Tours and Class Visits

Dear Purchase College faculty,

We look forward to having your class visit and will accommodate you to the best of our availability!

Availability

Purchase College groups or class visits can be accommodated Mondays through Fridays from 10:00am – 5:00pm or Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00pm – 5:00pm (excluding time slots already scheduled for other museum activities).

Group size

Up to forty (40) persons.

Fees

Tours and class visits are always free for members of the Purchase College community.

Scheduling

Tours should be requested at least three weeks prior to the preferred visit date and time.

Peter Cole  on the Museum’s Visitor Services Team will be in touch to answer any additional questions and help you select an available tour date. (Peter is available at 914-251-6118 every Wednesday through Sunday).

E-mail the NEU to start the reservation process today!

When requesting your visit please indicate:

• Class name
• Class size
• Exhibition(s) and or work(s) you would like to view
• Preferred date, time, and duration of your visit (options preferred)
• Whether a Volunteer Museum Educator (VME) or staff guide* is requested
  (if yes, please provide a clear explanation of the topic(s) to be presented)
• Whether any ephemera (e.g., clipboards, pencils etc.) or non-gallery spaces (e.g., Study, Library, Skylight Gallery, or other room) will be required during your visit
  
  

*subject to availability

Guided tours for any age or self-guided visits for high school groups

We are flexible and focused on designing a museum experience that connects our African, Modern, and Contemporary art directly to the curriculum objectives and learning standards of each visiting teacher and class.

Our goal is to help students develop an appreciation for visual art by creating—through close looking and inquiry-based techniques—a descriptive dialogue that leaves a lasting impression.

Availability

• Guided tours are available on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting at 10am.
  • Pre-K guided  tours are 45 minutes
  • K-12 guided tours are 60 minutes
    
    

• Self-guided visits for high school groups are available Wednesday through Sundays from 12pm to 3pm.
  
  

Group size

• Guided tours:  10–40 students* per group visit (any age) 
• Self-guided visits: Up to 25 high school students*

*One (1) adult chaperone is required for every ten (10) students.

Fees

• Guided tours are $10 per student. Admission is waived through the NEU Kids Art Access Program for Title I schools.
  The guided tour fee is waived for all chaperones.

NEU Kids Art Access Program
The NEU Kids Art Access Program fills an educational gap by providing field trips to the Museum for Title I and other qualifying schools. Includes: one-hour guided tour with a Volunteer Museum Educator designed specifically for your class; waived admission fees; round-trip school bus transportation; and lunch at the main dining hall of the Purchase College campus.

Funding is awarded on a first-come first-serve basis.

• Self-guided groups are free.

Scheduling

All group tours and visits should be requested at least three weeks prior to the preferred visit date.
Tours and visits are not booked more than three months in advance.

Start the reservation process today!
E-mail us at nma.education@purchase.edu

A member of the Museum’s Education team will be in touch to answer any additional questions and help you select an available tour date.

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Pre- and Post-Visit Resources

The Neuberger has created a series of asynchronous learning resources that are appropriate for use in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Designed by Diana Puglisi, Curator of Education, alongside volunteer museum educators, the resources can be used before and after your visit.

Pre- and Post-Visit Activities
NEU To Do for Kids Resources for Kids and Families

Adult Guided Tours and Self-Guided Visits

• The Neuberger Museum of Art’s Volunteer Museum Educators welcome visitors and help them appreciate the art collections presented in our galleries. The art comes alive as you walk the Museum with a guide and hear the stories behind the artists and works on view. 
  
  
• Self-guided groups of ten (10) or more persons are welcome with advance notice. 

Availability

• Guided tours are available Wednesdays through Fridays from 12pm to 3pm.
  Tours are 60 minutes in duration.
  
  
• Self-guided adult group visits  are available Wednesdays through Sundays from 12pm to 4pm.
  
  

Group size

• Minimum ten (10) persons
• Maximum forty (40) persons
  
  

Fees

• Guided tours are $10 per adult.
• Self-guided adult groups are free.
  
  

Scheduling

Tours should be requested at least three weeks prior to the preferred visit date.
Visits are not booked more than three months in advance.

Start the reservation process today!
E-mail us at nma.education@purchase.edu

A member of the Museum’s Education team will be in touch to answer any additional questions and help you select an available date and time for your group visit.