Tour Offerings:
MCASD LA JOLLA:
MCASD DOWNTOWN:
* If your group has more than 45 visitors, please contact the Education Department at education@mcasd.org. Please note that the museum reserves the right to adjust the maximum group size and/or break your group into smaller groups based on the nature of our exhibitions.
Please be advised, MCASD attempts to fulfill all scheduled requests for tours but may at its discretion cancel or reschedule due to staffing shortages and a full refund will be processed. If a reserved tour is late by 15 minutes or more, MCASD can cancel your tour without refund. The duration of a tour will not extend past the reserved time if a party is late.
A Look & Explore Tour is an hour-long, visitor-centered dialogue in which visitors gain a greater understanding of works on view through visual inquiry and in-gallery activities. Museum educators facilitate lively conversations on a select number of artworks, site-specific installations, or the architecture of the museum to allow. Look & Explore Tours must be scheduled at least 3 weeks in advance and any applicable fees must be paid in full a minimum of one-week prior to the tour.
MCASD offers guided tours and workshops for K-12 groups. All Title I schools are eligible for MCASD's Full Transit Scholarship.Learn more here
Available: Between 10 AM – 4 PM Thursday through Sunday
Group Size: Maximum group size of 45 people per group; 1 adult chaperone required per every 15 participants.
Cost: Free
Available: Between 10 AM – 4 PM Thursday through Sunday
Group Size: Maximum group size of 45 people per group
Cost: Free w/ ID
Workshops build on the Look & Explore Tour with an additional 1-hour workshop experience in which visitors also explore process and materials. Workshops offer visitors a unique opportunity to work with museum educators on a project inspired by works on view. Workshops must be scheduled at least 3 weeks in advance and any applicable fees must be paid in full a minimum of one-week prior to the workshop.
Available: Between 10 AM – 4 PM Thursday through Sunday
Group Size: Maximum group size of 45 people per group; 1 adult chaperone required per every 15 participants.
Cost: $15 per person (admission included)
Cost: Admission cost + $15 dollars per person
Self-Guided Tours give educators the ability to use the Museum galleries as an extended classroom. Self-Guided tours must be scheduled at least 2-weeks in advance to guarantee access for your group. Admission should be paid upon arrival.
Available: Between 10 AM – 4 PM Thursday through Sunday
Group Size: Maximum group size of 45 people per group
Cost: Free with admission
Join MCASD’s museum educators for public tours at MCASD La Jolla on Saturday at 2 PM and MCASD Downtown on Sunday at 2pm. Free with admission.
Tours are also held at 6 PM on the Third Thursday of the month. No reservations necessary.