Museum Education

Our Museum Education program provides guided and self-guided tours, interpretative materials, and events for educators. These resources introduce visitors to photography while building visual literacy and critical thinking skills. Led by Museum Educators, tours are tailored to the goals of each group by integrating selected themes from the exhibitions into identified goals and/or classroom learning standards. Tours are conducted in an inquiry-based discussion format, encouraging audience members to discover visual information and realize multiple interpretations and meanings.

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Group Tours

Reservations are necessary at least three weeks in advance for all group visits.

Guided Gallery Tours

Led by Museum Educators, Guided Tours are tailored for all levels of school and adult audiences and encourage critical thinking and visual literacy.
Grades K–6: $150 per 25 students + 3 required chaperones
Grades 7–12: $150 per 25 students + 2 required chaperones
New York City Public Schools, K–12: Free (min. 10/max. 25)
College Students & Seniors: $13 per person (min. 15/max. 25)
Adults: $18 per person (min. 10/ max. 25)

Self-Guided Gallery Tours

Self-guided groups explore the museum exhibitions at their own pace.

Grades K–12: $5 per person including 2 required chaperones (min. 10/max. 25)
New York City Public Schools, K–12: Free (min. 10/max. 25)
College Students & Seniors: $7 per person (min. 10/max. 25)
Adults: $10 per person (min. 10/max. 25)

Payments and Refunds

Payment is due upon arrival for all group visits. The group leader is responsible for the entire amount; group members cannot pay individually. Please note that refunds will not be given for pre-payments if the number of people in the group is less than the prepaid amount.

Cancellations

If there are any changes to your reservation please contact 212.857.0005 as soon as possible.

Self-Guided Tours: Self-Guided tours cancelled less than 3 days in advance will be charged 50% of their invoiced fee. Groups that do not give 24 hours' notice will be charged in full.

Guided Tours: Guided tours that are cancelled with less than 3 days' notice will be charged a $100 fee. Groups that do not give 24 hours' notice will be charged in full. If the group is over 15 minutes late for a Guided Tour, your reservation will be considered cancelled and you will be charged in full.

Exhibition Curricula

Recent Exhibition

Roman Vishniac Rediscovered Pre- and Post-Visit Materials PDF

Links to External Curricula

For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, courtesy of the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Avedon Fashion 1944–2000, courtesy of the Avedon Foundation.

Download Past Curricula PDFs

Susan Meiselas: In History
Cornell Capa: Concerned Photographer
Living with the Dead: W. Eugene Smith and World War II
Junior High School | High School

Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan
Elementary School | Junior High School | High School

Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art
Elementary School | Junior High School | High School

This Is War! Robert Capa at Work
Junior High School | High School

Gerda Taro
Junior High School | High School

Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits
Elementary School | Junior High School | High School

Henri Cartier-Bresson's Scrapbook
Junior High School | High School

Martin Munkacsi: Think While You Shoot
Junior High School | High School

Ecotopia: The Second ICP Triennial of Photography and Video
Elementary School | Junior High School | High School