Guided Tours
Tour Details: Length, Max. Students, Chaperones
Illinois State Goals
Self-Guided Tours
Schedule a Tour
Preparing for your Museum Field Trip
Guided Tours
General Tour Format
Krannert Art Museum's tours are designed to provide in-depth explorations of a few works of art. Typically in a one-hour tour, students will visit four galleries and discuss one to two works of art in each gallery. The goal is to encourage students to strengthen their ability to look closely, think critically about the works of art, and formulate their own interpretations based on the contextual information provided by the guide.
Krannert Art Museum is pleased to offer the following guided tours to student groups free of charge. We also welcome special requests. If you would like a tour on a topic not listed below, please ask.
Tour Topics
General Introduction
Pre-K—grade 12
Colors, Lines, and Shapes
Pre-K—grade 1
Homes Across Time and Place
Pre-K—grade 1
Reading Art
Grades 1–8
Art from Many Places
Grades 2–12
Ancient Worlds
Grades 6–12
*Please see the note above about the Gallery Closures. While the Asian Gallery is closed, the Ancient Worlds tour can only cover ancient Egypt, Greece, and Peru.
French or Spanish Language Tour
Grades 9–12
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| Tour Details | Grades Pre-K—K |
Grades 1—8 |
Grades 9—12 |
| Length | 45 minutes | 1 hour | 1—1.5 hours |
| Chaperone Requirements | 1 for every 5 students |
1 for every 8 students |
1 for every 15 students |
Students will be divided into groups of approximately 15 students per tour guide.
Illinois State Goals
All guided tours meet the following goals:
Language Arts
- 1 Reading
- 2 Literature
- 4 Listening and Speaking
Social Science
- 16 History
- 18 Social Systems
Fine Arts
- 25 Language of the Arts
- 27 Arts and Civilization
Self-Guided Tours
Teachers are invited to lead a tour for their students on their own. Self-guided tours must be scheduled to ensure a positive experience in the galleries for all of our museum guests. Materials in the Giertz Education Center may be helpful in planning a self-guided tour.
Schedule a Tour
Schedule a tour online or call Virginia at 217-333-8218. Please submit request at least two weeks in advance.
Preparing for your Museum Field Trip
Pre-tour lesson ideas, introductory video for students, and museum etiquette are all available here.
Teacher E-News
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