THIS IS RED

605 East 9th Avenue | 10 am - 4 pm

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Visitors will be awed by the re-imagined aesthetics of this former church. Once inside, there will be several THIS IS RED-ers to provide you on the history of the church, as well as its current use. Take note of the interesting nooks and crannies, thoughtful repurposing of the space, materials left behind by the Diocese and lots of artwork and other visual tasty bits to see.

ABOUT THIS BUILDING

THIS IS RED converted the former St. Michael’s Slovakian Catholic church into 20,000 square feet of creative office, exhibition and event space. By the 1880’s an influx of Slovak Catholic immigrants in the Homestead created the need for a Slovak parish. In 1909, the small wooden church building was dismantled in Homestead, moved to the current location (in Munhall), and rebuilt despite some outcry from the congregation. By 1925, however, the congregation had grown and the small wooden church had to be torn down, and the current mega-church opened in the mid-30s.
The style of the architecture is a grand mix of Art Nouveau and Art Deco by Luxembourg-born John T. Comes. His style was sometimes referred to by his contemporaries as ‘Mexican baroque’. The Diocese of Pittsburgh officially closed St. Michael Church on November 1st, 2009. In the summer of 2016, the church building began its second life as THIS IS RED.

• Wheelchair Accessible Entrance: YES

• Wheelchair Accessible Restrooms: NO

• Public Restrooms: YES

• Photography Allowed: YES