Group Tours
Museum Educator–led guided tours spark conversation and enhance connection to artworks on view in the Studio Museum in Harlem’s exhibitions. Group tours are available to groups of ten to twenty-five people. Tours must be scheduled at least 3 weeks in advance.
Guided Tours
Studio Museum Educators engage visitors in looking at art using an inquiry-based approach. Guided tours encourage discussion that centers participants’ thoughts and experiences, fostering personal and collective meaning-making. Tours are 45-60 minutes in length and are available to all ages.
Guided Tour Availability & Pricing
Pre-K to 12th grade schools
- Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Thursday and Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
College and university groups
- Wednesday–Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Adults
- Wednesday–Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Seniors (65+)
- Wednesday–Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
* Fridays are unavailable between July 4-September 7, 2026
NYC District 5 Public and Charter schools (10-50 Students)
$0
Schools, Pre-K to 12th grade (up to 25 students)
$200
Schools, Pre-K to 12th Grade (25-50 students)
$400
College or University (up to 20 students)
$250
College or University (21-40 students)
$500
Adults (up to 20 adults)
$300
Adults (21-40 adults)
$600
Seniors (65+) (up to 20 seniors)
$200
Seniors (65+) (21-40 seniors)
$400
Guided Tours with Art-Making Workshops
Tours with art-making workshops are 90 minutes in length and are available to Pre-K to 12th grade student groups. Following an interactive, discussion-based guided tour, students participate in an art-making workshop that emphasizes themes or techniques explored in the exhibitions.
Pre-K to 12th grade schools
- Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
- Thursday and Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
District 5 Public and Charter Schools (up to 25 students)
$100
District 5 Public and Charter Schools (25-50 students)
$200
Schools, Pre-K to 12th grade (up to 25 students)
$250
Schools, Pre-K to 12th grade (25-50 students)
$500
Signature Tour
Please direct inquiries about Signature Tours to [email protected]
Self-Guided Tours
Self-guided tours are available during regular Museum hours to groups visiting with 10 to 25 people over the age of eighteen. Mobile Tickets must be reserved in advance for self-directed tours. If you would like an invoice for your self-guided tour, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the date, time, and number of tickets you would like and we will generate an order for you as long as general admission tickets are available for that date and time.
External guides may teach in the galleries. However, due to capacity, external guides may not teach in the same gallery during Studio Museum Educator–led tours.
How To Schedule a Tour
- Guided tours for Pre-K to-12th grade schools grade groups are offered Tuesday and Wednesday between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, and Thursday and Friday between 11:00am and 4:00pm, subject to availability. (Fridays are unavailable between July 4-September 7, 2026.) School groups are required to have one chaperone for every ten students.
- Guided tours for college, adult, and senior groups are offered Wednesday to Friday between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, subject to availability.
- Guided tours with art-making workshops for Pre-K to 12th grade groups are offered Tuesday to Friday between 10:00 am-4:00 pm, subject to availability.
- Self-guided groups are welcome to visit during regular Museum hours.
Cancellations
Please email [email protected] if there is a cancellation. Tours cancelled less than forty-eight hours before the scheduled time are subject to a $50 fee for guided tours and $75 fee for guided tours with art-making workshops. There is no refund for no-shows. Groups more than 30 minutes late will forfeit their time slot and not receive a tour.
Payment
Tours must be paid for with either a check or credit card at least two business days before the scheduled date. Please make your check payable to The Studio Museum in Harlem. Please be sure to write the words “Group Tour” in the memo section of the check. Reimbursements are not given if there are fewer people in your group than initially scheduled.
Lunch and Parking
Pre-K to 12th grade school groups may request permission to eat bagged lunches after their tour upon booking. Lunch accommodations must be requested three weeks in advance and are subject to availability. If approved, your group will have an extra 30 minutes to eat lunch in a reserved space in the Museum. Lunch space is subject to availability and will be confirmed during invoicing.
Parking is not available at the Museum. Buses may drop off and pick up passengers, but may not park in front of the Museum or in the city bus stop on 125th Street. Public parking is available on 126th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.