As of September 15 the Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum are moving to fall/winter hours: open Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Sunday noon-5:00 pm; and closed Tuesday-Wednesday.

We will update this alert ribbon (and, in the instance of longer closures, the Heritage Johnstown Facebook Page) if either or both museums are closed due to severe weather (which can include heat).

Special events calendar is here.

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Coming up at Heritage Johnstown

September 12, 10:00 AM

Lee Initiatives Community Day

Join us at the Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum for the Lee Initiatives Community Day! This free admission event will include special activities in the Johnstown Children's Museum. We'll continue our celebration renaming the Inclimber Room for Lee Initiatives, which has supported the museum with a donation to improve exhibits! Community partners will also be part of the day.

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September 26, 2026

Worldwide Day of Play at the Johnstown Children's Museum

This free admission day at the Johnstown Children’s Museum is a great time to come for all your favorite museum activities! Our World: Worldwide Day of Play is part of...

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September 27, 2026

Kevin's Smile: A Benefit for the Camera Guy

Kevin Stiffler, aka "the camera guy," is always at concerts and other events taking fantastic portraits of all the artists, and he's incredibly generous with his work. Due to bone...

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October 10, 2026

Ride the Rails Tour

Our full-day rail tour is back by popular demand! For the Ride the Rails Tour, we'll board Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian (#42) at the historic Johnstown Train Station and passing along...

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...and much more!

Heritage Johnstown hosts a broad range of special events throughout the year.

Our Events

This Week

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
  • noon-5:00 pm Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum
  • 8:30-11:30 pm Stone Bridge lighting hours
  • 10:00 am-5:00 pm Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum
  • 8:30-11:30 pm Stone Bridge lighting hours
  • Closed Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum
  • 8:30-11:30 pm Stone Bridge lighting hours
  • Closed Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum
  • 8:30-11:30 pm Stone Bridge lighting hours
  • 10:00 am-5:00 pm Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum
  • 8:30-11:30 pm Stone Bridge lighting hours
  • Closed 9/4 due to internet outage Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum
  • 8:30-11:30 pm Stone Bridge lighting hours
  • 10:00 am-5:00 pm Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children's Museum
  • 8:30-11:30 pm Stone Bridge lighting hours
  • 10:00 amLee Initiatives Community Day
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News & Stories

2026-09-03

Lee Initiatives Community Day to be presented Sept. 12 at the Johnstown Children’s Museum

Heritage Johnstown is planning a full day of special activities at the Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum on Sept. 12 to honor Lee Initiatives for its donation of $15,000. Admission to the museum will be free the entire day.

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2026-08-14

Reflecting on Big Boy’s journey

By Nick Gehlmann of Iron Block Photography

On July 11, 2026, our region was graced with a rare experience. Following its historic participation in the America 250 celebration in Philadelphia just days earlier, Union Pacific’s 4014 locomotive, nicknamed “Big Boy,” traversed …

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