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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David McCullough endorses Johnstown Flood Museum project

David McCullough endorses Johnstown Flood Museum project

Posted: February 2, 2017 11:15 am

The Johnstown Area Heritage Association has gotten a significant boost to our $2.5 million campaign, “For The Future: A Campaign for the Johnstown Flood Museum,” with the endorsement of David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author!

McCullough, who first rose to prominence in 1968 with the publication of The Johnstown Flood, has a long history of supporting JAHA’s work. He first publicly commented on the Johnstown Flood Museum in 1989, when he called the museum “among the best regional history museums in the country.” He was most recently in Johnstown in 2011 to receive a Heritage Preservation Award from JAHA. Naturally, JAHA staff and board members are delighted to receive his support once again.

“The Johnstown flood is a uniquely American story, and there’s no limit to what can be done to make the experience of the story vivid and memorable in a way that was never before possible,” McCullough says in a taped interview. “This is a worthy cause, this is a good cause.”

To view the video of McCullough’s endorsement, visit the For the Future page on this website.