Art Tours

Art Tours introduce students to the Haggin Family Collection which features 19th century landscape, genre, and animal paintings by European and American artists. Tour content may be focused to accommodate appropriate grade level California State Standards for Visual Arts..

Hull Gallery
The Hull Gallery is a grand open space filled with the Museum’s famous collection of American Western landscape paintings by Albert Bierstadt, William Keith, and Julian Rix.

Haggin and McKee Rooms
Take an imaginary trip with your class to Europe and the Near East by visiting the paintings on display in these galleries. Nineteenth century masters include Jean-Léon Gérôme, Rosa Bonheur, and William Adolphe Bouguereau.

Arcade Gallery
The Arcade features maritime and landscape paintings by American artists including George Inness, William Bradford, Ralph Blakelock and John Frederick Kensett.

Little Ones Art Tours
This one hour tour for Kindergarten and 1st graders includes an introduction to art elements and concepts, looking at paintings in the Haggin Collection, storytelling, and a hands-on art project. Limited to 20 students per one hour program. View PDF of tour outline

Call the Curator of Education at (209) 940-6315 or e-mail education@hagginmuseum.org at least three weeks in advance of your desired tour date. Please be aware that during certain times of the year, tours are in high demand and availability can be limited.

We are able to accommodate up to 60 children per one hour tour. If your group is larger than that, we will make arrangements for two tours back to back, or at another time convenient for you.

Plan to bring at least one adult per 10 children for your tour.