Tin Shop
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 […]
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 using gravity. Family programs are included with general admission and designed for all ages. Pick up your free ticket for this program at the admission […]
Saturday, June 29 at 10am & 1pm Turtles are our oldest living reptiles and have remained practically unchanged since they have been in existence. Some species are fully aquatic, never […]
Wednesday, July 3 at 11:30AM Pennsylvania has played a significant role in the development of baseball. Discover the players, teams, stadiums and innovations that are significate to our state. Learn […]
Friday, July 5 at 1:30pm Explore The State Museums General Store. Discover the items that people bought to care for their families as you “shop” from the past. Experience the […]
Saturday, July 6 at 10am & 1pm The Pennsylvania Turnpike revolutionized how we travel our roads. Learn about the innovations that were used to create this superhighway. Test your math skills as we travel the roads. Family programs are included with general admission and designed for all ages.