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
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 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.
To book your tour today contact MOCA’s Education Department (904) 366-6911 ext. 212.
School Tours 2008-2009
Our School Tours 2008-2009 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.
Adult Tours
Adult tours consist of a one-hour overview of permanent and changing exhibitions plus time for personal exploration. Groups have the option to participate in a studio activity where they will create a work of art in response to their tour. In addition to our adult tours, MOCA offers Corporate Team Building, a unique experience for corporate groups, clubs or other organizations.
Adult tours are $6 per person with a minimum of 10 participants.
Featured Exhibition Tours
MOCA Jacksonville has frequently changing temporary exhibitions. The education department tailors tours to each individual exhibition providing a wealth of new information for any visitor. This tour focuses on the current visiting exhibition, the artists’ intent and how their work fits into the context of art history.
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Lunchtime Learning Series
Free with price of admission/Members free
Experience a 35-minute highlight tour of the permanent collection or featured exhibition. Order your Café Nola boxed lunch ($10) when you arrive and pick up at conclusion of the gallery discussion.
Ultra-Realistic Sculpture by Marc Sijan
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Noon
with MOCA Director of Education and Exhibitions Marshall Adams
Making Marks
Wednesday, October 8, Noon
with Guest Curator Madeleine Peck
The Inward Eye Series by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Wednesday, October 22, Noon
with MOCA Museum Educator Cathy Fitzpatrick
Ultra-Realistic Sculpture by Marc Sijan
Wednesday, November 5, Noon
with MOCA Associate Curator and Registrar Ben Thompson
Making Marks
Wednesday, November 19, Noon
with Guest Curator Matthew Clay-Robinson
The Inward Eye Series by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Wednesday, December 3, Noon
with MOCA Docent Ken Klein
Contact the Education Department for more information at (904) 366-6911 ext. 212.