Interactive Programs

Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, including Highlights tours, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.

Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available; please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule. Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day: docents give a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside exhibition entrances.

Docents stationed at carts help visitors get hands-on with the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum and are available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Programs are subject to docent availability and may be cancelled at short notice.