Nerman Museum Tours

Free tours are available for student and community groups by appointment.

Tour Reservations

We ask that all groups of five or more complete a tour request, whether the group requests a guided tour or plans an independent visit. Regardless of whether you plan to arrive by bus or personal vehicle, please review information on parking and amenities prior to your arrival.

Self-guided tours: The museum is free and open to the public during regular hours. Self-guided groups and independent visitors can use resources such as printed maps, available at our information desk, and our free digital guide to learn more about the art in the museum and across campus.

To help us prepare for your self-guided group’s arrival, we appreciate requests a minimum of two business days prior to your visit. The college hosts a variety of events within and adjacent to the museum, and this will allow us to notify you of potential crowding or parking issues during your visit. You will receive an email confirmation and relevant information about what to expect once your reservation has been processed.

Guided tours: Free guided tours are available for groups of five or more people. Tours are designed to facilitate understanding of contemporary art in our exhibitions and in the permanent collection on view throughout campus.

Tours are typically 40 minutes to one hour and cover approximately 8-10 works of art. Guided tours will be offered by reservation only on Tuesdays through Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. pending guide availability, excluding days the college is closed.

To help us prepare for your guided tour, we appreciate requests a minimum of two weeks prior to your preferred date. Guides work by appointment only. You will receive an email confirmation once your reservation has been processed.

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Chaperone and Large Group Policy

Regardless of whether the visit is guided or self-guided, chaperones are required to remain with youth visitors at all times, both inside and outside the museum. A minimum of one chaperone per 10 students is required for all groups with children 18 and younger.

Self-guided groups: We highly recommend one adult chaperone per five students in 3rd-8th grade, and one adult chaperone per three students 2nd grade and younger.

For groups larger than 20 people, regardless of age, we suggest splitting your group into smaller groups of no more than 10 individuals and that each smaller group start at a different location within the museum or campus. For example: for a group of 30, one group of 10 could start in the first floor galleries, another group of 10 in the second floor galleries, and another group of 10 visiting the art on campus in the adjacent Regnier Center or outdoors, with those groups then rotating within our spaces.

Guided groups: We require one adult chaperone per ten students in 3rd-8th grade. We require one adult chaperone per five students 2nd grade and younger.

We suggest arriving 15 minutes prior to the scheduled tour time to allow for dividing into groups, putting away coats or backpacks, etc.