Plan a School Field Trip

Field Trips 

Docent led field trips are available for grades Pre-K through six, please read the descriptions below. Please request your field trip four weeks in advance.  

Let’s Look at Art!: Pre-K–K  

This tour is designed to encourage Pre-K and Kindergarten children to explore the world of art and art museums. It will engage each child’s imagination while investigating works of art. Through inquiry conversations about artwork, the children will make personal connections and share their observations.   

Art Investigators: Grades 1–3  

As Art Investigators, students will explore many aspects of art in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Through observing, describing, and sharing ideas – students will learn to interpret by drawing on clues, prior knowledge, and their imaginations. 

STEM + Art: Grades 4–6 

Sharing many of the concepts used in the STEM fields, this tour will focus on the connections between the artist’s creative thinking and their problem solving in the creation of a piece. Students will collaborate on a planned activity at the end of the tour.  

SKETCHING IN THE GALLERIES (GRADES 3-12)

Enrich your Newfields visit and spend time sketching in the galleries. School groups using graphite pencils (no colored pencils, please) are welcome to sketch in the IMA Galleries. Please note on your tour request that you would like to have your students sketch. Easels and wet materials are not allowed in the galleries. If your group has special requests, contact the Coordinator of School and Group Services at schooltours@discovernewfields.org at least 30 days before your field trip.