The New Pittsburgh Exposition Podcast

The New Pittsburgh Exposition Podcast

The PGH Museums Corporation welcomes you to The New Pittsburgh Exposition, the area’s premier podcast highlighting our region’s cultural attractions and exhibitions as well as meeting the people involved in their consummation. Hear from curators to historians, artists, support staff, creators and more!

Episodes

October 20, 2023 60 mins
Maxo Vanka (1889 – 1963), a Croatian immigrant and renowned artist has created his “Gift to America” to the Pittsburgh region, an entire sanctuary, the Saint Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, covered in dynamic murals depicting powerful messages of workers’ struggle, war, capitalism, and yes, even religious murals. This edition we talk to the people racing to save the murals from water damage, and seventy years of natu...
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EXTRA EXTRA! We have the full interview with Todd Wilson from our second edition here for your listening pleasure in this special EXTRA edition. We talk bridges, but locally and afar, traveling, and rooftop terraces. Don't miss it! Special Guest: Todd Wilson.
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September 13, 2023 63 mins
Doors Open Pittsburgh has seen more than 22 thousand people attend their many events of neighborhood, destination, and boat tours, throughout the city of Pittsburgh, since its inception in 2016. Bonnie Baxter, Doors Open’s founder, had no previous event planning experience, so how was she able to achieve such success, and how does she keep bringing people back for more? We talk to Bonnie to find out, and we talk to Doors Open Pit...
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August 7, 2023 34 mins
Welcome to the very first edition of The New Pittsburgh Exposition! Everyone knows the famous, award winning, movie star, Jimmy Stewart. Did you know his sister was an accomplished artist? This month we explore the art and life of Mary Stewart Perry. For the first time, a comprehensive selection of her work is on display and it's right in Indiana, PA, at The Jimmy Stewart Museum. We talk to her son David Perry, and Janie McKir...
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