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Dining in the Cultural District

With more than 50 restaurants in walking distance to theaters, the Cultural District offers a wide variety of dining options to satisfy your personal tastes and budget. Enjoying a relaxing meal before a show or capping off the evening with cocktails and dessert add to a pleasurable experience in the Cultural District.

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The Perfect Gift

A Pittsburgh Cultural District-wide gift card can be used to purchase tickets for Pittsburgh Cultural Trust events as well as any event taking place in the Cultural District. With so many exciting shows, concerts, and exhibitions, there is truly something for everyone!

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Get to the Show!

The Cultural District is accessible by public transportation, including Port Authority buses, "T" light-rail service and Pittsburgh's famous inclines. Driving to the show? There is also ample parking in and around the District -- for real-time garage parking information, try ParkPGH.

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About

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University welcome you to the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival sponsored by Citizens.

Can computers understand morality? How do we unlearn the misconceptions surrounding soul food? What really is ASMR, and how can it bring communities together in miraculous ways? Discover the answers to these questions and more as we investigate what makes us all human through a reimagined week of new ideas brought to light.

Supporters

Pittsburgh Humanities Festival presented by Citizens

A Co-Production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University

 

Festival Sponsor

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Community Supporters

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

 

Community Partners

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Media Partners

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Revisit Past Festivals

Take a look back at past Pittsburgh Humanities Festival events and relive some of your favorite sessions with select multimedia archives.