Outreach Programs
Bring the Heinz History Center to you!
Want an outreach program delivered straight to your classroom, library, retirement home, community organization, or site? Our educator-led outreach programs spark interactive learning and deep discussion on a variety of topics — wherever your learners are!
Interested? Email [email protected] to get pricing, check availability, and book your program.
Topic Options for Outreach Programs
Blast off into Pittsburgh’s space story! Design and build your own spaceships and lunar vehicles while discovering how Pittsburgh helped launch America into outer space.
This hands-on program is appropriate for grades 3-12.
Explore the lives and legacies of two extraordinary 19th-century African Americans leaders. Despite the adversity they faced, Martin Delany and Charles Garlick sought better lives for themselves and fought for the liberty of others. Learn how they shaped their communities and fought for freedom.
This program is appropriate for all ages.
Take a sweeping journey through Pittsburgh’s past, from the first peoples who arrived during the last Ice Age to the rise of industrialization and beyond. Consider what factors across both deep time and the contemporary world have led to Pittsburgh’s success.
This lecture-style program is best suited for adults.
What can a Heinz ketchup bottle teach us about Pittsburgh? Explore the story of our city through the iconic Heinz bottle and uncover how industry and innovation shaped Pittsburgh’s past.
This program is appropriate for all ages.
From mills to modern breweries, the aluminum beer can tells a story of industry, reinvention, and regional pride. Explore Pittsburgh’s deep ties to aluminum production, manufacturing, and beer culture.
This program is best suited for adults 21+.
Dive into the artistic and revolutionary worlds of music and movies through the lens of the City of Pittsburgh. Discover how the Hill District shaped the golden age of jazz and explore Pittsburgh’s lasting influence on Hollywood and the film industry that continues to resonate to this day.
This program is appropriate for general audiences and for school groups in grades 6–12.
Stay close to home and hear the story of one of Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods: the Strip District, right where the Heinz History Center is nestled! Examine what has remained the same, what has changed over time, and what those shifts reveal about Pittsburgh.
This program is appropriate for all ages and requires an HDMI hookup and screen for the presentation.
Two extraordinary events reshaped the world in 1776: American independence was declared, and the Watt steam engine entered commercial use. Nowhere did their legacies converge more powerfully than in Pittsburgh. Explore how the forces of revolution and industrial innovation forged the city and reshaped the modern world.
This lecture-style program is best suited for adults.