Exhibit Tours

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The Museum offers exhibit tours for small groups of up to 15 people. We look forward to welcoming you to the Museum!

Exhibit Tours Overview

Exhibit Tours are facilitated by a Museum Educator and are exhibit-specific.

What to expect:

• Reservations are required.
• Reservation requests are made via Explorable Places.
• Pricing: $19.95/person, applies to all group members.
• Admission is included and applicable after the Exhibit Tour finishes.
• Scholarship opportunities may be available.
• Specific chaperone requirements and expectations apply to all groups.

Calendars fill quickly! Please schedule at least six weeks in advance. Availability is limited and updated in real-time on the Explorable Places website.

All confirmed reservations will receive an official confirmation email from Explorable Places with arrival details and resources to plan your visit.

Once confirmed, group organizers are offered a one-day complimentary admission to visit the Museum and plan for their visit. Details are included in the reservation confirmation email.

Guidelines

Exhibit Tours have specific guidelines to promote a safe environment and enjoyable experience for all who enter the Museum, including visiting groups.

• Group size: 15 people maximum
• Duration: 30-40 minutes

Self-guided group visits are available for groups of all sizes and have a maximum capacity of 120 people. Advance registration required. Learn more about School & Group Visit information.

Chaperone Requirements

All student and youth groups have specific chaperone requirements.

• K-5th grade: 1 adult required for every 4 students
• 6th-8thgrade: 1 adult required for every 6 students
• 9th-12th grade: 1 adult required for every 8 students

Chaperones are expected to actively supervise students, and chaperones and students must remain together at all times. Groups without adequate supervision may be asked to leave and/or other action, with or without warning, at the discretion of the Museum of Us staff.

Available Exhibit Tours

New Exhibit Tour! Highlights Tour

This guided tour provides a deeper look at 2-3 exhibits with a mini tour of some of our most popular exhibits. Each stop is lightly facilitated with an exhibit overview, Q&A, and time in the exhibit. Group organizers will select exhibit preferences when submitting a reservation request. The exact number of exhibits, exhibit order, and time at each exhibit will be at the discretion of Museum staff and vary by group.

New Exhibit Tour! Race Exhibits

What is race? What is racism? How do race and racism shape our everyday lives? This tour takes a closer look at the social construction of race and maintenance of racism. Tour groups will examine specific installations in both the Race: Power, Resistance & Change and Race: Are We So Different? exhibitions. The tour also highlights how the race exhibits relate to the Museum's colonial legacy and ongoing commitment to addressing harm. 

Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibit Tour

The stories in the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibition span miles and millennia. The tour emphasizes the value of human life and discusses how government policies influence the way people think about land, life, and loss. The tour provides deeper understanding of exhibit features and highlights our inherent relationship with the U.S.-Mexico border and borders beyond.

This tour directly addresses loss of life and discusses the violent realities of migration along U.S. border regions (no graphic images). The experience and content can be very powerful and personal. Please use your discretion to decide if this is an appropriate fit for your group.

Maya Peoples: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth Exhibit Tour

This tour leads participants through the Maya Peoples: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth exhibition, updated in 2022. The tour celebrates the past, present, and future of Maya Peoples worldwide and highlights the diversity of the Maya community. Maya voices are at the heart of the tour, and tour groups will have opportunities for discussion and questions.

Pricing & Scholarship Opportunities

All confirmed reservations are eligible for a discounted group rate of $14.95 per person. Admissions scholarship and bus scholarship opportunities may be available.

• Discounted group rate: $14.95 per person
• Discounted rate applied to all group members
• Admission is included and applicable after the workshop or exhibit tour finishes.
• Scholarships may be available.

Admissions Scholarships

All groups are eligible for admissions scholarships. There are no Title 1 limitations or requirements for K-12 schools. Admissions scholarships cover all admissions costs for all group members approved in your reservation.

Apply for an admissions scholarship in your reservation request via Explorable Places. No separate application required. To apply for the admissions scholarship:

1. Complete the booking request form on Explorable Places.
2. Choose the “Scholarship” pricing option to request an admissions scholarship.
3. A specific confirmation email will be sent to the email address on your reservation request.

Admissions scholarships include the option to register group members for complimentary one-year membership. Specific documentation is required for memberships, and details will be sent via email upon approval.

Bus Scholarships

Bus scholarships are available for K-12 school groups only. All schools are eligible. There are no Title 1 or other requirements.

Bus scholarship funds are limited, and availability is subject to change throughout the year. A group reservation request is required to process bus scholarships. All bus scholarship applications are processed in the order they are received.

Due to high demand, bus scholarships are held for one month after the scheduled visit date. All documents must be submitted within one month of visiting to be eligible for the full scholarship amount. Submitting documents late may result in an adjusted scholarship amount, extended processing time, and/or forfeit of scholarship.

Required documents:

• Copy of the purchase order for bus
• Copy of bus payment receipt
• Invoice to the Museum of Us for the full bus payment amount
• Check recipient and mailing address

Make a Reservation

Advance registration through Explorable Places is required for all School Visits, Group Visits, Workshops, and Exhibit Tours.

• All reservation requests are made through the Explorable Places website.
• Requests are processed in the order they are received. 
• Processing and approval time can take up to 1-2 weeks.
• All approved reservation requests will receive official confirmation, calendar invitation, and resources to plan your visit.

Please schedule at least six weeks in advance. Availability is limited. Available dates and times are updated in real-time on Explorable Places.

View detailed instructions to submit a reservation request here.

Confirmation and Communication

Official reservation confirmation and important information related to your visit will be sent via email from Explorable Places. The Museum of Us Education Team will send a calendar invitation to the email on file and may directly contact group organizers as needed.

Organizers are responsible for ensuring that contact information is correct, and email settings are adjusted appropriately to receive confirmation details from both Explorable Places and the Museum of Us.

Cancellations and No-Show's

All cancellations must be submitted at least 72 hours in advance.

Contact education@museumofus.org to report a cancellation or make changes to your reservation as soon as possible. Late cancellations and no-shows are subject to a payment of 50% of the total cost of the group visit, including groups that receive an admissions scholarship.

Late Arrivals

Groups arriving more than 20 minutes late are subject to cancellation, reservation adjustments, and/or other changes per the Museum of Us staff's discretion.