The Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center, part of the Johnstown Discovery Network, is a community center that contains several attractions: the "America: Through Immigrant Eyes" exhibit; the Johnstown Children's Museum; the Iron & Steel Gallery; and two additional galleries. It also houses the Galliker's Cafe and the 4th Floor Ethnic Social Club. The HDC is operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA). Welcome!

Admissions & Hours
Admission Admission to the Heritage Discovery Center is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $6 for children from 3-18 (children 2 and under are free). Admission covers all exhibits and amenities at the facility, including the Johnstown Children's Museum, "America: Through Immigrant Eyes," the Iron & Steel Gallery featuring "Mystery of Steel,", the second-floor galleries and fifth-floor galleries. Your ticket also includes one visit to all JAHA-owned museums in the Johnstown Discovery Network, including the Johnstown Flood Museum, which is also operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association. The Wagner-Ritter House & Garden is open on a seasonal schedule (see the Wagner-Ritter House & Garden's admissions page for details), and your ticket is also good for admission to this house museum when it is open. Tickets may be used for one visit per museum over a 5-day period, so it is not necessary to see all museums on the same day. Plan to see all museums on your visit -- and for more information on the Johnstown Discovery Network and other heritage attractions in the Johnstown area, visit the Johnstown Discovery Network section of this site. We are also pleased to offer a 20% discount to active members of the military. Please present your military ID to receive this discount. The Johnstown Flood Museum is located about a half-mile from the Heritage Discovery Center and Wagner-Ritter House & Garden. Museum staff will be happy to direct you. Museum Membership When you purchase a membership to the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, you receive admission to all our museums for an entire year, as many times as you'd like to come! Plus, you get benefits like discounts to ticketed events presented by JAHA, including the Summer Concert Series, 3-day passes & packages to the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival, the Johnstown Film Festival and more; special invitations to member-only events like exhibit openings; free admission to children's programming; and much more. It's a great deal, too. The cost of just one visit a family of four covers a full 40% of a family museum membership. Click here for more about JAHA membership, and to join securely online.
Hours The Heritage Discovery Center (including all amenities in it) and Johnstown Flood Museum are open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from April through December. From January 2-March 31, 2013, the museums will close on Mondays; on Tuesdays-Sundays, we will be open 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. We are open all holidays except New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Visit our online calendar to see what special events, regularly-scheduled programs, and temporary/traveling exhibits might be offered during your visit. Galliker's Cafe is open 11:00.a.m-3:00 p.m. Fridays-Sundays. The Wagner-Ritter House & Garden's opening hours are 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. during its seasonal opening schedule; (see the Wagner-Ritter House & Garden's admissions page for details). All museums are wheelchair-accessible, and our film presentations are captioned. We look forward to welcoming you!