TOURS
TAKE YOUR LESSON OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
The Huntington Museum of Art is happy to offer guided tours to our groups, at no extra charge. Tours are led by trained volunteer docents. To reserve a docent to lead your group, please contact Cindy Dearborn at [email protected] at least two weeks before your planned visit.
The Museum welcomes your students for tours any time during the year. Tours are available for all ages and grade levels.
Tours are cross-curricular, integrating visual art with other core content such as math, language arts, social studies, and science. All tours support West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio state standards.
How do I schedule a tour?
Contact Cindy Dearborn in the Education department at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 315, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Please schedule your tour at least two weeks ahead of time.
When are school tours available?
School tours are scheduled Tuesday through Friday throughout the academic year. Tours are available at 9:30 am and 10:45 am. Each tour lasts approximately 75 minutes. All tours for pre-K through middle school include a hands-on, art-making component.
How much do tours cost?
All school tours offered by the Museum are free of charge.
If you have a particular area of interest that is not addressed by our list of tours, contact the Education Department to discuss the possibility of the Museum developing a customized tour. There may be costs associated with a customized tour.
Turn Up the Heat
This STEAM program integrates science, technology, engineering, art and math. The program focuses on heat and the effects of this energy from on different art media, materials and processes. Students have the opportunity to work with clay as well as tour the Museum.
Dates: Year round
Grade Level: Seventh and Eighth Grade
Curriculum connections: STEAM
FOR TEACHERS
Young Explorers
During this hour-long pre-K tour, children will be immersed in a range of activities that address Early Learning Standards. Tour guides will engage the children in listening and speaking while viewing artwork. Gallery projects will provide opportunities for children to practice critical thinking and problem-solving skills. And, art making in the hands-on studio space will encourage creativity, imagination and self-expression.
Dates: Year round
Grade Level: Pre-Kindergarten
Curriculum connections: Early Learning Standards
KID LIT
KID LIT is an integrated Visual Art and Reading and English Language Arts tour that engages students in active inquiry, exploration and hands-on creativity. During this 90-minute tour, students create their own book addressing state standards as well as 21st Century Learning Skills.
Dates: Year round
Grade Level: 1st Grade
Curriculum connections: Visual Art, English Language Arts
FOR TEACHERS
Art Parts
This general tour highlights art from the Museum’s permanent collection as well as traveling exhibitions. As students tour through the Museum, they will become familiar with and begin to recognize the “parts of art”: elements of art and principles of design.
Dates: Year round
Grade Level: All grades
Curriculum connections: Visual Art, Reading and English Language Arts
Look, Listen, Move – Arts Integrated
This tour integrates three areas of art, and is offered to Cabell County fourth-grade classes. Marshall University Professor Steve Hall and 4th Avenue Arts partner with the Museum to provide this immersion into live music, dance, and visual art.
Dates: September and October
Grade Level: Cabell County fourth grades
Curriculum connections: Visual Art, Music, Dance, Reading and English Language Arts
FOR TEACHERS
Holiday
Celebrate the season with your students at the Huntington Museum of Art! During this festive tour, children will view holiday art, enjoy storytelling, sing and make colorful art to take home.
Dates: December
Grade Level: Pre-K through first grade
Curriculum connections: Visual Art, Reading and Language Arts
Add It Up
This is an integrated art and math tour which utilizes the Museum’s permanent collections and tropical conservatory. It is an activity-filled tour that demonstrates to students how art and math merge in real life. Students enjoy counting, estimating, graphing, recording and tessellating during their tour.
Dates: Year round
Grade Level: Third grade
Curriculum connections: Visual Art, Math, Reading and English Language Arts, Social Studies
This program is presented with support from the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts.
FOR TEACHERS
A Picture’s Worth 1,000 Words
Designed in cooperation with area Advanced Placement Literature teachers, this tour creates opportunities for high school students to recognize connections between literature and visual art. Includes studio-based art making.
Dates: Flexible during school year
Grade Level: High school – AP Literature students
Curriculum connections: Visual Art, Reading and Language Arts
This program is presented with support from the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts.
Walk in the Woods – Nature Trail Tour
This 90-minute tour is on the Huntington Museum of Art trail located in more than 40 acres of land retained in its natural woodland state. The trail is well marked and maintained, with a variety of inclines from nearly flat to gently sloping to steep. Nature docents will lead your class on a guided tour, pointing out woodland flora and fauna. Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes – no flip-flops, clogs or sandals allowed!
Dates: flexible during the school year
Grade Level: All grades/ages
Curriculum connections: Physical Education, Science
The Museum is pleased to offer guided tours to your group during regular operating hours.
The Museum is pleased to offer guided tours to your group during regular operating hours: Tuesdays, 10 am – 9 pm; Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 am – 5 pm; and Sundays, Noon – 5 pm. There is no additional cost for guided tours. Tours are led by trained volunteer docents, and all areas of the Museum are available for tours. Tours can be customized for your group’s particular area of interest. To reserve a docent to lead your group, please contact Cindy Dearborn at [email protected] at least two weeks before your planned visit.
Tuesday Tours for Adults
HMA is the place to be on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Every Tuesday tour is special. There is a theme or focus each time with informed and qualified docents engaging visitors. Refreshments are included every Tuesday as well. If you are looking for an interesting, stimulating and fun experience, wind your way up the hill to the Museum on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Tours begin at 7 pm.
The Museum’s property includes more than 40 acres of hillside that is retained in its natural woodland state.
The Museum’s property includes more than 40 acres of hillside that is retained in its natural woodland state. This is where you’ll find our nature trail – a well-marked, maintained trail approximately one mile in length. The trail has a variety of inclines, from nearly flat to gently sloping to steep. Our trained nature docent volunteers will lead your group on active, informative trail tours. Nature trail tours last approximately 90 minutes, and are available throughout the year, weather permitting. Contact Cindy Dearborn at [email protected] or call her at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 315 two weeks ahead of time to arrange your Walk in the Woods!