Due to the dangerous heat wave hitting our area and a delicate HVAC system, we must CLOSE the Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum today (Sunday, June 22) through Wednesday. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this problem in the short- and long-term.

 

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Due to an interior water leak on 1/23/25 caused by extreme cold, the Johnstown Flood Museum ONLY is temporarily closed. Thankfully, nothing of historic significance was affected. The water remediation team concluded their work, which leaves repainting, floor refinishing, and replacement of carpet and soundproofing materials. We are currently waiting for insurance adjustors and approval of quotes, a process we cannot control. In the meantime, we apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to remediate and repair our beloved flagship museum.

In the meantime, we are pleased to present Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods at the Heritage Discovery Center, which is unaffected and operating normal business hours. This new temporary exhibition includes more than 200 artifacts and photographs, many of which have never been on display before, from the Johnstown flood of 1889 (as well as 1936 and 1977).  Welcome!

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June 24, 2025

Cosmic Colors: A Planetarium Journey through the Science of Color

Join Highland Community Library and the Johnstown Children's Museum at Peoples Natural Gas Park on Tuesday, June 24 for Cosmic Colors, a vibrant kickoff to the library's SummerQuest program for...

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June 27, 2025

Rumble Through the Valley

A volunteer committee is working together to present Johnstown's newest homegrown biker rally, which will be held at Peoples Natural Gas Park. Visit Rumble's website for complete details! Info

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July 5, 2025

The Plate Scrapers with Hickory Bottom Band

The second in the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Free Summer Concert Series! The Plate Scrapers: Born from the tradition of Bluegrass jams and potlucks, The Plate Scrapers -- Derek...

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News & Stories

2025-04-04

“Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods” opens on second floor of Heritage Discovery Center

Objects can sometimes tell stories better than words. “Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods,” a new temporary exhibition on the second floor of the Heritage Discovery Center, gives visitors a snapshot of Johnstown’s three major floods – 1889, 1936, and …

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2025-05-31

Survivor stories of the 1889 Flood: Anna Fenn

by Amy Regan, Heritage Johnstown curator

The disaster of the 1889 Johnstown Flood presents a question: what would you do if everything you had known was taken away in a single afternoon? Anna Fenn’s story exemplifies the human ability to survive …

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2025-05-29

Heritage Johnstown at Home: The Pritchard family relics

At the time of the 1889 flood, Johnstown’s population was about 30,000 people, and 2,209 died in the disaster. Whether you survived or not was largely determined by where you were at the time the flood hit, and sometimes sheer …

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