Museums & More
COUNTY
Butler County Historical Society at the Senator Walter Lowrie House Museum, 123 W. Diamond St., will host a new traveling exhibition, “We Can Do It! WWII,” created by the Senator John Heinz History Center, June 17 to Aug. 8. Admission is free. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The last tour begins 45 minutes before closing time each day. The exhibit will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays for group tours (call to schedule). Call 724-283-8116 or visit www.butlerhistory.com.
Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., will have its free annual Herb and Garden Fair on Saturday. The museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. daily, except closed Mondays. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, and $3 for youths 6 to 17. Call 724-452-7341.
PITTSBURGH
Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., will have free admission Friday through Sunday, sponsored by the Jack Buncher Foundation. Exhibits include “#Pixburgh: A Photographic Experience.” The center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Regular admission is $16 for adults, $14 for senior citizens, and $6.50 for children 6 to 17. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
National Aviary, 700 Arch St., opens the free-flight, open air show “Soar!” on the Sky Deck on Saturday. The aviary is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults and $13 for senior citizens and children 2 to 12. Visit www.aviary.org.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., presents “The Power of Poison” exhibition through Sept. 4. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Saturdays with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $19.95 for adults, $14.95 for senior citizens, and $11.95 for children 3 to 18. Visit www.carnegiemnh.org.
Children’s Museum, Allegheny Square, hosts “Hands-On Harley-Davidson” through Sept. 10. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $16 for adults and $14 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens. Visit www.pittsburghkids.org.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 700 Frank Curto Drive, features the Butterfly Forest. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $16.95 for senior citizens, and $11.95 for children 2 to 18. Visit phipps.conservatory.org.
