School Tours

School Tour Options

HOME: Native People in the Southwest highlights the ancestral and present-day Native people of the Greater Southwest. This exhibit shows a wide array of artifacts including pottery, baskets and Hopi katsina dolls.

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Highlights of the Heard takes students into every gallery in the museum. Students learn about each exhibit's theme, and one or two artifacts in each gallery are highlighted. A variety of cultures and art forms are "highlighted" but not discussed in detail.

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Remembering Our Boarding School Days: The Boarding School Experience traces the early history of the U.S. Government’s efforts to “kill the Indian and save the man.” The exhibit highlights the arrival of students, their classroom work, dorms and extracurricular activities. Many multimedia stations enhance the experience. Recommended for older students and adults.

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Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit will explore the surprising and little-known story of how Inuit people and culture inspired one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Henri Matisse. Included in the exhibition will be works by Matisse that have not been publicly shown in the United States, and will reunite dozens of stunning Yup’ik (Native Alaskan) mask sets that have been separated for more than a century.

The exhibit will feature original artwork by Henri Matisse, Yup’ik masks, cultural objects, photographs, film, and ephemera, and will explore the shared creative impulses that transcend time and culture by examining the unexpected connection between the Great Master and the people of the Arctic.

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Preparing For Your Visit

To book a school tour, click the blue button below to fill out our Tour Request Form. You must fill out the online form. Faxed requests can no longer be accepted.

Walk-in school groups with no advance notice pay regular museum admission; $7.50 per student and $18 per adult.

Ordering Student Box Lunches

Order box lunches for your student group by downloading the form below. NOTE: A 50% deposit is required at time of placing order and full payment requires 24 hours before visit. Payment can be made with credit card, check or purchase order.

Familiarize yourself with the Heard Museum before your visit and make sure your have completed the following list:

• Fill out the Tour Request Form (blue button above)
• Download the School Tours and Information Packet
• Download the Boxed Lunch Form