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 Begin in January 2026
Group tours are available to groups of ten to twenty-five people. School groups must have one chaperone for every ten students. Chaperones are required and will not be charged. Guided tours must be scheduled at least three 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 forty-five minutes to an hour in length and are available to all ages.
Guided Tour Fees
School groups must include one chaperone for every ten students. Chaperones are required but not charged. Guided tours must be scheduled at least three weeks in advance.
*Guided tour fees are waived for Harlem public and charter schools located in New York City School Districts 5, 75, and 79 in the following zip codes: 10026, 10027, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10035, 10037, and 10039.
Schools, Pre-K to 12th grade
$200
*Harlem public and charter schools
$0
College or university
$250
Adults (Wednesday–Saturday during public hours)
$300
Seniors (65+)
$200
Guided Tours with Art-Making Workshops
Following an interactive, discussion-based guided tour, students participate in an art-making workshop that emphasizes themes or techniques explored in the exhibitions. Tours with art-making workshops are ninety minutes in length and are available to Pre-K through 12th-grade student groups.
Schools, Pre-K to 12th grade
$250
Harlem public and charter schools
$100
Self-Guided Tours
Groups visiting with between ten and twenty-five people over the age of eighteen are welcome to explore the exhibitions at their own pace during regular Museum hours. Mobile tickets must be reserved in advance for self-directed groups. External guides may teach in the galleries. However, Studio Museum Educator–led guided tour groups have priority.
Scheduling a Tour
- Guided tours are available for school, college, and adult groups Monday through Saturday, between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, subject to availability
- Guided tours for adult groups are offered Wednesday through Saturday during public museum hours
- Guided tours with art-making workshops are available for Pre-K through 12th-grade groups, Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Self-guided groups are welcome to visit during regular Museum hours
Cancellations
Please email [email protected] in the event of a cancellation. Tours canceled less than forty-eight hours before the scheduled time are subject to a $50 fee for guided tours and a $75 fee for guided tours with art-making workshops. No refunds are issued for no-shows. Groups arriving more than thirty-five minutes late will forfeit their time slot and will not receive a tour.
Fee Waivers
A limited number of group tour fee waivers are available upon request for New York City Title I schools and local nonprofit organizations.
Requests for group tour fee waivers must be submitted to [email protected] on organization letterhead following the submission of an online tour request.
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” on the check. Reimbursements are not given if there are fewer people in your group than initially scheduled.
Lunch and Parking
School groups may request space to eat bagged lunches after their tour when booking. 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.