As of December 1, the Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum and Johnstown Flood Museum are on a winter opening hours schedule: we are OPEN Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays; and CLOSED Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Welcome!

School Groups and Education

We welcome school tours to our flagship attraction.

The Heritage Discovery Center welcomes thousands of students every year. We at JAHA are proud to enhance student learning with the rich history Johnstown! We have plenty to offer at our facilities, so we encourage you to give Visitor Services a call at 539-1889 x 311 or use the form below to send us an email. Our Director of Visitor Services will be happy to assist you, ensuring your school group will have a fun-filled and educational tour!

What can you do at the Johnstown Flood Museum?

  • Have a docent-led tour of the museum exhibits.
  • See the Academy Award-winning documentary.
  • Have a lesson with our Johnstown Flood Museum staff.
  • New ideas? If you have something in particular in mind for your tour, don’t hesitate to ask!

Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Provides Reduced Student Admissions for Pennsylvania Public Schools

JAHA is proud to be listed as an approved Educational Improvement Organization in Pennsylvania’s
well-established Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. The EITC program directly benefits Pennsylvania public school students by providing discounted student admission to all sites and giving participating students a hands-on educational experience by from JAHA’s exhibits, which are supported by on-line educational materials and activities that are aligned with the state’s education standards. To learn if your school qualifies for discount admission rates under the EITC grant program, call at 814-539-1889 or email at Tours email tours [@] jaha.org.

Resources for School Groups

JAHA has developed detailed online resources for teachers to use before, during and after their visit to the Johnstown Flood Museum. These programs allow students to use primary and secondary research materials to explore themes relevant to the museum, and all meet Pennsylvania state education standards.

Access museum education materials