Frist Art Museum Community Partner groups (youth and adult) can make reservations for self-guided, docent-guided, or online virtual tours.
Not sure if you are a Community Partner? Find out here.
Tour Options
Docent-Guided Tour
(60-person maximum)
Tour length: approximately 1 hour
Led by Frist Art Museum docents (specially trained volunteers), docent-guided tours focus on works of art that illustrate a unifying idea of the exhibition. Docent-guided tours are offered Monday through Friday.
Self-Guided Visit
(60-person maximum)
Tour length: approximately 1 hour
Explore the exhibitions on your own using the informative written material in our gallery guides. Groups can stroll through the exhibition at their leisure and spend as much time with their favorite works of art as they like. Self-guided tours are available every day.
Online Tours
Live (synchronous) virtual tours are led by a Frist Art Museum docent. They offer real-time looks at select works in an exhibition and encourage close study and conversation. These tours are each approximately 20 minutes long.
Prerecorded (asynchronous) docent-facilitated exhibition discussions are video conversations between Frist docents about works in select exhibitions. These discussions are approximately 15-20 minutes long.
Tours are offered during the following times:
Monday: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00–5:30 p.m.
Scheduling Your Visit
Reservations are required at least three weeks in advance for groups of 10 or more. We allow for 60 participants maximum per tour—groups of more than 60 people will need to consider multiple visits. No exceptions.
Review all group tour options and then complete the appropriate tour request form.
Once your request is processed, you will receive confirmation of your scheduled visit with information about check-in procedures for tickets, directions for parking, and tour guidelines.
Questions? Contact our Engagement Administrator at learning@FristArtMuseum.org (email preferred) or 615.744.3247.
K-12 Group Guidelines
Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more and must be submitted three weeks in advance.
- 60* participants maximum (students ages 18 and younger and adults)
- 1 chaperone per 10 students**
*Groups of more than 60 participants will need to consider multiple visits. No exceptions.
**All student groups must be accompanied on their tour. If your group does not have the necessary number of chaperones, students may not be allowed to continue the tour.
Summer 2026 Tours
The following tour options are available now through September 27, 2026
- International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams (May 22–August 30, 2026)
- Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven (May 22–August 30, 2026)
- An Indigenous Present (June 26–September 27, 2026)
- Architecture Tour
Once your request is processed, you will receive confirmation of your visit with information about check-in procedures for tickets, directions for parking, and tour guidelines.
Fall 2026–27 Tours
The following tour options are available September 28, 2026–February 7, 2027
- Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman, September 25, 2026–January 3, 2027
- Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York, October 30, 2026–February 7, 2027
- Architecture Tour
Priority request period for fall 2026 tours:
- July 1–September 7, 2026
- Request forms reopen (as space is available): September 8, 2026
Check-in
Groups should arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled tour time. The group tour entrance is located on Broadway at the 9th Avenue end of the building. One representative from the group should check in at Guest Services in the Main Lobby to receive admission tickets and parking validation.
Late Arrivals
Groups that are more than 15 minutes late for their scheduled tour time may be asked to wait until the next tour time becomes available. Docents reserve the right to cancel their tour if a group is more than 15 minutes late. The group would be allowed to self-guide through the galleries at the next available entry time.
Parking
Groups arriving by car or van should park in the Frist Art Museum Visitor Lot located at 10th Avenue South and Demonbreun Street. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring your parking tickets inside to be validated for a reduced rate. Groups arriving by motor coach or mini buses should unload in the pull-through lane on Broadway.
