Group Visits

Whether you’re looking for an engaging field trip for your students, a new way to spend time with your family, or a creative ladies’ night out, our field trips can be tailored to suit your needs.

Student Groups

Tour Plus

Tour Plus offers a staff-guided tour of all the museum’s galleries PLUS a hands-on art activity focusing on a selected topic or exhibition. Tour Plus can be tailored to suit groups of up to 60 students of any age in public, private, or homeschool settings, pre-K through 12th grade.

Pricing:

  • Tour and Fine Art Activity: $25/student
  • Tour and Gallery Games: $20/student
  • Standard staff-guided group tours for high school and college students with student ID: $10/student


Tour Plus topics may include: 

  • Wreck Art (collage, mixed media)
  • Printed Bandanas / Aprons (relief printmaking)
  • Handmade Books (folded paper, stitching)
  • Barn Quilt Square (acrylic painting)
  • Pinch Pots (Hand-building with clay)
  • Custom (We can work with you to develop a custom project based on exhibition, focus of study, budget, physical ability, and other areas)

We recommend scheduling your Tour Plus at least three weeks in advance to guarantee availability at your preferred time slot.

For more information or to plan your K-8th grade student group tour, contact Kelsie Christian at kchristian@wkmuseum.org or 276.628.5005, ext. 112. For groups of high school or college students, contact Alice Salyer at asalyer@wkmuseum.org or 276.628.5005, ext. 123.

A. Pre-Arrival

  • Please have students organized into groups prior to arrival.
  • Please already have shared and communicated with chaperones about their groups. Chaperones should know their assignments before arriving at the museum.
  • Please be sure to have all documents printed and handed out to chaperones before arriving. This may include copies of the schedule, chaperone tips, a museum map, and more.
  • The Lead Contact should know an updated and accurate number of teachers, students, and chaperones that are in attendance prior to arriving at the museum.

B. Arrival

  • Upon arrival your driver should pull up to the bus unloading area.
  • Please remain on the bus so a museum representative may go over procedures with you and your students.
  • The Lead Contact should collect all necessary payments in advance of arrival to museum. The Lead Contact will be asked for updated numbers of students, teachers, and chaperones. Please have these ready to give to the museum representative.

C. Chaperone Requirements

  • WKMA requires a minimum of 1 chaperone per 10 students, including middle school and high school students.
  • Chaperones should remain with students at ALL times, including bathroom breaks.

D. Identification

  • We recommend that any school groups visiting WKMA wear identifying items, whether school t-shirts or name tags, in order to help keep groups together.

E. Other

  • You may use cameras in all of our permanent galleries. However, they are not permitted in art galleries or in our special exhibits.
  • Please leave all backpacks, food, drinks, etc., on the bus.
  • Gum is not allowed inside the museum.
  • Due to the educational opportunities on the museum floor, we ask that all visitors use quiet, inside voices during their visit.
  • Please keep all cell phones on vibrate or silent.
Adult Groups

Planning to visit as a group of 10 or more adults?

Pricing:

  • Adults: $15/person
  • Motorcoach Groups: $15/person

Contact Casey Powers at cpowers@wkmuseum.org or call 276.628.5005, ext. 111 to schedule your group visit today!

Please schedule your tour at least 6 weeks prior your desired date. WKMA cannot guarantee the availability of any date prior to scheduling.

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