For Educators

Gallery Guided Tours

Learning happens best when you make CONNECTIONS.

Our galleries bridge disciplines by integrating art, science, history, and more.

Wow your students with unique object-based learning opportunities – such as experiencing an authentic mummified person and viewing a real Triceratops skull – that are only available at LASM. Tours are adapted based on grade levels.

We recommend expanding your students’ tour experience with a Hands-On Activity Add-On, available for many Gallery Guided Tours.

Group Size: 35 maximum; 15 minimum
Length: 30 minutes (60 minutes with Add-On)
Cost: $2 per student & parent/chaperone ($6 with Add-On)

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Gallery Guided Tours
Ancient Egypt Gallery Guided Tour
Grade Levels: 3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th

Enter a recreated tomb that houses…

Enter a recreated tomb that houses an authentic, 2,300-year-old mummified person, and learn how modern technology revealed some of its secrets. Your students will learn about the ancient Egyptians’ civilization, beliefs, and customs, and how these people interacted with their Greek and Roman neighbors during the Ptolemaic period (323-30 BC). Your students will also view authentic masks worn by mummified people and learn about ancient Egyptian funerary customs. We strongly recommend booking the King Tut Exhibition Guided Tour AND the Ancient Egypt Gallery Guided Tour.

Hands-On Activity Add-On

Add an engaging, Ancient Egypt-related hands-on activity to make your students’ tours come to life! You may book the Hands-On Activity Add-On for either the Ancient Egypt Gallery OR the King Tut Exhibition Guided Tour.

Add-On will make your Gallery Guided Tour 60 minutes and $6 per student & parent/chaperone.

 

 

Gallery Guided Tours
Discovery Depot Hands-On Gallery Tour
Grade Levels: Pre-KK1st

Invite creative play, encourage exploration, and…

Invite creative play, encourage exploration, and spark the imagination of your young students.

After a trip through the Children’s Playhouse, little chefs can enjoy nutrition-oriented role play in the kitchen center while little engineers operate the wooden train. Puzzles, books, and games provide additional learning opportunities.

Gallery Guided Tours
NEW King Tut Exhibition Guided Tour
Grade Levels: 3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th

Available October 16, 2024 – September…

Available October 16, 2024 – September 7, 2025

Experience an exciting reconstruction of one of the most important revelations in the history of archeology: King Tutankhamun’s tomb, which Howard Carter rediscovered almost fully intact in 1922. Your students will learn about ancient Egyptian customs and explore certified Egyptian replicas of the opulent artifacts found in King Tut’s tomb, which was the first known, mostly undisturbed ancient Egyptian royal burial site. We strongly recommend booking the King Tut Exhibition Guided Tour AND the Ancient Egypt Gallery Guided Tour so that your students can “meet” the authentic mummified person held in LASM’s Ancient Egypt Gallery.

Hands-On Activity Add-On

Add an engaging, Ancient Egypt-related hands-on activity to make your students’ tours come to life! You may book the Hands-On Activity Add-On for either the Ancient Egypt Gallery OR the King Tut Exhibition Guided Tour.

Add-On will make your Gallery Guided Tour 60 minutes and $6 per student & parent/chaperone.

Gallery Guided Tours
Children engaging with the Interactive Periodic Table exhibit, sponsored by BASF, in The Seed.
NEW The STEAM Station Hands-On Gallery Tour
Grade Levels: 2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th

Explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,…

Explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) by interacting with educational and fun hands-on exhibits in our newly-renovated gallery.

Your students will engage with state-of-the-art exhibits including a Rube Goldberg Machine Wall, an Interactive Periodic Table, an Everbright, and more. In the Curiosity Cabinet displays, hands-on activities related to our collection and current exhibitions provide additional learning opportunities.

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Solar System Gallery Guided Tour
Grade Levels: Pre-KK1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th

Investigate the history of our Solar…

Investigate the history of our Solar System, from astronomy to geology and paleontology.

Your students will encounter interactive displays that allow them to learn about gravity, virtually travel to the Moon, and more. An exhibit of minerals and fossils, including a 65-million-year-old authentic Triceratops prorsus skull, will teach your students about our aging planet.

Hands-On Activity Add-On Option 1: Astronomy

Add an engaging, astronomy-related hands-on activity to make your students’ tours come to life! Your tour will be adapted to primarily focus on the gallery’s astronomy-related content.

Hands-On Activity Add-On Option 2: Geology

Add an engaging, geology-related hands-on activity to make your students’ tours come to life! Your tour will be adapted to primarily focus on the gallery’s astronomy-related content.

Choosing either Add-On will make your Gallery Guided Tour 60 minutes and $6 per student & parent/chaperone.