School Visits

Museum experiences are a great way to encourage students to draw connections between art and their own lives, apply concepts learned in the classroom in a new context, and help develop critical and creative thinking skills. Teachers and their students are invited to explore the museum either with a Museum Guide or on a Self-Guided Visit. All scheduled school visits are free of charge for students and up to eight chaperones (including the teacher) per class.

Scheduling

Guided tours at the museum are available for grades 3-12. Self-guided visits are available for grades K-12. There will be no guided tours of the Ruth Asawa: Retrospective exhibition. Self-guided visits to that exhibition are limited and scheduled on a first come, first served basis and limited to groups of 20 or less. Higher education faculty can email tours@sfmoma.org to request a self-guided visit.

Please note that the museum does not open to the public on Thursdays until noon.

The museum continues to adhere to all state, county, and city COVID-19 policies and endeavors to make any visit to the museum as safe as possible. The museum’s official health and safety guidelines can be found in our visitor toolkit and will be updated in accordance with any changes that might impact you.

Be sure to check our Teacher Resources page for art projects, artist-designed activities, videos, animations, and discussion questions you can use with your students to explore artworks from SFMOMA’s collection.

Questions? Please contact the School Visits office at schoolvisits@sfmoma.org.