Tours

Self-guided tours are available year-round during regular business hours for groups of 10 or more people. These visits are ideal for groups wanting to explore the Museum’s special exhibitions and permanent collection independently and for teachers wanting to develop discussions and connections between classroom lessons and the Museum’s works of art.

• Due to the high volume of tour bookings, self-guided tours should be requested at least one week in advance.
• A minimum of 10 people are required to book a self-guided tour.
• Due to our gallery sizes, a maximum of 60 people may self-guide in the galleries per hour. Groups wishing to bring a group larger than the maximum may request multiple self-guided visits in the same day upon availability.
• The Museum requires P-12th grade groups to have 2 chaperones for every 15 students. Please read our Tour Chaperone Guidelines in advance of your visit.
• Self-guiding groups can download the Be Your Own Guide document before their visit, or request a printed copy from the Tour Coordinator.

Please note: Teachers wanting to bring students in Pre-K-2^nd grade are strongly encouraged to book docent-guided tours where students can practice important skills such as creative and critical thinking as well as develop comfort in a Museum setting. Please click on the Early Learning Tours section below for more information.

Please contact the Tour Coordinator at tours@okcmoa.com or by phone at (405) 278-8213 with questions or to book a self-guided visit.

Admission Rates per person

Adults: $7
Seniors (62+): $6.50
Oklahoma P-12^th grade students: Free admission (see below)
College & University Students: $3
College & University Faculty: Free admission
Out-of-State P-12^th Grade Students: $3

Thanks to the generosity of the Inasmuch Foundation and Crawley Petroleum Corporation, all Oklahoma P-12^th grade students and two chaperones per fifteen students receive free admission to the Museum when visiting as part of a tour group. Additionally, transportation fees can be reimbursed following your visit. Please email tours@okcmoa.com for more information.

Docent-guided tours are available year-round during regular business hours for groups of 10 or more people. Docent-guided tours must be booked at least three weeks in advance.

During these “highlights” tours, specially trained volunteers called docents facilitate age-appropriate conversations about works of art. Students are encouraged to think critically and creatively while looking closely at works of art.

Docent-guided tours last approximately one hour, after which your group is welcome to self-guide through the galleries, visit the Museum Store, or grab a bite to eat in the Museum Cafe.

• Due to the high volume of tour bookings, docent-guided tours must be requested at three weeks in advance.
• A minimum of 10 people are required to book a docent-guided tour.
• Due to our gallery sizes, a maximum of 45-60 people may tour with a docent in the galleries per hour. Groups wishing to bring more people than the maximum allowed will need to divide their groups and tour back-to-back hours, if available.
• The Museum requires P-12^th grade groups to have 2 chaperones for every 15 students. Please read our Tour Chaperone Guidelines in advance of your visit.

Teachers wanting to bring students in Pre-K-2^nd grade are strongly encouraged to book specially designed early learning tours, where students can practice important skills such as creative and critical thinking, as well as develop comfort in a Museum setting. Please click on the Early Learning Tours section below for more information.

Please contact the Tour Coordinator at tours@okcmoa.com or by phone at (405) 278-8213 with questions or to book a docent-guided visit.

Admission Rates per person

Adults: $7
Seniors (62+): $6.50
College & University Students: $3
College & University Faculty: Free admission
Out-of-State P-12^th Grade Students: $3
Oklahoma P-12^th grade students: Free admission (see below)

Thanks to the generosity of the Inasmuch Foundation and Crawley Petroleum Corporation, all Oklahoma P-12^th grade students and two chaperones per fifteen students receive free admission to the Museum when visiting as part of a tour group. Additionally, transportation fees can be reimbursed following your visit. Please email tours@okcmoa.com for more information.

Did you know OKCMOA offers tours designed especially for students in Pre-K through 2^nd grade? Early Learning Tours last one hour and include 3 to 4 works of art, a storybook, hands-on activities, age appropriate gallery games, new vocabulary words, and close looking.

Early Learning Tours are available for groups of 10 – 40 students. We will need a three-week notice to book your visit.

Please note the Museum requires at least 2 chaperones for every 10 students who must remain with students at all times while in the Museum. Please read our Tour Chaperone Guidelines in advance of your visit.

Please contact the Tour Coordinator at tours@okcmoa.com or by phone at (405) 278-8213 with questions or to book a docent-guided visit.

Choose from the following themes:

Shapes, Patterns, and Squiggles!
Can you find a pattern made from squares, do you see a line that wiggles? On this tour, early learners practice naming and thinking about art foundations, such as shape, color, pattern, line, rhythm and movement. We’ll make our own compositions in the gallery using felt shapes and read a book together. This tour is ideal for students in Pre-K and Kindergarten.

Colors, Feelings, and Fun!
Do you feel blue or is your mood sunny and bright? On this tour, early learners think about color, emotions, imagination, creativity, and fun! We’ll play gallery games, read a book together, and make colorful drawings inspired by what we see in the gallery. This tour is designed for students in first and second grade. Younger grade levels are welcome; please note students will use pencils in the galleries during this tour.

Thanks to the generosity of the Inasmuch Foundation and Crawley Petroleum Corporation, all Oklahoma P-12^th grade students and two chaperones per fifteen students receive free admission to the Museum when visiting as part of a tour group. Additionally, transportation fees can be reimbursed following your visit. Please email tours@okcmoa.com for more information.

Thanks to the generosity of Wells Fargo, seven Title I schools are able to participate in the Gallery + Studio program, free of charge, during the 2019-2020 school year.

During GALLERY + STUDIO visits, specially trained gallery educators lead participants on an all-inclusive two hour Museum experience. The first hour is spent in the galleries, where groups participate in a thematic tour, discuss works of art, and record their responses through sketching and writing. The second hour is spent in the studio, where participants will create works of art that relate back to the tour.

This program is open to all ages and visitor types, including professional development groups, schools groups, and families.

Must book at least three weeks in advance. Please contact the Tour Coordinator at tours@okcmoa.com with questions or to book a Gallery + Studio visit.

Please see below for theme offerings and prices:

Topic #1: SHAPING SELF

GALLERY: How do artists address identity in paintings and sculpture? Explore issues of self in works from the permanent collection, such as a portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale (1779) and OKCMOA’s newest acquisition Jacob de Graeff by Kehinde Wiley (2018).

STUDIO: Shape your own self-portrait in clay you create a “ceramic selfie” in the studio. Pieces will be fired at the Museum and can be picked up two weeks after your tour.

Topic #2: COLOR AND LIGHT

GALLERY: Explore this magical collection of glass sculptures and marvel at the ways color and light play together in the Dale Chihuly galleries. We will also examine different ways the artist uses his body movements to convey a mood when creating his “drawings.”

STUDIO: We’ll think about color, light, feelings, and movement as we paint on plexiglas using glass paints and puffy paints. Your finished painting will resemble “drawings” from the Dale Chihuly collection.

PRICING
1-15 participants: $125.00
16-30 participants: $200.00

Please contact the Tour Coordinator at tours@okcmoa.com or by phone at (405) 278-8213 with questions or to book a Gallery + Studio visit.

OKCMOA Learning and Engagement staff can tailor an Access Tour specifically for your group. Email access@okcmoa.com with at least four-weeks advanced notice, and we will work with you to design a tour experience based on your group’s accessibility needs. Access Tours can include verbal description, sensory components, or simply provide a friendly and welcoming educator to accompany your group for one hour in the galleries.

Please call (405) 278-8212 or email access@okcmoa.com for more information.

Describing Art Together

Use this D.I.Y. Verbal Description guide in the galleries with family and friends. Tips and tools lead you in describing works of art aloud. Slow down, think about details, and talk about works of art together. Download a PDF copy here or email access@okcmoa.com for a free printed copy, available for pick up when you arrive at the Museum.