Programs for Schools and Teachers
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A trip to the Frick offers creative, hands-on, learning experiences that are designed not only to address academic standards, but also to broaden the student perspective. Our programs connect across the curriculum, integrating writing, science or even economics, inspiring students to use art and history as tools for understanding different cultures and context or to connect their contemporary experiences to those of the past.
The Frick is a unique learning environment, located on 5.5 acres of self-contained grounds and gardens in Pittsburgh’s East End. The diverse nature of our collection allows for endless opportunities to create new curricular connections for your students.
Your program can include visits to:
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Clayton, one of many mansions that once occupied Millionaire’s Row in the late 1800s. From a visit to Helen Clay Frick’s childhood bedroom to the dining room where Mr. Frick once hosted a luncheon for President Theodore Roosevelt to the kitchen where as many as six meals a day were prepared, your students will have many hands-on opportunities to learn about this important era in Pittsburgh history. |
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The Frick Art Museum, which features outstanding examples of Italian Renaissance paintings and 18th-century French painting, furniture and decorative arts. Programs for school students range from Chemistry of Color where students make their own paints from eggs, clay and charcoal to Joie de Vivre which culminates in a “reenactment” of the French Revolution! |
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The Car and Carriage Museum, where students can see some of the first horseless carriages to have an impact on Pittsburgh and learn about Pittsburgh's role in the developing automobile industry. Choose a program that gives your students an opportunity to participate in an assembly line or one that emphasizes teamwork and deductive reasoning through a series of compass-driven clues! |
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The Greenhouse, which offers mini-lessons on plant habitat and adaptation, the physics of how greenhouses work, and the history of such structures in the 19th century. For younger students, sensory awareness, comparing/contrasting, and a hunt for patterns, color and texture add a “green” touch to the Frick experience. |
Check out our wide variety of programs!
Click on the links below to learn more about our school programs. If you don’t find a program that fits your needs, just give us a call and we’ll custom design one with you.
Contact us
Contact Education Assistant Caito Amorose at 412-205-2022 or education@TheFrickPittsburgh.org,
Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m–5:00 p.m. for more information or to schedule your program.
