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Please use the TOUR FORM PDF to schedule your tour!
The Orange County Museum of Art provides FREE guided tours for school age children, grades 2-12. These interactive tours provide a meaningful art experience in an exciting learning environment.
Exhibition Tours for 2010-2011
2010 California Biennial
Please note tours for the Biennial will run from Tuesday, November 2-Friday, March 11.
The only exhibition of its kind in California, the 2010 California Biennial brings together some of California’s most innovative contemporary visual artists, providing a fascinating look at California art from all across the state. This exhibition continues the Orange County Museum of Art’s four-decade long history of presenting new developments in California art by focusing on artists working in Northern and Southern California who incorporate a wide variety of media. The 2010 California Biennial presents artwork that reflects today’s many unique and varied communities, cultures, and art movements throughout California.
Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy
Please note tours for the Biennial will run from Tuesday, April 19-Friday, September 2.
Although well known, Alexander Calder has not previously been considered an influential figure for contemporary artists. Yet in the past few decades, more and more young American and international figures are taking cues from Calder, whose hands-on explorations of form, balance, color, and movement make him instantly recognizable. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art features approximately 30 mobiles and stabiles by Calder dating from the 1940s through the 1960s.
One hour guided tours are offered to groups of 30 or more 2-12 grade students. Tours can be scheduled Tuesday through Friday beginning at 10 am. Students are divided into smaller touring groups of 10 or fewer students. We ask that schools provide one adult chaperon per 10 students. Each touring group will be led by a gallery educator who will follow their own path through the galleries, engaging students in focused observation and discussion of 4-6 objects in our galleries.
Guided tour plus hands-on art lesson are offered to groups of 30 or more 2-8 grade students. Tours can be scheduled Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am-12:00 pm.
Art & Music is a special interdisciplinary education program for high school students in partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. Students explore connections between the creative disciplines of art and music in a two-hour experience including a guided gallery tour and a live music performance. Further information about the 2011 Art & Music program will be announced soon.
Self-guided visits are permitted for high school groups of up to 30 students per hour. Self-guided visits are scheduled Wednesday through Friday from 12:00pm-4:00pm. Self-guided visits must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance to ensure availability. Only visits scheduled in advance will receive complimentary admission. Teachers are encouraged to visit the Orange County Museum of Art prior to their scheduled time in order to plan their visit. Click here for more information about self-guided visits.
Guided Tours for School Groups Grades 2-12:
- Meet California state curriculum standards for the Visual Arts
- Support interdisciplinary learning with connections to social studies, language arts and science
- Encourage critical thinking through inquiry and discovery
- Are conducted in small groups that allow each student to participate
- Are adapted to specific age levels
- Can be supplemented by pre-visit activities and post-tour hands-on art projects for grades 2-8
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Free tours of the museum’s permanent collection and current exhibitions are available year-round for college, university, and continuing education students. Guided tours and self-guided visits can be arranged Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00pm-5:00pm, depending on availability. In order to receive complimentary admission, tours must be booked through the education department at least two weeks in advance.
Please use the TOUR FORM PDF to schedule your tour or contact OCMA Tour Coordinator, at tours@ocma.net.
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Guided Tours
Highlighting selected works in our galleries, educators engage visitors in observation and discussion, creating a forum for visitors to exchange ideas and perspectives.
Through September 19
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday at 1:00pm
15 Minutes of Fame: Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol
New Art for a New Century: Contemporary Acquisitions 2000-2010
October 31-March 14
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday at 1:00pm
2010 California Biennial
Third Thursday Tours
Join members of the curatorial and education departments for an insider’s look at the 2010 California Biennial. Space is limited, same day reservations only. Please sign-up at the front desk upon arrival. Free with museum admission.
Tours take place on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm
Open Engagement
Experience OCMA's exhibitions in a whole new way. Share your voice, your
ideas, and your interpretations about the works on view. Educators will be
in the galleries to engage in informal conversations and to answer questions. Check out the Second Sunday schedule to find out when you can next experience Open Engagement.
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