School Group Tours are $5.00 per guest, with an additional $5.00 when adding an artmaking experience.
For additional information, contact Mary Kozub or call 716.878.3156
Please book your visit at least two weeks in advance by submitting the form below, by calling 716-878-3156, or emailing the Burchfield Penney at bpactours@buffalostate.edu
One chaperone is needed for every ten students. A coat room, lockers and wheelchairs are available. Please review the museum guidelines and accessibility in advance of your visit. You may also inquire about adding a hands-on art activity with your tour.
Below are samples of tours that we offer for school groups:
The Burchfield Penney Art Center has three galleries permanently dedicated to Charles E. Burchfield's art, as well as a reproduction of his studio. This is an in-depth tour for your students to study our namesake.
The Burchfield Penney Art Center was the first "green" museum in New York State and the last building designed by noted architect Charles Gwathmey. This tour will focus on the architectural and environmental features of our LEED Silver building.
The museum—which is fully accessible— offers tours and hands-on art activities for students with special needs and disabilities and offers a supportive and engaging experience. This program provides a 30-minute guided tour tailored to the group's needs, focusing on highlights of the exhibitions to ensure an enjoyable and inclusive experience. Following the tour, students will participate in a 30-minute art activity, allowing them to explore their creativity in a relaxing environment. This option can be added to a larger group tour with your school, ensuring that all students can enjoy and benefit from the visit.
College classes of every discipline are welcome to tour the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Tours can be used as inspiration for creative writing, the building of observational skills, developing and defending a point-of-view, and creating a practice of connecting to prior knowledge, inference, and reflection to what is seen.