KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM
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.
Bewitching History:
Brooms, Beliefs, and Books!
Halloween Evening Tours
October 3, 9, and 10
6:30, 7:15, and 8:00 pm
$35 per person
Beginning Sept. 10th please call
the Kerr Museum office
at 412-826-9295 to book a tour.
Don’t delay because slots go fast!
Advance prepaid reservation required.
The Witches Walk
of Oakmont
Saturday October 24, 2026
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Put on your hat and grab your broom and come join the First Annual Witches Walk of Oakmont, this year benefiting the
Kerr Memorial Museum.
$35.00 per person
Tickets include a gift bag full of swag from the local small businesses.
The first 200 ticket sales will also receive a Halloween Tale “The Witch of Plum Creek”
by local author Kathleen Shoop.
Advance prepaid reservation to come
Featured Exhibit
Bewitching History:
Brooms, Beliefs, and Books!
September 8th through October, 2026
We are creeping into autumn and that means the Halloween mood will soon be upon us. We are thrilled to present the Kerr Memorial Museum Halloween night and day tours again. Please join us for Bewitching History: Brooms, Beliefs, and Books! Pennsylvania history is rife with witch stories, lore, and folk magic. When we dug into the archives we saw the ways that the word, witch, is used to encompass a swath of people who aren't necessarily witches. At least not historically speaking. The tour will remind you of myths, traditions, and tales you're familiar with and introduce you to the blurry lines that used to separate gifted, well-intentioned healers from those who had darker intentions. And you'll even learn about a local witch trial that took place before Oakmont had grown into a town.
Reservations for Exhibit Tours please call the Kerr Museum office at
412-826-9295
Always a Reason to Return!
General Tours by appointment only
Please call office and leave your phone number to make a tour reservation.
412-826-9295
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
2026
Reservations for Exhibit Tours or Events,
please call the Kerr Museum office at
412-826-9295
Tea with the Kerrs
September 20, 2026
Oakmont Country Club
Sold Out
Victorian Halloween Exhibit
September 8th through October
Evening Halloween Tours
Bewitching History: Brooms, Beliefs and Books
October 3, 9, 10
6:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 8:00 pm
Advance prepaid reservation required.
Victorian Christmas Exhibit
November 7 through January 2, 2027
Christmas Candlelight Tours
Christmas is Coming to the Kerr
December 4th and 11th
Tours begin at 5:00, 6:15, and 7:30 pm
Advance prepaid reservation required.
We look forward to seeing you at the
Kerr Museum!
