PA Museums is pleased to announce the winners of its 2026 Special Achievement Awards. For over 40 years, PA Museums has invited nominations from its membership and chosen institutions, projects, and individuals for recognition. This year, eleven (11) organizations have won Institutional Awards of Merit, and one (1) individual will receive an Individual Award for their outstanding contributions to the field.
This year’s award winners are:
Institutional Achievement Awards
Bethel Park Historical Society, Renovations to the Schoolhouse Center, Bethel Park, Allegheny County
Chester County Historical Society, True Crime on Trial, West Chester, Chester County
Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle Indian Industrial School Exhibition, Carlisle, Cumberland County
United States Army Heritage and Education Center, This We’ll Defend, Carlisle, Cumberland County
Mt. Tabor, Mt. Tabor Preservation Project, Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County
Conococheague Institute, Animal Husbandry on the Frontier, Mercersburg, Franklin County
Independence Seaport Museum, Teen Ambassadors Program, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Maple Museum, Somerset, Somerset County
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Trolley Cottage Reinterpretation, Washington, Washington County
Westmoreland County Historical Society, Cut From the Same Cloth, Greensburg, Westmoreland County
Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Steel Valley Visions Exhibition and Immersive Experience, Greensburg, Westmoreland County
Individual Award
Robert Windhorst, Neville House Associates at Woodville Experience, Collier Township, Washington County
