'A Watershed Moment': Heinz History Center Receives $11.5M Donation

'A watershed moment': Heinz History Center receives $11.5M donation

The grant, in part, will fund a free admission program for kids.

Heinz History Center will be free for kids after $11.5 million gift from Kamin family

Come Sept. 1, children 17 and under — including school groups — will be able to visit the Senator John Heinz History Center and Fort Pitt Museum for free.The aptly named “Free For Kids” program came about after an $11.5 million donation from Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin. It is the largest individual gift the museum has ever received, writes Andy Masich, president and CEO of the History Center, in a release announcing the gift.“Learning and unde…