Bring your class for a guided or self-guided tour of LACMA’s collection!
Image: Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Bring your class for a guided or self-guided tour of LACMA’s collection!
Image: Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
To accommodate the high demand for school tours, we award guided tour placement through a lottery system. Beginning Monday, November 10th at 9 am, LACMA will be accepting school tour reservations for guided tours taking place from February 17th, 2025 through May 29, 2026. To enter the lottery, teachers need to complete this form by 9 am, Friday November 21st. Teachers will be notified if they are selected by 5 pm on Wednesday, December 10th.
LACMA-funded buses are available for teachers in L.A. County. Title 1 schools will be prioritized, but all funding requests will be considered. Teachers are not able to request buses for other teachers—the teacher making the request must be coming on the field trip. A tour reservation does not guarantee bus funding; LACMA education staff will notify teachers who receive a LACMA-funded bus when they are notified of their tour assignment.
Bring your K–12 students or after school, camp, or scout groups for a self-guided tour of LACMA’s collection! A limited number of groups can be accommodated each day. LACMA requires at least one adult for every 10 students, and chaperones must remain with their group of 10 students at all times. Email schooltours@lacma.org at least two weeks in advance to reserve your place.
Beginning in October 2022, professors can arrange a docent-led tour of LACMA's collection for their class. Guided tours can take place after 12 pm on weekdays and after 10 am on weekends; tour groups are capped at 20 students, and will include the exploration of one exhibition of the professor's choosing, led by a trained LACMA docent.
Reservations for docent-led tours must be arranged at least three weeks in advance, and are subject to docent availability. Email schooltours@lacma.org to make tour arrangements. College students working toward a degree receive complimentary admission for a docent-led tour when accompanied by their instructor.
Bring your university group for a self-guided tour of LACMA’s collection!
College students working toward a degree receive complimentary admission for a self-guided visit when accompanied by their instructor or visiting with a recognized college club or organization. A limited number of groups can be accommodated each day.
Email schooltours@lacma.org at least two weeks in advance to reserve. If reservations are not made in advance, students and professors will be charged the appropriate general admission fee.