The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the scoop on the grand opening of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College.

From the paper:

This $14 million facility is being billed as “green” and is a testament to the red-sweatered man above — a Latrobe native and longtime host of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” on PBS.

Two stories tall with 36,500 square feet, the center will include the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media; the Fred Rogers Archive; and an interactive exhibit about his life and work.

Also there is his Steinway D Grand piano, on which he composed many of his songs for the show. It was donated by his wife, Joanne.

A group of experts have gathered today for a briefing on Youth-Created Media that’s being streamed live on the Rogers Center website.

The center, which should be a valuable resource for those studying the fields of early learning and children’s media, will have an open-to-the-public space with a self-guided multimedia exhibit. That will be open Monday, October 6th and normal hours will be M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM.