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Option 1: National Opera House (NOH)

7101 Apple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

The National Opera House (NOH) is a nonprofit organization based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Our primary mission is to preserve the arts, culture, and music in underserved communities with the restoration of the National Opera House.

The house rose to national significance in 1941, when Mary Cardwell Dawson, a celebrated musician and educator, rented the third floor of the house as an office and rehearsal space for the National Negro Opera Company, the first permanent African-American Opera company in the nation. It is because of her legacy that the house is known today as the “Opera House."

Option 2: Fort Pitt Museum

Point State Park, 601 Commonwealth Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Discover the world-shaping events that occurred right here in Pittsburgh at the Fort Pitt Museum, located within Point State Park.

The Fort Pitt Museum tells the story of Western Pennsylvania’s pivotal role during the French & Indian War, the American Revolution, and as the birthplace of Pittsburgh through interactive exhibitions, life-like figures, and 18th-century artifacts.

During the summer months, you can witness living history in Point State Park as the Fort Pitt Museum’s colonial reenactors demonstrate how life was lived during the 1700s.

Option 3: Mattress Factory

509 Jacksonia St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Mattress Factory is an artist-centered museum, international residency program and renowned producer and presenter of installation art. We say “yes” to artists, offering time and space to dream and realize projects in our hometown, Pittsburgh, PA. We invite audiences from around the world and around the corner to step inside, immerse and connect with the artistic process.

Our commitment to supporting artists’ vision and creative growth is at the heart of the Mattress Factory. We were founded in 1977 by the tenacious sculptor, designer, and visionary Barbara Luderowski, as a “for artists by artists” community. Barbara emphasized the need to provide artists with resources, space, and time to experiment and take risks.

Option 4: COTRAIC (Council of the Three Rivers Indian Center)

120 Charles Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

The seeds of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center (COTRAIC) were sown in late 1969. In early 1970, when members of two Native American families met, they began discussing their situation, one which is common to all Natives: a sense of apathy, of "floating" in the mainstream population, being dispersed and isolated, denied native birthrights, discriminated against, deprived both culturally and otherwise, and of being looked upon as "others."

With few exceptions, this is the situation in which most Native Americans live, especially in the Eastern Untied States. Eastern Urban Natives face the additional challenge of being unjustly denied the benefits of programs run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Division of the Public Health Service.

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