The Frist Art Museum is pleased to offer school tours for K-12 (public, private, homeschool and charter), scouts, and teen groups. These include docent-guided, self-guided, and virtual tour options. Reservations are required.
Reservations for Martin ArtQuest, our interactive art-making space, can be added to your visit based on availability.
Group Admission
- Students Pre-K–12th grade: Free admission
- Required number of chaperones: Free admission
- Additional Adults/Chaperones: $16 each with groups of 10 or more
Tickets for self-guided groups include admission to all current exhibitions.
School 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. The teacher must be one of the chaperones. If your group does not have the necessary number of chaperones, students may not be allowed to continue the tour.
Interested in an online virtual tour instead? Click here to learn more.
One form of payment is required for each scheduled tour and no refunds are given. The Frist Art Museum accepts checks made payable to Frist Art Museum and all major credit cards. Submit the form to the scheduling coordinator at least three weeks before the earliest requested date. Please allow one week for confirmation. Once your request is processed, you will receive confirmation of your visit, including pre-visit information.
School group tours are offered during the following times:
- Monday: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
- Friday: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
New This Year
Beginning this fall, the Frist Art Museum is introducing a new group tour request process. To help accommodate demand, we have established priority request periods for group tour reservations. After each priority request period ends, if tour availability remains, the tour request form may reopen to accept additional requests.
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
Spring 2027 Tours
- The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture, and Opulence February 4–May 9, 2027
- M. C. Escher: Infinite Variations March 5–June 13, 2027
- Architecture Tour
Priority request period for spring 2027 tours:
- November 23, 2026–January 22, 2027
- Request forms reopen (as space is available): January 23, 2027
Watch this video to learn what to expect on your school tour at the Frist.
Resources
Visit our Schools & Educators page to learn about ways you and your students can engage with our exhibitions.
Visit our resources page for exhibition related art activities, family reading lists, audio tours, gallery guides (in English and Spanish), family guides, videos, and more.
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