Summer Explorer Series

Explore The Frick Pittsburgh in new ways with free drop-in activities every Tuesday and Saturday throughout the summer!

Explore the Frick in new ways every Tuesday and Saturday throughout the summer! These free drop-in activities will change each week to engage visitors of all ages in a variety of ways, including artmaking, historical exploration, storytelling, and play. Weekly activites will run from June 23 through August 29.

Start your visit at the Grable Visitor Center before joining the drop-in to receive a free site admission wristband and information about what's happening on site!

Grab a Summer Explorer passport the first time you join and win a prize when you complete 5 activities!

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Program Information

Summer Explorer Series

Dates: June 23, 2026
Location: The Frick Pittsburgh
Admission:

Free and open to all

Activity Schedule

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday, June 23 - August 29

Location: Education Center Courtyard

Create a seed ball to plant in your backyard and join a GROW themed story time geared toward kids ages 3-6. The story will be read on a rolling basis.

Location: Education Center Classroom

Drip, smear, paint, and discover new ways to express your creativity through watercolor painting.

Location: Education Center Courtyard

Design a paper bird kite and fly it on the lawn!

Location: Education Center Classroom

Create your own traditional Pittsburgh everything-between-the-bread sandwich using paper and your imagination!

Location: Education Center Classroom

Make a friend using clothespins and markers!

Location: Education Center Courtyard

Design your own custom button!

Location: Education Center Classroom

Create a bookmark and join a GROW themed story time geared toward kids ages 3-6 at 10:15, 11:15, and 12:15.

Location: Education Center Classroom

Make a 3-D work of art from upcycled cardboard and other mixed media.

Location: Education Center Classroom

Create your own flag using mixed-media textiles!

Location: Education Center Classroom

Make a landscape with dimensions!

Location: Education Center Classroom

Draw, roll, and string your own handmade beads.

Location: Education Center Classroom

Learn to make a clay pendant using air-dry clay.

Location: Education Center Classroom

Create a monoprint portrait with a friend, plexiglass, and paint!

Location: Education Center Courtyard

Experience a fast-paced assembly line in a game format!

Location: Education Center Classroom

Design a still life using mixed-media collage materials.

Location: Education Center Classroom

Create your own shrinky-dink!

Location: Education Center Classroom

Design your own pretend license plate for display on a car, bike, or fridge.

Location: Education Center Courtyard

Put on your detective hat and figure out the use of different Gilded Age objects.

Location: Education Center Courtyard

Add to a collaborative bottlecap mural celebrating the end of summer! Drop in for story time geared toward kids ages 3-6. The story will be read on a rolling basis.