Tours and Field Trips

The Beach Museum of Art offers tours for all ages of the collection galleries and temporary exhibitions. Tours should be scheduled at least 30 days in advance by calling the Education Department at 785-532-7718 or emailing bmaeducation@ksu.edu.

Click here to download K-State and Public Tour Request Form

Adult Tours

Please contact the museum by emailing bmaeducation@ksu.edu to book tours of the collection galleries and special exhibitions.

K-State Academic Tours

Custom designed tours of the collection galleries and temporary exhibitions can be developed for specific University classes. Faculty are invited to use the exhibitions for expository writing assignments, art education and visual literacy subjects, history discussions, and other topics. Please contact bmaeducation@ksu.edu to discuss and book tours.

School Field Trips (PreK-12)

Click here to view Fall 2025 School Field Trips

Click here to download School Field Trip Request Form

Field Trip options:

PreK-Kindergarten (60 minutes):
Shapes & Colors: Early Art Exploration
Introduction to elements of art such as line, shape, color, texture and more.

Grades 1-5 (90 minutes):
Light & Color: Exploring Light Waves (recommended for 1st grade)
Explore refraction and reflection and discover the science behind light waves and color.

Unlikely Objects: The Art of Seeing
Develop observational and critical thinking skills while exploring art made with unexpected materials.

Prairie & Sky: Picturing Kansas
Discover how Kansas' plants, animals, and environmental factors influence the prairie ecosystem
through the works of Kansas artists.

Botany & Blooms: Flowers and Pollinators (In Bloom exhibition only through October 2025)
Delve into the life cycle and pollination process of botany through the incredible art of flowers.

Grades 6-12 (90 minutes):
Unlikely Objects: The Art of Seeing
Develop observational and critical thinking skills while exploring art made with unexpected materials.

Artistic Voice: Expressing Yourself through Symbolism
Analyze the ways that artists use symbols for self-expression and find your own voice by adding
symbolism to your creative work. This field trip could include a writing and/or art product.

The Beach Museum of Art's school-age field trips correspond to the current USD 383 curriculum and Kansas and National education standards. Field trips integrate social studies, language arts, math, and science. Gallery activities, discussion, and art activities are designed to help teachers provide practical application for Common Core and 21st Century Skills. Field trips are free and bus funds are available on a limited basis. Bus funds are provided by individual and private foundation donations, not government funding. To financially support the bus fund and/or education programs, contact bmaeducation@ksu.edu.

Be sure to check out additional curricula for use in your classroom.