MUSEUMS & MORE
Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony has regular guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays. Reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit the website www.harmonymuseum.org.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at One Schenley Park will have its fall flower show opening Saturday featuring an elaborate display of nearly 3,000 chrysanthemums. The show continues through Nov. 4. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $12 for adults; $11 for senior citizens and students with ID; $9 for children ages 2 to 18; and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., and the Pro Football Hall of Fame host “Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame” through Jan. 6. Included in the exhibit are more than 200 football artifacts, rare pictures, and one-of-a-kind documents, many of which have never been seen outside the Hall of Fame. Artifacts include Jim Thorpe's Canton Bulldogs sideline blanket, Knute Rockne's 1919 helmet, Vince Lombardi's coaching diagrams. “Gridiron Glory” also features items from Hall of Fame Steelers, including Art Rooney's elevator console from the “Immaculate Reception,” Franco Harris' cleats, Joe Greene's game helmet; Lynn Swann's 1978 Monday Night Football game ball; and Jack Lambert's jersey from his final season. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for visitors age 62 and older, $5 for students and children ages 6 to 17, and free for children age 5 and younger. Call 412-454-6000 or visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.Children's Museum, 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, is displaying “Tough Art” through Jan. 13. “Missing Links (The Rainbow Jumpy)” continues through Feb. 3. Bounce, jump, roll, run and walk through a 30-foot inflatable “jumpy” art piece on loan from The New Children's Museum in San Diego. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens, and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.
