There are many different ways to experience the History Center with your school or youth group!

All of our programs are aligned with state academic standards and include engaging museum activities that appeal to a variety of learning styles and abilities.

Click on any of the links below, or read on to learn more about arranging one of our programs:

Tours
Classes
Early Childhood Education Programs
Outreach
Partnership Experiences
Homeschool and Youth Groups

Reserve Your Experience!
Complete the online TOUR REQUEST FORM.

Accessibility
History Center exhibits, including the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum and Library and Archives, are fully accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs are available to all visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.

One personal aide is admitted free-of-charge for each visitor in need of assistance during a History Center experience. Please indicate the number of aides attending your group when you reserve your tour.

Sign-language interpreters are available for tours and programs with one-week advance notice to ensure availability.

To arrange any special needs that your group may have, please contact Maggie Satler, Group Tour Coordinator, at 412-454-6304 or masatler@heinzhistorycenter.org.  

Visit Logistics
History Center staff members are available to assist you throughout the entire visit process: during planning, your visit, and post-visit. We’ve taken steps to ensure that your group’s experience makes the most of the History Center’s resources while meeting your educational objectives.

You can help us facilitate your experience by considering the following:

• A Group is defined as a minimum of 10 paying visitors who arrange their visit through the Group Tour Coordinator.

• Bus drivers and teachers are admitted free. Chaperones are admitted free with a 1:10 chaperone: student ratio; additional adults must pay the student fee.

• Group visits can be scheduled between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. every day of the week.

• Tours should be reserved at least ONE MONTH prior to your visit. Experience classes must be booked at least two months prior to your visit.

• Program length varies by type; most programs are 2 hours in length, 2½ hours if lunch is scheduled.

• Lunch space is available on-site: Please indicate your lunch preference when completing a Program request form.

• A visit to the Museum Shop must be scheduled when you reserve your tour.

• High-demand months of April, May, and June fill quickly. Consider booking early in the school year.

To learn more about the visit experience, please download a Visit Information Guide.

How do I pay?
A 25% non-refundable deposit in the form of a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or check made payable to the Heinz History Center is due within three weeks of booking your tour. Full prepayment is required and is non-refundable for Experience Classes.

What if it snows or we have to reschedule?
If you need to cancel a program, or are delayed more than 15 minutes, please contact us at 412-454-6304 before 8:00 a.m. Due to scheduling, docents are not able to wait more than 15 minutes for a group without notification of delay.

In the event that the History Center closes due to inclement weather, the Group Tour Coordinator will contact you about rescheduling your visit.

Reserve Your Experience!
Complete the online TOUR REQUEST FORM.