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Guided Gallery Conversations

Experience the beauty and wonder of the Museum together! One of our Docents will lead your group through engaging conversations around works of art throughout the Museum. We invite you to browse our menu of themes to align with your group's interests.

American Canvas

• This one-hour Docent-led conversation provides an introduction to the Museum’s history and highlights selections from the permanent collection and current exhibitions. 

Global Perspectives

• Through its exhibitions, the Museum represents multidimensional American perspectives to promote free expression, cultural exchange, and personal and collective growth. Explore the unfolding story of America through artworks that represent and celebrate our nation’s diverse artistic legacy.

Featured Exhibitions | Dive deeper into one of the Museum’s special exhibitions:

• September 26, 2025 - February 15, 2026: Norman Rockwell: From Camera to Canvas: Gain insight on Rockwell’s artistic process and how he choreographed the elements of character, expression, setting, and detail—creating photographic images that became the templates for his paintings. The exhibition displays the artist’s
  photographs alongside his paintings, drawings, and commercial illustrations.
• March - August 2026: Pablo Delano: The Museum of the Old Colony

Guided Gallery conversations are available in Polish and Spanish based on Docent availability. If you are interested, please note that in the comments section at the bottom of the Adult Tour Request Form.

Duration: 1 hour

Group size: 8 people minimum

Scheduling: at least 2 weeks in advance

Pricing: $12 College and University Students; $23 Adults; $18 Seniors

Guided Gallery Conversation + Studio

Join us for a new two-hour extended program that pairs a Docent-led tour of the galleries with a hands-on art studio.

Inspired by Photographs 

• Explore the various ways artists use photography in their artistic processes: for inspiration, as reference, in appropriation, or incorporate them in their artworks. The studio component will give participants the opportunity to try out some of the processes discussed.

The Art of Still Life

• Take a focused look into some of the Museum’s celebrated still life works by artists like Robert Duncanson, Raphaelle Peale, Severin Roesen, William Harnett, John Haberle, John La Farge, and Justin Favela. Gallery conversations will center around how artists transform ordinary everyday objects into extraordinary compositions. In the studio component, participants will learn and practice drawing and shading techniques through creating their own still life.
  

Experimentations with Printmaking

• Taking inspiration from pop artists who created art that reflected modern American culture by challenging traditional definitions of fine art, a Museum Docent will lead participants through discussions of the varied ways artists use the printmaking process. Following the gallery portion, participants will explore techniques in our new printmaking studio.
  

Duration: 30-45 minutes in the gallery, 1.5 hours in the studio

Group size: 6 people minimum

Scheduling: at least 2 weeks in advance

Pricing: $45 Adults; $40 Seniors

To request a tour, please fill out the GROUP VISIT REQUEST FORM 

Self-Guided Group Visit (For groups of 8 or more)

Reservations are required for ANY group of 8 or more. To schedule a self-guided group visit, please register through the links below.

Group size: 8 people minimum

Scheduling: at least 2 weeks in advance

Pricing: $10 College and University; $18 Adults; $13 Seniors

SIGN UP FOR SELF-GUIDED ADULT GROUP VISIT 

SIGN UP FOR A SELF-GUIDED COLLEGE GROUP VISIT 

FAQs

• Free passes, Membership, and library passes are not valid for Gallery Conversations, Gallery Conversations + Studio, or Self-Guided Visits

• Visits are offered during Museum open hours

• All guided visits must be booked at least two weeks in advance

• Checking In: Members of a group should check in together at the front desk 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled program. The group leader must first check in at the front desk with one payment for the entire group. (Individual payments are not allowed and groups will not be checked in until payment is received. Failing to do so may result in lost tour time.)

• Lunch Options: The Museum Café serves lunch Wednesday-Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No outside food may be brought into the Museum. Café and terrace seating are reserved for Café customers only. Groups of more than 20 people must select a boxed lunch option or request private catering. The current menu and fees may be requested at the time of booking.

• Accessibility: The Museum is handicapped accessible. The entrance ramp is located to the left of the main entrance, and all galleries are accessible by elevators. Care partners may attend the tour at no additional fee.

GROUP VISIT REQUEST FORM