance movement, through the Roaring '20s, to the unprecedented repeal of a constitutional amendment.
The 9,000-square-foot exhibit closes June 10.
Visitors can step back in time to an era of flappers and suffragists, bootleggers and temperance workers, and real-life legends like Al Capone and Carry Nation, while learning more about Pittsburgh's deep connections with the regulation of alcohol.
Remaining activities include an age 21 and older Speakeasy Social on Thursday, a History on Tap program on Sunday, and Last Call Saturday on June 9.
For more information, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
The Senator John Heinz History Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at 1212 Smallman St. in the city's Strip District, Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
