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.
Schedule a Teacher-led Tour
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.