Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs

Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs The 31 rooms are inspirational spaces where visitors experience rich community heritages.

Book a guided tour: nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/tours

The Nationality & Heritage Rooms celebrate the cultures of ethnic groups that settled in the Pittsburgh region. The Nationality and Heritage Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh celebrate the cultures of ethnic groups that settled in the Pittsburgh region. The thirty-one rooms located in the Cathedral of Learning on Pitt’s Oakland campus are in

spirational spaces where visitors experience the rich heritage of communities who created them. Each Room commemorates cultural heritages of the communities who supported and planned their construction, and most of the rooms are used as classrooms. The conception of the Rooms originated in 1926 when the ground was broken for the construction of the gothic-style Cathedral of Learning which is forty-two stories in height. The University sought to engage the diversity of communities living in the region by inviting them to represent themselves through constructing a classroom. The first eighteen Rooms encircling the Commons Room on the main floor were completed between 1938 and 1957. The other thirteen Rooms began construction in 1987, with the most recent room dedicated in 2019. To learn more about how to experience the Nationality and Heritage Rooms, visit us on our website.

The Nationality & Heritage Rooms will be present at the 2nd Annual Slavic Fest at Hazelwood Green this weekend!We hope t...
09/10/2026

The Nationality & Heritage Rooms will be present at the 2nd Annual Slavic Fest at Hazelwood Green this weekend!
We hope to see you there for a day full of music, food, brews, and more!

🌎Build your global career toolkit, and join us for events each month to help boost your awareness of job opportunities a...
08/28/2026

🌎Build your global career toolkit, and join us for events each month to help boost your awareness of job opportunities available to you!
📍For more information on these upcoming events, please visit:
www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/events/upcoming
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📢 School's in session! The Nationality & Heritage Rooms are first and foremost classrooms for the University of Pittsbur...
08/24/2026

📢 School's in session! The Nationality & Heritage Rooms are first and foremost classrooms for the University of Pittsburgh. Self-Guided Tours will only be available on Saturdays and Sundays when classes are not actively in session. Guided Tours are available all week, and can be booked through our website.

🎨The Nationality & Heritage Rooms are proud to introduce our first Summer Art Camp for kids ages 10-12! Campers will be ...
07/06/2026

🎨The Nationality & Heritage Rooms are proud to introduce our first Summer Art Camp for kids ages 10-12! Campers will be able to immerse themselves in the art of these historic rooms and create crafts inspired by them!

⚠️Registration is open until July 21st, and remaining spots are limited!
For more information, please visit: www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/summer-art-camp

Join the Women’s International Club on June 2nd for their Annual Ruth Crawford Mitchell Tea, featuring guest speaker Aid...
05/24/2026

Join the Women’s International Club on June 2nd for their Annual Ruth Crawford Mitchell Tea, featuring guest speaker Aidan Brophy, Digital Narrative Assistant for the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs! 🫖

⚠️The University of Pittsburgh, the Visitor Center, and all Nationality Room tour operations will be closed on May 25th ...
05/22/2026

⚠️The University of Pittsburgh, the Visitor Center, and all Nationality Room tour operations will be closed on May 25th for Memorial Day.

Please visit our website for information, FAQ's, and more.

05/05/2026

📢 School is out but we are open for tours every day! To plan your visit, book a guided tour, learn about our self-guided audio tour option, read our FAQ's, and more, please visit our Official Tours Website at:

🔗www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/tours

05/04/2026

🎬 The NRIEP's brand-new documentary, "100 Years of Sharing Stories of Regional Ethnic Communities Through Spaces that Inspire and Create Cultural Connections", produced by Anthem Video, has now debuted for free on YouTube! Watch at: 🔗pi.tt/100YearsDoc

🎉Self-Guided tours will now be available every day of the week during the Summer Break (5/02-8/23)!🔎For hours and inform...
05/01/2026

🎉Self-Guided tours will now be available every day of the week during the Summer Break (5/02-8/23)!
🔎For hours and information on both guided and self-guided tours, please visit our website at www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/tours.

✨️The NRIEP Centennial Gala, March 22, 2026✨️The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs would like to ext...
03/31/2026

✨️The NRIEP Centennial Gala, March 22, 2026✨️

The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs would like to extend our deepest gratitude and thanks to everyone who made this Centennial year possible. To every staff, faculty and committee member, every student tour guide and volunteer, to each and every visitor of the Nationality and Heritage Rooms and the Cathedral of Learning, thank you for seeing us to 100 years of sharing stories of regional ethnic communities past and present, through inspirational spaces and Intercultural experiences. We look forward to keeping these stories and spaces alive and well for another hundred years.

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4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15260

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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+14126246000

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