Heinz History Center collecting materials, content depicting life amid coronavirus

Keep those pictures and other items that show how you’re getting through the coronavirus pandemic — the Senator John Heinz History Center might want them.

Curators and archivists at the center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District are collecting materials from the region’s residents that show the local response and experience. That can include documents, pictures, physical items and digital content, according to the center.

The museum is looking for items and stories that show how the region continued to work, learn and communicate amid restrictions on everyday life. The materials can come from a wide variety of sources, such as social media posts, grocery lists, school lesson plans or home videos.

The museum is looking to medical professionals and first responders, local businesses, schools, neighborhoods and citizens, among others, for submissions.

For more details on the project and how to submit something, visit heinzhistorycenter.org/coronavirus. To donate physical items when the museum reopens, contact acquisitions@heinzhistorycenter.org.