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School Visit Programs engage students in object-based lessons that develop critical-thinking skills and foster an appreciation for works of art in the Museum's collection.

In these programs, students learn to look carefully at works of art and articulate their ideas about them. This emphasis on analytical skills provides a vital support to art studies as well as other areas of the school's curriculum—from observation, analysis, and problem-solving in science to conversation, vocabulary building, and writing skills in language classes.

Programs for students in grades K–12 include guided programs and other options. For all guided programs, the Museum provides suggested themes to focus your lesson. Before each lesson, the educator will contact you to develop a lesson theme and plan suited to your class's curricular needs and interests.

Please note that our program fees for the 2009–10 school year have been updated. See below for program descriptions and more information.

School Programs Brochure

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School Visits Orientation Site

Explore the School Visits Orientation Site to get in-depth information about the Museum experience for grades K–12 and find resources to support your visit.

Guided One-Part Programs Guided Multipart Programs Partnership Programs Self-Guided Visits Basic Group Admission Scheduling

During these guided visits, MoMA educators lead theme-based lessons that explore three to four works of art in depth through discussion, writing, drawing, or small-group work in the galleries.
View suggested themes

A guided visit is sixty minutes for grades K–3 and seventy-five for grades 4–12.

One-Part Museum Visit

Includes one museum visit (sixty minutes for grades K–3 and seventy-five minutes for grades 4–12)

Fees:
All NYC public high schools: FREE
Title 1* elementary and middle NYC public schools: FREE
Non-title 1 elementary and middle NYC public schools: $60
All other schools: $200

* Title 1 is a national program that provides funding to schools with high percentages of children from low-income families. Approximately 70% of NYC public schools receive Title 1 funding.

Art Studio

Includes one three-hour museum visit and is for students of all art-making abilities. It combines a gallery discussion around a chosen theme with a studio art-making session afterwards. Lessons are for up to thirty students per group and start at 9:30 or 10:00 a.m., including a forty-minute break for students to eat their own brown bag lunches.

Fees:
All schools: $350 per class

These programs are for NYC schools only and include museum visits that are supported by pre- and post-visit lessons.

Museum visits are sixty minutes for grade K–3 and seventy-five minutes for grades 4–12. Classroom visits are one period long, depending on the school.

Two-part Program

Includes one in-school pre-visit lesson and one Museum visit.

Three-part Program

Includes two in-school lessons (pre- and post-visit) and one Museum visit.

Fees for Title 1* elementary and middle NYC public schools and ALL NYC public high schools:
Two-part program: FREE
Three-part program: FREE

* Title 1 is a national program that provides funding to schools with high percentages of children from low-income families. Approximately 70% of NYC public schools receive Title 1 funding.

Fees for non-Title 1 NYC public schools:
Two-part program: $105
Three-part program: $150

Fees for all other NYC schools:
Two-part program: $325
Three-part program: $400

For schools interested in partnership programs involving multi-visit programs, professional development, and customized, in-person curriculum planning, please e-mail schoolprograms@moma.org. To review a sample partnership, visit the project website of the MoMA/Academy of American studies partnership.

Modern Teachers Visits

Teachers who participate in this program can lead their own classes in the Museum's galleries on Tuesdays, when the Museum is closed to the public. A teacher orientation session is required.

Fee: $55

For more information, visit the Programs for Educators page.

Basic Group Admission

These visits allow ten to twenty-five students to enter the Museum at a dedicated arrival time slot exclusively for your group. Please note that this is a group admission option. Non-MoMA staff are prohibited from lecturing to student groups in the galleries.

Fees:
NYC public schools: $4 per student, plus $12 per adult
All other schools: $7 per student, plus $16 per adult

Teachers should contact the Group Services Department to make a reservation for all School Visits programs. Please note that the maximum group size is thirty students per class.

For Guided Programs, teachers will be asked to choose a list of Suggested Themes that best integrates with some aspect of their curriculum. Once your museum visit is scheduled, a MoMA educator will call or e-mail you to further refine lesson themes to meet the needs of your class.

Schedule your program with Group Services

Please visit the FAQ for more information.