Other Tour Options at Kresge Art Museum:
University Students & Classes,
Group, Individual,
and Video.
In keeping with Michigan State University’s land
grant philosophy, the museum has a public as well as institutional
mission to serve students, faculty and the community through
opportunities to experience the fine arts.
School Tours
Kresge Art Museum offers docent-guided tours to area schools.
Tours are designed to stimulate students’ interest in
art and expand their critical thinking skills through a variety
of activities. Special programs and thematic tours that relate
to the school curriculum have been prepared, or talk to the museum education curator to help design a specific tour.
Grade |
Activity |
| Kindergarten |
Discovering color |
| First |
Discovering Shape |
| Second |
Discovering Line |
| Third |
Discovering Texture |
| Fourth |
Introduction to Painting |
| Fifth |
Introduction to Sculpture |
All activities last 30 minutes.
Art of the Americas
5th Grade
Length: 1 hour
By examining and discussing works of art, students will learn
about the Americas (North America, South America, Meso-America, and Canada). Portraits, landscapes, photography, and sculpture are used to show the development of the Americas.
Art and the Humanities
Grades 6-12
Length: 1 or 1½ hours
Tours for middle and high school students coordinate with
history, English, language, social studies or art curricula.
Docents offer a PowerPoint presentation and question-and-answer period.
A tour of works of art in the museum forms the basis for a
hands-on student project, which reinforces the tour subject.
- Greek, Roman and Egyptian Art
- Art in the Medieval Age
- Renaissance Art
- African Art
- Art in the Age of Exploration
- Evolution of American Art*
*This may be suitable for Core
Values curriculum in the Lansing public schools.
Scheduling
Docent-guided tours are offered from mid-September through
early June on Tuesday through Friday mornings and selected
afternoons. Limit: 35 students. One adult must accompany every
ten students. To schedule, call Cari Wolfe at (517) 353-9834
during business hours at least one month in advance. Due to
space limitations, all group tours must be scheduled in advance,
including those without docent guidance.
Bus Subsidy
Kresge Art Museum is able to subsidize half the transportation
costs of your K-12 museum tour (up to $45). Please request
a bus subsidy when you make your reservation. A reimbursement
form will be provided to you. Send this form and a copy of
the transportation bill to the museum within two months of
your tour (or by the end of June for year-end tours). Reimbursement
requests cannot be honored beyond these deadlines. The Kresge Art Museum bus subsidy program is supported by the Dart Foundation
and the Kresge Art Museum Education Endowment Fund.
Preparing for Your Visit
Videos are available for both student and adult visitors to
help prepare for visiting the museum.
Detour Routes
Beginning in the spring of 2008, Farm Lane will be closed to pedestrians and vehicles from Mt. Hope Road north to Trowbridge Road. Please review the following detour map to plan an alternoute route to Kresge Art Museum:
(Click map to view a larger version.)
A Day of the Arts at Michigan State University
If you would like to plan an entire day of arts programming
at MSU, consider adding the Wharton Center for Performing
Arts to your itinerary. Wharton offers a variety of program
possibilities. For additional details please contact Debbie
Gift at giftdebrATmsu.edu
or (517) 353-1982. |
