EXPRESS:  EXciting PRograms Especially for SeniorS!

These programs, from Pittsburgh's cultural and educational institutions, are designed with senior citizens in mind. Activity directors, seniors, and agency personnel have worked together to develop this creative programming option.

Scheduling senior programs through the EXPRESS office located at Carnegie Museum of Natural History allows one-call access to programs from multiple institutions.

Program topics include:

Closer Look at Nature:

• Birds
  
• Plants (Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens)
  
• Butterflies
  
• Reptiles
  
• Mammals (PA or African Savanna)
  
• Suitcase for Survival (illegal trade in endangered animals)
  
• Pittsburgh Zoo (visit with live animals and learn about zoos)
  
• Rocks & Minerals

Carnegie Science Center:

• Gumshoe Science
  
• Neurobics
  
• Science Below Zero (Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream)

Cultural Connections:

• Ancient Egyptians
  
• Native Americans
  
• The Inuit - Living With Ice!
  
• Lewis & Clark-Journey West
  
• The Horse (how the horse changed human culture and how people have the horse)

Behind the Scenes at the Museum:

• The Making of a Hall (Africa or Arctic)
  
• Bringing the Dinosaurs to Pittsburgh
  
• This Is Your Life, Dippy (Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Diplodocus)

Frick Art and History Center:

• All That Glitters is Not Gold
  Life in the Gilded Age has been described as opulent and genteel. Using the Frick Art & Historical Center’s Clayton as a microcosm of Gilded Age society, join a discussion about what life was really like whether you were millionaire or maid in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh.
  
• Excess and Beauty: Decorating the Gilded Age Home
  Decoration in the Gilded Age was influenced by ancient and modern world cultures. Homes were a reflection of wealth, status and the owner’s commitment to refinement. This Illustrated talk traces some of these influences in decorating, particularly as they appear in the Henry Clay Frick home, Clayton.
  
• The Homestead Steel Strike
  A seminal event of the era, the Homestead Steel Strike of 1892 changed the face of labor for decades. Explore the main characters of this drama of American industrial history, Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Carnegie, and the union laborers of the Carnegie Steel Company.
  
• From Horse and Carriage to Horseless Carriage
  In the early years of 20th century Pittsburgh, carriages and cars shared the road. Using period images from the Frick’s Car and Carriage Museum and artifacts of the era, look at these changes in transportation and its impact inside our city and travels beyond.