School Tours

School programs at MAM are aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for the visual arts. By “reading” an artwork and making observations, students interpret, analyze, and make meaning through dialogue, cultivate an appreciation for traditional through contemporary art forms, and make connections to their lived experiences.

In the studio, students generate, conceptualize, and develop creative ideas, use the foundations of art and their personal experiences to make art, and reflect on their work.

Design Your Experience

Tours are available on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

KidzArt Tour & Studio (Preschool through Grade 1, 75 minutes):

$14 per student and chaperone

Student Tour & Studio (Grades 2–12, 2 hours):

$19 per student and chaperone

A group of children in colorful shirts and lanyards attentively observing art in a bright, modern gallery space.

Choose a Theme for Your Tour:

Color, Shape & Line (Preschool through grade 1 only)

Calling all museum detectives! Investigate works of art from different times and places to discover how artists utilize the building blocks of art.

Using Your Senses (KidzArt/Preschool through grade 1 only)

Get a unique, multisensory perspective as you experience art through your eyes, ears, and body.

Indigenous Perspectives (KidzArt/Preschool through grade 1 only)

This tour focuses on MAM’s acclaimed collection of Native American art and the power of Indigenous perspectives.

Art is Transformational (All grades)

This tour explores how artists transform materials and objects into unique works of art, and how the exploration and creation of art can be transformational in the lives of people and their communities.

Artists Shape Ideas (All Grades)

With a focus on our Native art collection and current exhibitions, this tour explores how artists give shape to ideas through visual art practices that reflect the values, beliefs, and cultures of individuals or communities.

Celebrating Many Voices (All grades)

This tour celebrates the work of diverse artists, with Black, Indigenous, Asian, and/or LGBTQ+ communities representing a range of perspectives and a variety of art-making practices.

Native Art / Native Knowledge (All grades)

Foregrounding Native perspectives and artwork, this tour explores the transformative power of Indigenous knowledge to address social issues. We consider the Museum’s history, collection, and other legacies of European colonization in the Americas to help forge new ways of thinking and relating in a changing world.

Self-Reflections (All Grades)

This tour explores art as a reflection of inner self and personal identity. Students will discover a range of repetitional techniques, portraiture practices, and reflective surfaces, as artists hold up a mirror to show us who we are.

A group of children learns about art in a gallery, while one child's hand touches a woven artifact mounted on the wall.

What people are saying about Tours

"This was a wonderful experience for my students. Everyone was kind and presented materials clearly with plenty of opportunities for participation."

"Great activity, simple but fun for all talent levels. Wonderful exhibit! Friendly and kind staff!"

"The artwork shown was phenomenal and the docent's knowledge of the work and art history was vast. The studio instructors were kind and helpful. My students enjoyed the overall experience."

Request a Tour Today!

Please review our booking policies here before beginning the booking process.

Submit a tour request by emailing [email protected].

Please make reservations 4 weeks in advance. Your registration for the tour will be confirmed with submission of payment.