The Heritage Philadelphia Program (HPP) supports history programs and the historic preservation of buildings in the Philadelphia region. Support is provided through grant funding and professional development activities that inspire innovation and build organizational capacity. The purpose of the Heritage Philadelphia Program is to encourage and enhance humanities-based programming, grounded in contemporary scholarship, to attract and engage new audiences and local residents in Philadelphia’s nationally important history.
HPP focuses organizational efforts on strategic planning, audience and market research, community-based interpretive planning and visionary exhibition development.
Some offerings of the Heritage Philadelphia Program are listed below:
Grants: The Heritage Philadelphia Program supports history programs and historic preservation of buildings in the Philadelphia region through grant funding and professional development activities. Grant funding is available for planning and implementation activities related to interpretation, exhibits and preservation. Grant counseling is available at any time to potential applicants. For more information, please see Grants and Guidelines.
Professional development: The Heritage Philadelphia Program provides professional development opportunities, workshops and facilitated trips for program constituents. For more information on professional development programs, please visit the Events & Activites section.
Information services: The Heritage Philadelphia Program Web site includes grant guidelines and applications as well as Resources, Best Practices and Research. A small professional library and other informational resources are also available.
If you have questions or would like more information about the Heritage Philadelphia Program, please contact us at hpp@pcah.us or 267-350-4950.
The Heritage Philadelphia Program is located at the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage. Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage supports creativity and excellence through Dance Advance, Heritage Philadelphia Program, Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, Philadelphia Music Project, Philadelphia Theatre Initiative and the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative. Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage is supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts and is administered by The University of the Arts.
