Frick Art & Historical Center Inc

Visitor experience & interpretation: educators, students, tourist and community members access the frick pittsburgh in various ways. (continuted on schedule o)- families with children participate in drop-in educational activities throughout the year and attend our seasonal festivals. In fy25, more than 13,000 people attended the four free outdoor concerts in our popular summer fridays series evenings of music, artmaking, picnics, and food trucks. An additional 3,000 people participated in our two-day frick winterfest, featuring glass-blowing demonstrations, artmaking activities, live music, face-painting, and more. The frick's summer camps and family activity days offer additional opportunities for young people to learn about self-expression through art and movement throughout the year. -learners of all ages participate in museum tours and gallery conversations, community field trips, lectures, panel presentations, concerts, and art-making activities. -the refreshed clayton tour places the frick family's story within the larger context of pittsburgh's history. Focused on the momentous year of 1892, it addresses the homestead strike, the assassination attempt on frick's life, and the impact of the gilded age on our lives today. Awarded an innovation prize by pa museums, the tour won a prestigious "award of excellence" from the american association for state and local history. -our intimately scaled museums and commitment to personalized service defines our educational offerings. School groups enjoy field trips developed specifically by frick educators working with teachers to meet the needs of each class, and teachers return on their own for regularly offered teacher training workshops. -frick teachers work with community partner after-school programs to develop curricula and offer meaningful learning opportunities. The frick routinely provides art-making supplies for such activities and links learning projects, when possible, to museum visits. -the frick strives to remove cost barriers to participation. Admission to our parklike campus and permanent collections is free to all. We prioritize offering frequent complimentary public programs and free exhibition admission days. Teachers, students, seniors, youth aged 17 and under, people with disabilities, first responders, veterans, active military, and reserves receive discounted program and membership fees. The frick participates in museums for all, which features a $1 ebt admission rate.