The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art offers personalized private tours year-round for school and youth groups, college course visits, and adult, corporate, and community groups.

Self-Guided Tours

Groups are always invited to visit the Museum on their own anytime during Museum hours. Admission is free. 

Please complete the form below to inform us of large self-guided tours (12+ persons). We will contact you if the Museum is unable to accommodate your visit.

Free Monthly Talks and Tours

We offer an array of free monthly Gallery Talks and Curator Tours throughout each month. Please visit our Upcoming Events page HERE for more information on all events. All upcoming free tours are listed below.

Docent-Led Tours (one-hour)

Do you have a group or class that would like to have its own personalized tour? We can make it happen! Visit the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art and be guided through our galleries with one of our Museum-trained docent tour guides. A minimum of ten people is required to book a private tour, and all group visits must be requested at least two weeks in advance. Groups of sixty or more will be asked to split their group over two different tour hours. For student groups grades 1-12, one chaperone is required per ten students. Groups of twenty-five or more may require two or more docents. Tours are typically one hour.

Docent-led tours focus on engaging visitors with art and on fostering conversations about art. Our docents are trained to work with groups of all ages and interests to hone appreciation for the arts, to encourage critical thinking, and to bring to vivid life our current exhibitions.

Tours during the school year must be scheduled between 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m

Schedule a 60-minute personalized docent-led tour:

• Self-guided (Free)

• Groups of 10 - 25 ($60 flat fee)

• Groups of 26 - 50 ($120 flat fee)

Free Monthly Talks and Tours

We offer an array of free monthly Gallery Talks and Curator Tours throughout each month. Please visit our Upcoming Events page HERE for more information on all events.

Upcoming Free Docent-Led Tours

Upcoming Curator Tours

Join Dr. Alex Rich, our Executive Director and Chief Curator, each month for an in-depth guided walkthrough in the Museum galleries, where he will provide art historical and curatorial insight as he tours visitors through one of our current exhibitions.  *Please note: Curator Tours and First Thursday Nights run September to April and go on hiatus during the summer months.

Upcoming Museum Ambassador Program (MAP) Tours

Learn about our exhibitions — and support our students! Join us for a Museum Ambassador Program (MAP) student-led tour to get a fresh look into the Museum's featured exhibition through an informative and engaging conversation with one of our passionate student docents.

Fourth-Grade Tours

Through an agreement with Polk County Public Schools, every fourth-grade student will visit the Museum at some time during the school year. This means approximately 4,500 students walk through the Museum for a facilitated learning experience each year. Fourth-grade tours (90 minutes in length) are scheduled Mondays through Fridays at 10am. The Museum requires one chaperone per ten students.

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