PITTSBURGH, Pa. (PTTP)- The Fort Pitt Museum recently reopened after being closed for nearly a month. One of the reasons for the temporary closure was for a deep cleaning of exhibits, including the recognizable Fort Pitt diorama and Trader’s Cabin. This project was undertaken by Visitor Services Coordinator and Museum Specialist Victor Gallik and other museum associates.
While the museum was closed, some employees traveled to Oklahoma for a program that was a part of the Fort Pitt Museum’s and Heinz History Center’s American Indian initiative. Director Alan Gutchess, Assistant Director Michael Burke, and Education and Living History Manager Justin Meinert represented the museums at the event.
Michael Burke, who has 30 years of experience with the medium, led a workshop guiding participants on how to carve a spoon out of a bison horn. Justin Meinert taught a workshop on making wool leggings, and Talon Silverhorn of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma taught a moccasin making workshop.
The workshops took place on Jan. 21 and 22 at the Eastern Shawnee Indian Reservation headquarters in Wyandotte, Okla. The Fort Pitt Museum reopened on Feb. 1 and is back to its regular 10a.m.- 5p.m. schedule 7 days a week.
