Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

Duration: 1 hour (30-minute guided tour, 30-minute studio activity)

Looking and Talking About Art

This theme is designed to introduce our youngest learners to the museum experience. This guided visit incorporates close-looking in the galleries, thematically related stories, and conversation prompts followed by an exploration of artistic materials and processes.

Grades 2-5

Tour Duration: 1 hour

Art Bones

Students will explore in-depth how artists use the elements of art to create their work and express their ideas. 

Studio Activity: Students will explore the basic elements of art through abstraction, color science, and form as a means of expressing emotions or ideas.

Stories In Art

Students will discover imaginative ways that artists tell stories or express their points of view. In “reading” works of art, students will consider character, setting, plot, tone, and perspective.

Studio Activity: Students will create their own narratives, considering the elements of storytelling and how they can be communicated visually.

Grades 6-12

Tour Duration: 1 hour

Visualizing America

Students will examine the ways that artists weave narratives and tell history through their art. This tour provides students with a visual perspective on American history.

Studio Activity: Students will explore ways to respond to their contemporary moment, social issues, or a moment in American history.

Think Like an Artist

Students will cultivate their observation and interpretive skills through critical analyses of artwork and artists’ intentions.

Studio Activity: Students will experiment with the use of personal symbols, iconographies, or text as a means of expressing themselves and their ideas.

Gaining S.T.E.A.M.

How do artists use the design process to create art? In this STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) focused tour, students will consider how artists have used problem solving, reasoning, and logic in their artistic processes.

Studio Activity: Students will use problem-solving skills to execute a unique design from inception to creation.