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Byham Theater

Originally built in 1903 as the Gayety Theater, the Byham Theater opened on Halloween night, 1904. It ran for many years as one of the country's foremost stage and vaudeville houses, with appearances from such stars as Ethel Barymore, Gertrude Lawrence and Helen Hayes.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) was founded in December of 1969 by Nicholas Petrov, then director of the dance school program at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Under the auspices of Point College with Loti Falk as Chairman, the fledging company began, "the ambitious and resourceful life of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre," as quoted by Clive Barnes.

Andy Warhol Museum

Visit the Andy Warhol museum for one of the worlds largest collections of the Andy Warhol works. In addition, the museum offers with special events of all kinds from Family activities to young professionals events.

The O'Reilly Theater

Sitting on the former site of the Lyceum Theater, one of the city's many vaudeville houses demolished after the 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood, the O'Reilly is the fourth theater project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the fifth Cultural District theater. The O'Reilly is the Trust's only newly constructed theater and was created with two purposes: to create a downtown home for Public Theater and to create additional venues for theater, music and other performances.

The Benedum Center

Formerly known as the Stanley Theater, The Benedum Center was billed as "Pittsburgh's Palace of Amusement." In attendance on opening night were Governor John S. Fisher, Mayor Charles H. Kline and Adolph Zukor, president of Paramount Studios. Regular admission cost 65 cents - 25 cents if you came before noon - and performances provided a welcome lift of spirits during the Great Depression.

Heinz History Center

Devoted to the history and heritage of Western Pennsylvania, the History Center is a 160,000-square-foot museum and research facility, which is about to grow by roughly 40,000 square feet when its five-story addition opens in 2004.

Carnegie Science Center

The Carnegie Science Center brings the world of science alive for visitors of all ages. The Science Center features more than 400 hands-on exhibits, three live demonstration theaters, a four-story IMAXÂ® Dome theater, an interactive full-dome digital planetarium, a science-of sport exhibition, a Cold War submarine moored on Pittsburghâ€™s Ohio River, and a world-renowned model railroad display.

Old Economy Village

Old Economy Village interprets the history of the Harmony Society, a highly successful 19th century religious communal society, and preserves and interprets the unique material culture of the Society during its period of residence in Beaver County, Pennsylvania for citizens of and visitors to the Commonwealth. The Old Economy Village was the home of the nineteenth century Christian communal group, the Harmony Society. Established in 1824, Economy was known worldwide for its piety and industrial prosperity.

Pittsburgh Children's Theatre

Pittsburgh International Children's Theater sponsors, presents, promotes, and premieres international, national, and regional performing arts and visual arts programming of professional quality for the cultural enrichment and education of children and families.

Gemini Children's Theatre

The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive musical children's performances which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes.