New Haven Museum opening apizza exhibit in October

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- The New Haven Museum on Whitney Avenue is opening a new exhibit in October which will celebrate the city's passion for pizza.

"Pronounced Ah-Beetz" will highlight the history of New Haven's Italian community and famous regional pizza style, as well as the "Big 3" spots that are most closely associated with apizza -- Frank Pepe's, Sally's and Modern.

“We plan to fully immerse viewers into replicas of the ‘Big 3’ pizzerias, complete with a very realistic brick oven,” Gorman Bechard, one of the exhibit's organizers, said. “We’ll also incorporate short histories of Foxon Park Soda, and some of the beer served locally.”

In addition to the "Big 3," the exhibit will include references to several other local pizzerias, including Ernie’s, Zuppardi’s, BAR, Zeneli’s, Old