Discover PA in Watercolor
Saturday, April 6 at 10am & 1pm Discover the rich history of the state through the paintings featured in the Pennsylvania in Watercolor: Revisiting Nick Ruggieri’s Bicentennial Series. Explore how […]
Saturday, April 6 at 10am & 1pm Discover the rich history of the state through the paintings featured in the Pennsylvania in Watercolor: Revisiting Nick Ruggieri’s Bicentennial Series. Explore how […]
Thursday, April 18 at 11:30AM What are your plans for Earth Day? Visit the museum to learn how long it takes items in the “trash” to decompose, the history of […]
Saturday, April 20 at 10AM & 1PM What are your plans for Earth Day? Visit the museum to learn how long it takes items in the “trash” to decompose, the […]
Friday, April 26 at 11:30am It’s National Pretzel Day! Learn about the history of this snack food and why Pennsylvania is the largest producer of pretzels in America. Decide if […]
Wednesday, June 12 at 11:30am Travel back into the Village Square shops. Discover the role Pennsylvania played in the tin industry. Explore why and how this metal was used while […]
Friday, June 14 at 11:30am Join us in the Allegheny Room on the Ground Floor to explore the Geography of Pennsylvania. Discover the states landforms and rivers and trek across […]
Wednesday, June 19 11:30 & 1:30pm Discover the story of how Philadelphia slave Moses Williams bought his freedom by creating silhouettes at the Peale Museum. Explore Pennsylvania’s Gradual Abolition Act […]
Thursday, June 20 at 11:30AM Join Museum Educators to explore the Vincent Maragliotti mural, “The Vision of William Penn”. Learn about why murals are created, what techniques are used in […]
Wednesday, June 26 at 11:30am Scherenschnitte is the art of papercutting. Pronounced “sheer-en-shnit-ah,” this German word means “scissor cuts.” Whether you have cut folded paper into a snowflake design or […]
Wednesday, June 26 at 1:30pm Discover the story of H. J. Heinz’s and one of Pennsylvania’s most successful companies. Learn why Pittsburgh was chosen for its headquarters. Learn the story […]
Thursday, June 27 at 1:30PM Take a trip back in time and discover the vehicles that helped us explore post-war Pennsylvania and beyond. Discover how the Scotty Trailer, Piper Cub […]
Friday, June 28 at 11:30am Join the Planetarium Director in Nature Lab to learn about gravity. Explore what gravity is and how it works. Participate in a bit of experimentation […]