Education at MoCP
MoCP is an academic art museum that welcomes all students and educators to learn with us. With collection print viewings, exhibitions tours, special programs for area high schools, and downloadable curricular resources, we have many options for people who are eager to learn more about the role of the image in our world today.
Collection print viewings
Groups, individuals, and classes may arrange a viewing of prints from the museum’s permanent collection. Appointments must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
Print viewings are offered free of charge. Please select one of the options below for a docent-led discussion. Docent-led discussions are only available for groups of ten people or more. For a self-led discussion, you may select up to 15 collection objects of your choice. Please note that if you choose this option, docents will only be available to handle the works but will not lead the presentation. To help create a custom list of requested work, you can view the entire collection online.
Print Viewing Options
Hours
By appointment only Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4:30 pm and Thursdays until 7:30 pm (Other visit times may be considered on an individual basis).
Scheduling
For visits during the months of September and February, please contact us to schedule your appointment as early as possible to ensure availability during these peak times in the school semester. All appointments will be scheduled for one hour unless otherwise requested.
Cancellation
We require a 48-hour notice for tour or print viewing cancellations. Instructors or individuals who have missed scheduled visits more than two times will no longer be permitted to make appointments for future tours or print viewings. Groups who arrive late will be accommodated only until the scheduled end of their appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information, such as where to park, eat lunches, or other questions related to visiting with your class, please download our Education Brochure here.
Exhibition tours
Docent-led tours can be arranged for classes or visiting groups free of charge. A member of the MoCP’s staff will guide visitors in discussion through the current exhibition.
Group Size
The museum can only accommodate a maximum of 20 people per tour with one instructor. For larger groups, back-to-back tours may be scheduled when possible. At least one instructor must be present with groups at all times.
Hours
By appointment only Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4:30 pm and Thursdays until 7:30 pm (Other visit times may be considered on an individual basis).
Scheduling
Appointments must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. During the months of September and February, please contact us to schedule your appointment as early as possible to ensure availability during these peak times in the school semester. All appointments will be scheduled for one hour unless otherwise requested. Please note that reservations are offered on a first come, first served basis and the museum is closed during exhibition installation. If you have a larger group, we will try to work with you to separate your group into sections to accommodate all students.
Bus Subsidies
The MoCP offers bus subsidies to schools in need. Requests must be submitted on the “Schedule a Tour or Print Vieiwing” form at least three weeks prior to requested date of field trip and must be approved by the MoCP in advance.
Cancellation
We require a 48-hour notice for tour cancellations. Instructors or individuals who have missed scheduled visits more than two times will no longer be permitted to make appointments for future tours or print viewings. Groups who arrive late will be accommodated only until the scheduled end of their appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information, such as where to park, eat lunches, or other questions related to visiting with your class, please download our Education Brochure here.
Schedule a guided tour or print viewing
Collection based resources
Resources for High School Learners
MoCP has specially designed tours, print viewings, and special programs to engage high school students. If transportation costs are a barrier of access, please request a bus subsidy on the group scheduling forms, and the museum will cover the bus expenses.
Art, Activism, Policy, Power is a learning framework that provides resources and opportunities for engagement between high school students and artist activists. The program is designed to address different topics, using the MoCP’s exhibitions, visiting artists, and collections as teaching tools. Students are encouraged to uncover systemic structures that create injustices, to discover how artists use research in their practice to give voice to the pressing issues of their time, and to gain understanding of the power and relevance of the arts in advancing the work of activists. The curricular guides can be implemented and adapted by educators to fit their classroom needs.
