Led by Museum docents and/or educators for 30 minutes or 1 hour, interactive tours of the Museum are available for adult groups. Tour themes may be selected from those listed below.

Program Themes

Current Special Exhibition
See something new. Tour our current exhibitions with a knowledgeable guide.

Using Your Senses
Use your five senses to explore and discuss works of art in the Museum galleries.

Looking at Portraits
Who is that person in the painting? What clues did the artist give us about their personality? Why was this painting created? How do we capture the likeness and character of a person today? Compare portraits by American artists from the 18th century (colonial) through the 21th century to discover the answers.

Shifting Landscape
Featuring works from several areas of the Museum’s collection, this tour explores the various approaches and media that artists have utilized to represent the evolving American landscape.

Native American Art
Explore and learn about the rich cultural history of Native Americans by examining artifacts, tools, clothing, and ceremonial objects. Customized tours are also available. They may include Family and Community, Environment and Natural Resources, Symbols and Patterns, and/or European Influences.

Sculpture: Movement and Form
See how artists use form and movement to create dynamic three-dimensional works of art.

Modern Viewpoints
Explore the Museum’s special exhibitions and collection of modern and contemporary art. Look at works by Man Ray, Nevelson, O’Keeffe and Warhol. Discover how technology and social change inspired artists of the 20th and 21st centuries to experiment with different forms of abstraction.

Weather, Season, Time, and Place
Explore landscapes and learn how color, line and shape have been creatively used to convey weather conditions, seasons, and times of day.

Art Stories
Come to hear, see, and read the stories art can tell as we look at and interpret narrative works of art together.

Program Formats

Gallery/Studio
A related art-making activity in the Museum's art studios is available to complement tour discussions for any theme listed above. The tour and studio activities combine for an engaging and interactive two-hour experience at the Montclair Art Museum.

Optional Gallery Activity
Sketching activities in the Museum galleries are available to complement tour discussions for any theme. If you are interested in a gallery activity for your group, you must specify when scheduling. The gallery activity lasts for approximately half an hour in addition to the tour. All materials are provided by the Museum.
 

Adult Tour Fees

For tour pricing or for additional information please contact Benedetta Balsimelli, Tour Coordinator at 973-259-5136 or email bbalsimelli@montclairartmuseum.org.