Museum Program Touts Role of PPG on Local Glass Industry

Date: 2 May 2012
Source: www.triblive.com

Date: 2 May 2012

A piece of local history comes full circle next Sunday when the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum unveils a new acquisition -- the original architectural model for Pittsburgh's One PPG Place.

To celebrate the new museum piece, a program on "The Story of Glass and PPG in the Allegheny-Kiski Valley" will delve into the rich past of Pittsburgh Plate Glass and the glass industry. The model will be part of the Tarentum museum's permanent collection.



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