field trips: subject tours

Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-865-5000.

Choose a Subject Area

• African Art

 

• American Indian Art

 

• Architecture

 

• Japan

 

• Mayan & Mexican Art

All school tours address current Colorado Model Content Standards (CMCS).

African Art

  Grades 4–8

African/Art/Works!

7–36 students
Tuesday–Friday at 9:45 & 11 am

This tour challenges students to think of African art as art with purpose. Through creative writing exercises, group games, and discussion, students ask and answer why and how African/Art/Works!

 

• One hour

• $3.50 per student; free for chaperones

• One chaperone needed for every 10 students.

• Divide class into groups of 10.

 

CMCS: Vis Arts 1, 4, 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; Geography 2, 5, 6; History 6; Music 5; Dance 4, 6; Science 3, 5

American Indian Art

Grades 1–6

American Indian Art & Culture

7–60 students
Tuesday–Friday at 9:45 & 11 am
Students travel through the galleries to witness the huge variety in American Indian art. Through games, discussions and sketching, students discover how art can have both uses and meanings.

• One hour
• $3.50 per student; free for chaperones
• One chaperone needed for every 10 students
• Divide class into groups of 10

CMCS: Vis Arts 1,2, 4, 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; Geography 2, 6; History 1, 3, 6; Math 1, 3, 5; Science 1.

 

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Architecture

   Grades 4–12

The Art of Architecture

7–60 students
Tuesday–Friday at 9:45 & 11 am

Students explore one of Denver’s newest and most exciting buildings. The museum’s Hamilton Building looks like nothing you’ve ever seen before! Learn how architects use shapes and spaces to make you feel and see new things.

 

• One hour

• $3.50 per student; free for chaperones

• One chaperone needed for every 10 students.

• Divide class into groups of 10.

 

CMCS: Vis Arts 1, 4, 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; Geography 6; Math 3, 5; Science 1

   Grades 3–8

The Art of Architecture Tour + Artmaking

15–60 students
Tuesday–Friday at 9:45 am

Students explore one of Denver’s newest buildings, the DAM’s Hamilton Building, and learn how architects use shapes and spaces to make you see and feel new things. Then they'll discover how buildings can be art by creating their own building using paper, pens, and tape.

 

• Two hours, 15 minutes

• $5.50 per student; free for chaperones

• One chaperone needed for every 10 students.

• Divide class into groups of 10.

 

CMCS: Vis Arts 1, 4, 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; Geography 6; Math 3, 5; Science 1

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Japan

   Grades K–3

Hands-On Japan

7–36 students
Tuesday–Friday at 9:45 & 11 am

Explore the tea ceremony, ink painting, and samurai art. Do it by holding a sword, unwrapping your own tea bowl, smelling green powdered tea, and handling your own ink stick, stone, and brush. And see historic art of Japan. Very interactive!

• One hour

• $3.50 per student; free for chaperones

• One chaperone needed for every 10 students.

• Divide class into groups of 10.

 

CMCS: Vis Arts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; Geography 4, 6; History 3, 6; Math 3, 5; Science 1

   Grades 4–8

Exploring Japan

7–36 students
Tuesday–Friday at 9:45 & 11 am

In age-appropriate, hands-on activities, students explore Japanese art related to three major topics—samurai warriors, the tea ceremony, and Japanese painting. Activities include handling a samurai sword, holding tea bowls, and using signature seals.

 

• One hour

• $3.50 per student; free for chaperones

• One chaperone needed for every 10 students.

• Divide class into groups of 10.

 

CMCS: Vis Arts 1, 2, 4, 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; Geography 4, 6; History 3, 6; Math 3, 5; Science 1

Mayan & Mexican Art

  Grades 4–8

Mexico: Ancient Maya, Spanish Colonial & Southwest USA

7–36 students
Tuesday–Thursday at 9:45 & 11 am

This interactive tour focuses on Mexican art objects from pre-Columbian times to the present. Students discover important themes in Mexican art and explore the meaning of symbols as they participate in lively hands-on activities.

 

• One hour

• $3.50 per student; free for chaperones

• One chaperone needed for every 10 students.

• Divide class into groups of 10.

• English, Spanish, or bilingual (Spanish/English)

 

CMCS: Vis Arts 1, 2, 4, 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; History 1, 3, 6; Geography 2, 6; Math 1, 3, 5; Science 1

  Grades 4–12

The Ancient Maya

7–36 students
Tuesday–Thursday at 9:45 & 11 am

Visit the fascinating world of the ancient Maya through touchable art objects that relate to the sculpture, pottery, and jade in the museum’s collection.

 

• One hour

• $3.50 per student; free for chaperones

• One chaperone needed for every 10 students.

• Divide class into groups of 10.

• English, Spanish, or bilingual (Spanish/English)

 

CMCS: Vis Arts 1, 2, 4; 5; Reading/Writing 2, 4; History 1, 3, 6; Geography 2, 6; Math 1, 3, 5; Science 1