The Joslyn supports homeschool families and microschools with opportunities to discover art together through guided tours and self-guided visits, artful experiences, and curriculum enrichment.
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School & Teacher Programs

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Homeschool Families

Emma Steiner, Homeschool Open House, Homeschool, tours, art discussion

Gallery Teacher–Guided Tours and Studio Experiences are fully booked for the 2025-2026 school year. All school group visits will be self-guided during the summer. Guided tours may be requested starting Aug 1. Guided tours will run from Oct 1 to May 7.

Ready to Book?

Connect your K-12 children to human creativity with a guided tour Gallery Teachers provide an inquiry-based exploration of art through curiosity-driven conversations. Homeschool families are welcome to connect with other families to create a group (10 participants min.) and visit The Joslyn together. One-hour guided tours are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9 am to 1 pm. Museum admission, including ticketed exhibitions, is free. Request a guided tour four weeks in advance; once you receive an email confirmation from the School Groups Coordinator, your visit is scheduled.

Guided Tours

CREATURES – PreK–Grade 1
Animals are hiding in The Joslyn. Students will find furry, feathered, and finned creatures in artworks; explore how artists created them; and discuss human relationships to animals. Gallery Teachers will set the foundation for visual literacy development in this fun introduction to the Museum.
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LOOK – Grades K-6
Visual literacy, a form of critical thinking, is central to young learners’ development. Students will learn how to read works in The Joslyn’s collection and gain skills to understand the visual world around them. Gallery Teachers will incorporate elements of art and design vocabulary in conversations based on four or five artworks in this tour.
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IDENTITY – Middle School
Building on learners’ visual literacy skills, this tour asks students to consider what influences or informs identity. Gallery Teachers will challenge students with engaging discussions to determine what identity means to them and how artists portray it in their work through symbols, styles, and more. Students will look at art to understand the importance of different perspectives while practicing empathy.
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COMMUNITY – High School
What is your purpose? As students prepare for life after high school, Gallery Teachers will guide learners to think about this question and what community means to them. With art serving as the focal point, students will consider what it means to belong, have a sense of place, and contribute to humanity. They will make connections to their identity while engaging visual literacy skills in conversations centered on art and community.

GUIDED TOUR THEMES

Microschools or homeschool families are encouraged to guide your K-12 children through the galleries in small groups at your own pace. Self-guided visits are available during <a href="https://joslyn.org/visit/visit-detail">regular Museum hours</a>. During the school year, a 9 am start is possible for groups with 50–75 students. Museum admission, including ticketed exhibitions, is free to scheduled groups of 10 or more participants. Request a self-guided visit four weeks in advance; once you receive an email confirmation from the School Groups Coordinator, your visit is scheduled.

Self-Guided Visits

Add a one-hour studio experience to your elementary (Look) or middle school (Identity). Students will create unique artworks aligned to their tour theme and in their choice of available media. Teaching artists will guide students as they choose the subject, style, and composition of their work, and incorporate elements of art and design in their creative process. Groups with over 60 students should schedule two or more visits.
Fee schedule: $60 (up to 30 students); $120 (31–60 students)

Optional Studio Experience

KEEP IN MIND all group visits must be requested four weeks in advance.
GROUP SIZE 
Homeschool families or microschools with 10 participants or more should complete the Group Visit Request Form.
DAYS &amp; HOURS 
Guided tours are given Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9 am to 1 pm.
Self-guided visits take place on Tuesdays–Sundays during the Museum’s regular hours.
TIME 
Group visits may take up to three hours max.
LUNCH 
Groups may eat in The Fountain Court or Sculpture Garden. Groups may also dine or arrange a catered lunch in The Cafe.
FEES 
Museum admission, including ticketed exhibitions, is free for scheduled homeschool and microschool group visits; regular ticketed exhibition fees apply for drop-in visitors. Studio Experience: up to 30 students – $60; 31-60 students – $120
ART WORKS, The Joslyn&#8217;s interactive space, is for general Museum visitors; groups are not permitted, but individuals are invited to come back another time.

Before You Book

Group Visits

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Each semester during the school year, The Joslyn offers homeschools and microschools the opportunity to explore art as a family in this free drop-in program from 10 am to noon. Families will rotate through stations in the Museum to engage in gallery experiences, learn something new, and create art. Registration opens two weeks prior to each session and is required. Walk-in registration accepted as space allows.
2025–2026 school year is complete.
Save the dates: Oct 29, Dec 10, Feb 25, Apr 22
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Homeschool Days

The Joslyn will close at 4 pm today (Thu, Feb 19) due to inclement weather.

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