About Us

The Western Pennsylvania Museum Council (Museum Council), formerly the Greater Pittsburgh Museum Council, is a non-profit consortium, founded in 1984. 

The Museum Council's members are non-profit institutions that are located in western Pennsylvania and are open to the public.

These organizations acquire, conserve, research, communicate, and exhibit artistic, cultural, industrial, natural and/or scientific heritage.

Currently, membership is comprised of museums in 17 counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Crawford, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Somerset, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland.

The Museum Council promotes communication, collaboration, and professional development among its member museums. 

Our Mission

Our museums work collaboratively to increase the awareness of and attendance at the diverse museums of western Pennsylvania. 

The Museum Council supports regional museum professionals and volunteers by providing resources, professional development and networking opportunities.

Who We Are

Chrisoula Randas Perdziola, Executive Director

Lenore Adler, Education Committee Chair                          Specialist, Outreach, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Barbara Kearns Jones, Education Committee Co-Chair

Educator,Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Board of Directors

Lourdes Karas, President
Executive Director, Appalachian Education Initiative

Pamela S. Quatchak, Vice President
Director of Marketing & Communications, August Wilson Center for African American Culture

Scott Becker
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Colleen Kalchthaler
Director of Cultural Heritage Tourism, Visit Pittsburgh

Carl Shoemaker, Secretary/Treasurer
Sales Manager, Associated Custom Exhibits