Exhibition tours | Thematic tours and Performance | Outreach programs | Scheduling a program
Exhibition tours
Lalla Essaydi Revisions
May 9, 2012 - February 24, 2013
African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of Collecting
Ongoing
Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Highlights
Ongoing
Thematic tours
Tailored to the needs of specific grades or ages of the group, these tours are based on objects and themes reflected in the museum's exhibitions.
To schedule a tour please call Frank Esposito at 202-633-4633 or email him at espositof@si.edu to arrange for a tour.
Tours subject to docent availability.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
10:30, 11:45 AM
Saturday and Sunday
11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM, 1 hour
Maximum 40 participants
Jambo! School Tours
Imaginative strategies and touchable objects--such as textiles, ceramic vessels and wooden sculptures--help young audiences learn to look at forms, materials, techniques and meanings of African art.
Highlights Tours
Tours of our special and ongoing exhibitions of traditional and contemporary African art.
Performance program
Africa in Motion
The National Museum of African Art has incorporated visual arts programming into its museum education to create an invigorating and stimulating learning environment in which children, adults and families can discover and appreciate the profound cultural traditions of Africa.
Watch Kankouran West African Dance Company performing in the museum.
Outreach programs
African Art at Your Site
Day and time by arrangement
1 hour
Museum representatives travel to classrooms, community groups or senior centers to
introduce audiences to African art. The program site must be within 20 miles of the museum. Please allow one month to schedule your request. For schools, please schedule only one class per presentation.
Scheduling a program
Tours or programs may be scheduled online or by fax.
Allow three weeks to process your request.
Chaperones
One adult chaperone (over 21 years old) must accompany every 15 high school students
and every 10 elementary through junior high students. Failure to provide sufficient
chaperones or to maintain order may result in the group being asked to leave the museum.
Program Confirmation
You will receive a written confirmation of your program after it has been scheduled.
To schedule a tour or program
Complete the online registration form
Download a printable online registration form and fax to 202.357.4879
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