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School Tours/Teacher Resources

The Education Department of the Norton Museum of Art is committed to designing engaging multicultural, interdisciplinary tours that support the Sunshine State Standards for grades K-12

Museum Touring Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

School Tours at the Norton Museum of Art are:

  • free*
  • 50 minutes long
  • Are interactive and discussion based
  • Developed in accord with Sunshine State Standards
  • Recommended for specific grade levels
  • Effective at engaging students’ critical thinking skills

 

Special Exhibition

Date

Time

Grade Level

Curricula

On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce

Aug. 21 -
Nov. 21, 2010

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

3 - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

John Storrs: Machine-Age Modernist

Oct. 2, 2010 -
Jan. 2 2011

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

3 - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

Oct. 9, 2010 -
Jan. 9, 2011

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Collection

Dec. 12, 2010 -
Mar. 6, 2011

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

9 - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

Feb. 12 -
May 8, 2011

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

A to Z (Photography from the Collection)

Mar. 19 -
Jun. 19 2011

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

6 - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

 

Themed Tours

Date

Time

Grade Level

Curricula

The American Experience

Year Round 10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday
3 - 12 VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

About Face: Portraits

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

Investigating Cultures Through Art

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

Animals in Art

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 5

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

The Earth Around Us

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

FCAT Tour

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

3 - 5

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

The Art of Science

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

3 - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

Exploring the Museum Collection

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

Storytelling in Art

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

3 - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

Journey to China

Year Round

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tuesday - Friday

K - 12

VA, LA, MA, SS,
SC, MU

 

If your students have special needs, let us know when you schedule your tour so we can serve your students effectively. The Norton Museum of Art is ADA compliant, and wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For permission to use pencils, colored pencils, and sketchbooks in the Museum’s collection, call the Education Department: 561.832.5196 , ext. 1198.

High school groups are allowed to stay in the galleries for 1 hour after their guided tour if arrangements have been made in advance, and if the group has the required number of adult chaperones.