Museum Musings Book Club Featuring Kenneth Weiss
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Tuesday, Sep 8, 2026 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location
Hower House Museum
60 Fir Hill
Details
Join us at the Hower House Museum for a presentation by local author Kenneth Weiss, on Tuesday, September 8th at 6:30PM at the Hower House Museum!
Featuring the book "The Lost Kingdom of Pittsburgh: A True Story of Art and Exile in the Steel City".
A Pittsburgh steel heiress, a world-renowned artist, and a Chinese Bishop on the run from communist authorities cross paths due to a set of spellbinding circumstances put in motion more than 100 years ago.
The first clues of their story are discovered when the author’s boyhood travels in the early 1970s lead him to a series of amazing structures hidden in the woods outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Over the years and decades that followed, a series of owners came and went from the property, each increasingly unfriendly. Some were openly hostile. The woods surrounding the property became thicker, and the trees were tagged with a series of signs: “Posted,” “Private Property,” and “No Trespassing.” Stories even spread of a curious visitor being met with the barrel of a shotgun.
Decades later, the author takes a chance return to the woods and finds that the structures are still there but deteriorating badly. Time is running out to learn about this remarkable place and the fascinating group of individuals that created it.
This true story has never been told.
To reserve your spot, please contact the Hower House Museum at 330-972-6909. If we are unable to answer, feel free to leave a message and a staff member will return your call as soon as possible. You may also RSVP by email at howerhouse@uakron.edu.
Reservations are encouraged but not required.
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID (If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.
Hower House Museum Address:
60 Fir Hill
Akron OH 44304
