Docent-led public tours are offered in the museum galleries. All tours are led by docents especially trained to expand the visitor experience. For What Do You See? and IMA Spotlights tours, please meet the Docent on floor two of the entrance pavilion, at the top of the escalator. Lilly House Tours will begin just inside the front door of the Lilly House.
Public Tours
Gallery Tours
1 PM | Thursdays and Saturdays
Tour: What Do You See?
Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion Floor 2
1 PM
Explore works of art through interactive dialogue with a museum Docent. (30 minutes)
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays
IMA Spotlights Tour
Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion Floor 2
Times Vary
Explore works of art through interactive dialogue with a museum Docent. 1 PM | Wednesdays, Fridays, & Sundays 2:30 PM | Free First Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays (30 minutes)
Garden Tours
Third Thursday of each month February–November, 2025
Heirloom Tree Tour
The Garden at Newfields
2 PM & 5 PM (when Museum hours allow for the second tour)
Join our Garden Guides for a monthly tour to see our heirloom trees transform through the seasons. Each tour will highlight the prominent characteristics of each species for that month.
March 22–October 26, 2025
Garden Tour
The Garden at Newfields
Saturdays 12:30 PM & 3:30 PM & Sundays 12:30 PM
Join our Garden Guides to see The Garden transform throughout the seasons. Each tour will highlight the prominent characteristics of each garden space and discuss flora, architecture, and history.
Thursdays March 27, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 8, & May 15, 2025
Spring Blooms Garden Tour
The Garden at Newfields
3 PM
Join Newfields Horticulturists to explore The Garden and see all the beautiful blooms spring has to offer.
Last Thursday of every month April–September
Garden Tour: Director’s Tour with Chad Franer
The Garden at Newfields
6 PM
An evening tour of The Garden at Newfields with Chad Franer, The Tom and Nora Hiatt Director of Horticulture.
Lilly House Tour
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
Lilly House Tour
Lilly House at Newfields
2 PM
Join a museum Docent for a guided tour of Oldfields, the former home of the Lilly family.