This thesis deals with the didactic approach to the topic of the second stage of the Industrial revolution. The aim is to connect the topic of the industrial revolution and the regional monument which is Mahenovo divadlo. The thesis consists of two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part focuses on the stages of the industrial revolution and cultural development. The information about chosen theatres in Brno is also included in this chapter. The next chapter deals with the topic curricular documents, project method, and its advantages and disadvantages. The last chapter of the theoretical part focuses on regional history and the methods which are suitable for its teaching. The practical part provides the scheme of the project done in the 5th grade and its realization. This scheme is followed by the scheme and the realization of the teaching of the same topic but using the frontal method. The last chapter concludes the finding of the pedagogical experiment. The data of the experimental and control group are compared.