The Cincinnati Art Museum is home to artworks of all shapes, sizes, materials, and subjects with something different in each gallery. Sometimes it can be a little difficult to find a starting point. Utilize these resources to help prepare you and your home schoolers for your visit to the Cincinnati Art Museum.

• Review the Cincinnati Art Museum Rules

  Not sure what is allowed and what is not? Make sure you are all caught up with the museum rules before you visit. View this handy guide so you are prepared to explore and investigate in a manner safe for you and the artwork.

• Stop by the Visitor Services Desk!

  Don’t forget to stop at the front desk if you have any remaining questions or need help finding your way before beginning your visit. They can provide you with a map to help you navigate as well as brochures highlighting all of our programs in more detail. Click here to view our Visitor Guide.

Design and Lead Your Own Tour with MyCAM

MyCAM Art Hunts are digital tours that you customize an experience that revolves around the learning objectives in your lesson plans. Choose from eight thematic art hunts to personalize your museum visit. Once you pick your hunt, you will be asked to pick five works that have been broken into themes. After you have made your selections, print your guide and bring it to the museum with you. Each MyCAM Art Hunt booklet is filled with creative prompts for looking at and responding to artworks in the galleries that can be incorporated as supplementary activities for your lessons. Create your custom tour now.

You can also visit the MyCAM Touch Tables in the Schmidlapp Wing and customize your tour before exploring the galleries. Once you have made your selections hit “PRINT” and head to the front desk to pick your tour up.

See Play Learn Kits

See Play Learn Kits can also be checked out from the Visitor Services Desk. See Play Learn Kits are gallery activity tote bags designed to encourage creative discussion and learning in the galleries of the museum. Use these activities and tools to help you experience the collection in a unique and hands on way. Learn more about See Play Learn Kits

Foreign Languages

The visual language of art has the ability to transcend communication barriers. Foreign language tours encourage students to experience the art and culture of languages they speak fluently and/or are in the process of learning. Tours can be conducted in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian and Farsi.

Foreign language tours cannot exceed twenty individuals and must be scheduled at least six weeks in advance. The scheduling of our foreign language tours depend on our docent availability. When booking your foreign language tour, please inform the Tour Coordinator of your students’ fluency level.

• French Art List
• German Art List
• Jewish Art List
• Spanish Art List

Homeschool Tours

Tours must be booked a minimum of six weeks in advance of the desired tour date.

You can schedule Homeschool tours online or by calling 513-639-2975. There is a wide variety of topics to choose from, including social studies, language arts, math and science, and more! Learn more about school/homeschool tours.

Our docents look forward to your visit to the museum. The docents are volunteers who prepare in advance for your group's specific tour. They come to the museum just for you and your learners!

One chaperone is required for every 10 children. If the number of children changes by 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator immediately so that adjustments can be made in the volunteer's schedule.

Also, your tour is scheduled for the hour your group requested. The tour will begin when all of your attendees are present and ready to go. A timely arrival is essential for a full hour tour. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make this a positive, educational, and fun experience for your learners (and our volunteers).

• REC Reads

  On the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m., the REC offers an art-themed Storytime. REC Reads is designed for Pre-K students.
  
  

• CAM Kids Day

  Celebrate art at this free event for families the first Saturday of every month September through May.
  
  From 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., preschool-aged children can participate in hands-on art making activities and starting at 11:30 a.m. children can find interactive gallery stops around the museum. Families can also enjoy an all-ages performance beginning at 1:30 p.m.
  
  Families are also encouraged to spend time in the Rosenthal Education Center for hands-on artmaking or create their own unique scavenger hunt at the MyCAM station near the front entrance. Both are available during regular operating hours. Each month features a new theme; check our online calendar for performance details.
  
  

• Lectures

  For your more advanced home school students; the museum offers a wide range of lectures featuring guest artists, speakers and scholars from around the world. Explore upcoming lecture topics and find more info. Pricing and registration varies between lectures.
  
  
  

• Accessibility Programs

  CAM offers a wide variety of tours and programs that target all audiences to make our collection accessible and inclusive towards people of all abilities. You are sure to find something that is tuned to your specific needs! We’ve also developed a handy Social Story to help you familiarize yourself with the building and staff before you even arrive. Learn more about our Accessibility Programs.

There are many ways to utilize Cincinnati Art Museum programs and resources while at home or another location.

• LookSeeDo

  Bring the CAM to your classroom with a LookSeeDo workshop. Students will be able look at and discuss works of art from the CAM permanent collection and create a hands-on art project. Topics for Pre-K to 6th grade are available. LookSeeDo is $100 per program and $50 for each additional session on the same day. A maximum of three sessions per day can be scheduled. Reservations will not be taken during December and August. Click here for reservation information!

• Art Palace

  Art Palace is a podcast presented by the Cincinnati Art Museum, where we meet cool people and then talk about art. You can listen to new shows about every two weeks. They are available on the museum’s website & on iTunes. Click here to subscribe and tune in!

• CAM Blog

  Visit the Cincinnati Art Museum homepage and click on the Blog tab on the top right, or click here to read posts that offer behind-the-scenes looks at museum events and exhibitions. New blog posts are added every week.

• Online Exhibitions

  Click here to visit our Google Arts and Culture website for online access to Cincinnati Art Museum artwork, exhibitions, and stories. You can filter through content via popularity, time period, or color of artwork.

  The website also has a feature where you can explore the museum on a virtual tour through an interactive map. The sidebar and Google Arts & Culture homepage allow you to browse partner institutions, to expand learning beyond CAM.