Extend classroom learning at the Museum!
The Museum offers in-person school visit tours for classroom grades pre-kindergarten to high school. Through our tours, students will participate in hands-on experiences that encourage inquiry-based learning inspired by the Museum’s art installations. Choose between our self-guided or guided tour options below!
NOTE: School visits are booked on a first come first serve basis. Only one school visit will take place per available booking day.
Tour Options
Self-Guided Museum Tour
- 2-hour self-guided experience of Museum installations
- $10 per student
- Free for teachers, school staff and required chaperones (chaperone to student ratio – 1:5)
- Additional chaperones: $5 each
- Free for Title 1 and Head Start groups
Guided Museum Tour + Museum Inspired Art Kit
- 1-hour guided experience of Museum installations + 1-hour of Museum free play
- Museum curated Art Kit provided for classroom engagement
- $14 per student
- Free for teachers, school staff and required chaperones (chaperone to student ratio – 1:7)
- Up to 2 additional chaperones for Head Start groups and kindergarten classes only: $5 each**
- Free for Title 1 and Head Start groups
*Pre-K and Kindergarten visits include a 1.5-hour guided Museum experience and 30-minutes of free play.
**No additional chaperones for other grades.
School and group visits are designed to accommodate 10 to 40 students per group. Visits are offered Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings between 10am and 12pm. School visit requests must be submitted at least 4 weeks in advance. Due to the high demand for this program, not all tour requests can be accommodated.
To book an in-person school visit, please email education@thinkplaycreate.org with the following information:
- Point of contact information
- School name and if it is a Title 1 school
- Grade
- Number of students (visits are capped at 40 students total each day)
- Number of adult chaperones (1 adult is required for every 5 students)
- Type of tour (self-guided or guided Play visit)
- Preferred date(s
Questions?
For questions regarding in-person school visits or special requests, please contact education@thinkplaycreate.org.