Scheduling Your Visit
All tours, docent-led or self-guided, must be arranged 4 weeks in advance. Groups without advance reservations cannot be assured that their preferred galleries or times will be available.

To schedule a tour, click here and select Form #1.
Please Note: Reservations cannot be made by phone.

Cancellation Policy
If you have a change of plans, please contact (314) 361-9017 or (314) 361-9265 immediately.

Please note that the Missouri History Museum reserves the right to cancel or reschedule programming on short notice due to staff illness or inclement weather.


Payment Process
For fee-based programming, Missouri History Museum staff will invoice you or your organization for the specified fee at the time the written confirmation is mailed.


VISITING THE MUSEUM
In preparation for your visit…

• Plan adequate travel time
• Share maps, parking information, arrival/departure times and locations with all drivers and chaperones
• Review museum etiquette with your students or group

On the day of your visit...

• Arrive on time for your scheduled program—allow 15 minutes to unload your bus
• Have your confirmation letter handy.
• Check in with Museum staff when you arrive at the NORTH entrance, near the fountain

Chaperones
One adult chaperone should be provided for every 10 students pre-K to Grade 3, or for every 15 students Grades 3 through 12. Chaperones are crucial to the success of your visit. They assist with focusing students’ attention and helping students meet the expectations of proper behavior in the Missouri History Museum. Chaperones should remain with the students during the entire visit.

Arrival Time
Please arrive on time for your Missouri History Museum program—allow 15 minutes to unload your bus. For our tour programs, time is needed to orient students and divide them into groups, in addition to the time we have reserved for you in the gallery. All performances begin at their scheduled time and cannot be delayed if schools arrive late.

Buses and Parking
Buses should unload at the Museum’s Group Entrance, located on the NORTH (Lindell) side of the building, near the fountain. The Museum staff will meet you and orient your students. Buses can park in the History Museum parking lot located southwest of the Museum building near the tennis courts. Please look for directions and parking information with your confirmation materials.

About Lunch
Box lunches can be ordered in advance on a space-available basis. Box lunch prices range from $5.50 to $7. We regret that we do not have the facilities for groups to bring bag lunches. When weather permits, students are welcome to eat lunch on the lawns south and west of the museum in Forest Park. We will also provide a listing of area restaurants, upon request. To order box lunches at the museum, call Patty Long Catering (314) 454-3154.

After your visit...
Plan activities to reinforce the ideas and experience of your students. The information packet you receive with your confirmation letter also contains ideas for post-visit activities.

Bus Funds Available
Through a grant from the Energizer Charitable Trust, funds are available to qualifying schools to help with the cost of bus transportation to the museum. Districts eligible for this subsidy include pulic schools in which 20 percent or more of their students are eligible for free and reduced lunch (based on 2005 DESE data) and all schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Up to $150/bus will be granted to schools meeting these criteria. Funds can be used to bring students to the museum to go on a guided tour of one of our exhibitions or attend an Education Division program.

For more information about applying for this funding, please contact Stefani Deines, administrative assistant in the Education Division, at (314) 361-9265 or education@mohistory.org.