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Education Highlights

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Tours & Group Visits

We offer tours for community groups, university classes, and K-12 schools. Whether you want a tour with a staff member or a self-guided visit for your class or group, please let us know you are coming.
Book a Group Visit

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K-12 & University Classes


We welcome visits from college and university classes and K-12 schools. If you are bringing students to the museum, please read more before scheduling a tour.
Grades K-12
College & University

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Art & Healing

Institutions around the world have been working to understand the benefits of art on mental health. Visit our Art & Healing page to learn about art, well-being, and healing at the JSMA and beyond.
Art & Healing Resources and Programs

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Buy-A-Bus

The Buy-A-Bus (BAB) program started in 2008 and covers the reimbursement of travel to the museum for schools within a 100-mile radius of the museum. The program reaches out to over 300 schools in our impact zone.
Learn more and participate in the BAB program