Reservations for the 2012/2013 school year begins July 23rd.

Docent-led Tours

• Guided tours are offered October 16, 2012–May 31, 2013.
• Docent-led school group tours are available Friday at 9:45 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.
• A minimum of 8 weeks advance notice is required for reservations.
• Please note that the maximum size of a docent tour group is 35 students.

Self-Guided Tours

• Independent viewing is offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday starting at noon, and Thursday from 10:00 am.
• A minumum of 4 weeks advance notice is required for independent viewing reservations.

Please Note: If you are requesting a guided tour on behalf of a teacher please provide your contact information in the "School Contact" section below as well as the teacher’s contact information in the main section of the form.

Reservation Request

Reservation and Scheduling Guidelines

• Reservations for the 2010/11 school year begin August 1.
• Guided visits are offered October 1, 2010 to May 27, 2011.
• Get Smart with Art guided visits are offered Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 and 10:45 am.

General Guidelines

• A minimum of 8 weeks advance notice is required.
• Please note that the maximum size of a class group is 35 students.

Fill out this online reservation form, or download and complete the reservation form PDF and send to: K-12 School Tours, de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118.

Please Note: If you are requesting a guided tour on behalf of a teacher please provide your contact information in the "School Contact" section below as well as the teacher’s contact information in the main section of the form.

Get Smart with Art—Guided Gallery Visits and Studio Art Activity, Grades 4–8

Tour and Studio Themes by Grade Level

• Fourth Grade: California History: Native American Culture and Westward Expansion. In the studio we will create natural pigments and explore patterns inspired by natural elements.
• Fifth Grade: American History: Colonial–Revolution. In the studio we will experience the process of composing a portrait for a patron.
• Sixth Grade: Ancient Western Civilizations at the Legion of Honor
• Seventh Grade: The Art of Africa and Mesoamerica. In the studio we will sketch in response to art, using a step-by-step process, to build a composition with abstract design basics.
• Eighth Grade: American History: Revolution–Reconstruction.

Learning to Look—Guided Gallery Visits and Studio Art Activity Grades K–3

Tour and Studio Themes by Grade Level

• Kindergarten: Students will explore shapes and lines while learning about overlapping and patterning in a community-centered project.
• First Grade: We’ll be hunting for textures and patterns in the galleries so that we’re ready to work with clay in the studio.
• Second Grade: There is symmetry, balance, and repetition all over the museum. After some color mixing, we’ll see what we can compose.
• Third Grade: It’s easy to create rhythm and movement in music, but what about visual art?

Register your business to be part of Club de Cultura, in conjunction with the Picasso: Masterpieces From the Musée National Picasso, Paris exhibition at the de Young Museum.

For questions or more information on the Club de Cultura program, contact cheinrich@famsf.org or call 415.750.7616.