KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM
The Christmas Candlelight Tours
December 5th & December 12th, 2025
2025 Season Sold Out
You can still make a reservation to visit our
Holiday Exhibit
Victorian Christmas with the Kerrs
Please call 412-826-9295 to make a reservation
Check out our feature exhibit below
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Providing an intimate experience of history, heritage, and home.
Experience the warmth and charm of life as it was lived by a small-town doctor. Dr. Thomas R. Kerr, his wife Jessie, and daughter Virginia lived in their gracious home in Oakmont, a quaint town outside of Pittsburgh that provided an escape from the often harsh conditions of life in the city. The museum portrays middle-class family life in the late nineteenth century. This period was marked by the extremes of fabulous wealth and grinding poverty, which overshadowed the emerging middle class.
General Tours by appointment only
Check out our feature exhibit below
Please call office and leave your phone number to make a tour reservation.
412-826-9295
Featured Exhibit
Victorian Christmas with the Kerrs
November 8 through January 3, 2026
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It’s that magical time of the year again! You are invited to join the Kerrs in celebrating the Christmas season with regular daytime tours. Learn about wonderful holiday traditions that were common at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Kerr household is busy preparing for the festive season by making a plum pudding, hanging the mistletoe and pine garlands, and trimming the tree with fairly lamps, kugels and dresdens. The Kerrs are also preparing to go caroling or take a sleigh ride in a one horse open sleigh. Oh what fun!
Get into the Christmas spirit by contacting the Kerr Memorial Museum at (412-826-9295) to make an appointment for a guided tour. Start a new holiday tradition by celebrating with co-workers, friends and family at the Kerr Museum.
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Always a Reason to Return!
A look back on 2025 at
the Kerr Memorial Museum
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
2025
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Reservations for Exhibit Tours or Events,
please call the Kerr Museum office at
412-826-9295​
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“Thomas, Jessie, Virginia:
Meet the Kerr Family" Exhibit
March through October, 2025
We invite you to get to know the family that lived in this lovely home and their impact on their community.
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Victorian May Day Celebration
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Open 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
No formal tours, self-guided only, character
re-enactments done throughout the day, based on current Day in the Life of the Kerr Family.
Free to the public, donations appreciated
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Tea with the Kerrs: Garden Party
Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
Oakmont Country Club
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Victorian Christmas Exhibit
November 8 through January 3, 2026
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Christmas Candlelight Tours
December 5th & December 12th, 2025
5:00 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
$35 per person
Advanced pre-paid reservation required,
space is limited (SOLD OUT)​​​
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We look forward to seeing you in 2026!
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