Tours
MOCA’s guided tours provide visitors with an interactive and engaging museum experience. Museum educators and trained docents give tours to adults and students of all ages. Visitors can come time after time and always learn and see something new in both our permanent collection galleries and featured exhibition spaces. Tours are specially tailored to the individual group in order to provide the most meaningful experience for all visitors.
To book your tour today download our tour contract and contact MOCA’s Education Department at (904) 366-6911 ext. 212.
School Tours
Our School Tours 2009-2010 Guide [PDF 1.5MB] provides teachers with helpful information on booking a tour, general Museum information, and a list of our grade-level curricula for every tour. Teachers are also provided with extensive tour information to implement in the classroom prior to and following their visit.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville provides fun and informative educational tours for children of all ages. MOCA provides a supportive and creative environment for inquiry-based learning that enhances children’s knowledge and understanding of artists and art processes by incorporating a variety of tactile experiences. Tours are grade-specific and linked to elements from Florida’s Sunshine State Standards. In addition to visiting our permanent and featured exhibition galleries, all of our school tours provide tailored hands-on art activities. Studio projects are designed to enhance the tour’s educational theme and tie in with the gallery visit. Children in grades Kindergarten through 5th also spend time in the ArtExplorium Loft, our free choice learning center that has sixteen interactive stations illustrating the basic principles of art. Tours last an hour and a half and are offered Tuesday through Friday at 9:30 am and 11:15 am.
Book your school tour today! Contact our Tour Manager at or LSpencer[at]mocajacksonville.org.
College students
Teacher-led student group tours are FREE with advance reservation Tuesday – Friday 1:30–4pm. Book your tour today by contacting MOCA’s Education Department at or LSpencer[at]mocajacksonville.org.
Adult Tours
Contemporary art elicits a broad range of responses; some people are inspired and deeply moved, while others feel confused and bewildered. MOCA Jacksonville can provide Docent outreach to your group or organization presenting an overview of the collection and open discussion about contemporary art in its historical context. Adult tours accommodate the interests and needs of your group and consist of a one-hour overview of permanent and featured exhibitions as well as time for individual exploration. Groups have the option to participate in a studio activity where they will create a work of art in response to their tour. MOCA is handicapped accessible with free wheelchairs available on request.
Adult tours are $6 per person with a minimum of 10 participants.
To book a Tour or Outreach contact MOCA’s Education department at 366-6911 ×212, or LSpencer[at]mocajacksonville.org.