Important Tour Information
Tours at all five museum locations takes one hour.
- Tours are paid for in cash or check only on the day of the tour. Please note that all city museums are cash and check only. Please see fees schedule below.
**Please note that due to limited docent volunteers we may not be able to accommodate tour requests.
School Tour Information
We do request that there be at least one adult for every five students in the lower grades and at least one adult for every ten students in the upper grades. Because the Museum has small viewing areas, and spaces with many valuable artifacts in them, we prefer to divide the students into groups of ten to fifteen students with at least two adults per group. We do request that the adults DO NOT bring siblings or babies with them; they are too much of a distraction, and strollers do not negotiate the museum spaces easily.
Please discuss the following Museum Rules with your class before the tour. These rules are necessary to preserve the artifacts inside for future generations.
- No handling or touching artifacts, unless directed to do so by a docent.
- No sitting on furniture.
- No running, jumping or other “outside” behavior.
- Stay with your designated group.
- Show respect for the docents and fellow students by listening attentively.
- Take turns asking questions.
If you wish to tour two museums in one day, you may plan a picnic lunch for your students in between tours. At the Lott Home you may use the picnic area of Sank Park. When you go to the Chinese Temple the Rotary Park is a short block away. At the Pioneer Museum there is the Nature Center across Bridge Street. All of these three places have tables and benches and restrooms. We recommend that you do not schedule more than two museums in one day, as the students become “museumed out” and too restless to enjoy their experience.
Our docents and hosts at each facility are here to make your visits enjoyable as well as educational and we look forward to a chance to serve you.
