Teacher-led Tours
School groups are welcome to visit the Museum on their own. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art asks that all teacher-led tours be scheduled in advance.
PLEASE NOTE: If the Museum has reached maximum attendance and your group has not been scheduled, your group may not be admitted. Audio–guided tours are currently not available to school groups.
Lunches
Rozzelle Court Restaurant offers box lunches for school groups, grades 3-12 touring the Museum, at a cost of $7.25 each. Please order box lunches at least three business days in advance of your visit. Same day orders will incur a $1.50 upcharge per lunch ordered.
To order school box lunches, please contact us at 816.751.1234 or events@nelson-atkins.org.
Guidelines for Teacher-Led Tours
BEFORE YOUR VISIT:
- Preview the tour with your class. Discuss what will be explored at the Museum.
- Wear name tags.
- Review the rules:
- Stay with your guide.
- Look but don’t touch.
- Ask questions and offer opinions.
- Be considerate of others.
- Walk carefully and talk quietly.
AT THE MUSEUM:
- Arrive on time.
- Assign chaperones: 1 adult for every 15 students.
- Leave coats, umbrellas and all bags on the bus.
- Photos are allowed of the Museum’s permanent collection. Flash photography is NOT allowed. Please do not take any photos of loan exhibitions.
- No food, drink or gum is allowed in the galleries.
- Pencils are allowed for note-taking. Do not bring pens.
- Cell phones must be turned off in the galleries.
TEACHERS:
- A form will be sent with you in the mail along with the confirmation of your scheduling request. Please bring the completed form for the security representative at the main entrance.
- Please be very mindful of the chaperone guidelines of 1 adult to every 10 students. This includes high school students.