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.

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.

💯100 Years of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs🎉Join us for exciting "once in a hundred years" p...
03/18/2026

💯100 Years of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs

🎉Join us for exciting "once in a hundred years" programming and upcoming special events during this celebration year!

🔗nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/100years

‼️13 hours left until !🌍This Pitt Day of Giving, celebrate the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs by...
02/23/2026

‼️13 hours left until !

🌍This Pitt Day of Giving, celebrate the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs by helping us reach our fundraising goal: 100 donors for 100 years!
🔗https://bit.ly/centennial-award

🌎Throughout their 100 years, the Nationality and Heritage Rooms have served as spaces that represent the cultural diversity of Pitt and the city of Pittsburgh and have become one of the leading sources of study abroad funding for Pitt students. Since the late 1940s, funding through the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs has supported over 1,800 Pitt students to advance in their academic careers and make a positive impact in the world.

🌏To honor this remarkable history, the Centennial Award Fund will aid Pitt scholars at the undergraduate and graduate levels as they pursue globally focused education. Through the Centennial Award Fund, students can pursue global learning opportunities such as internships, guided research abroad, or immersive language training in locations around the globe.

🎉Join the Second Annual Albert C. Labriola Symposium in the Humanities! Enjoy a lively conversation and a Pittsburgh-sty...
02/18/2026

🎉Join the Second Annual Albert C. Labriola Symposium in the Humanities! Enjoy a lively conversation and a Pittsburgh-style food festival! Registration is appreciated but not required for this event.

🔗Please visit duq.edu/Labriola for more information!

⏱️Registration for the Opening Reception of the NRIEP Centennial Archives & Special Collections closes on February 19th!...
02/16/2026

⏱️Registration for the Opening Reception of the NRIEP Centennial Archives & Special Collections closes on February 19th!
🔗Reservations are limited, secure your spot today at https://pitt.libcal.com/event/15730006

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4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15260

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

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