Group tours are available for students of all ages to explore Egyptians beliefs about life, death and the afterlife, the process of mummification, and different types of tombs.

NEW School Tour Art-Making!
An optional Egypt art-making activity is available to enrich your students’ visit. Art-making is offered at 10 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Maximum 60 students. Art Making Fee: $1 per student.

Grades 2-3
Mummy Mask - Students will learn about Egyptian symbols and ancient funerary traditions by making a self-portrait mummy mask.

Grades 4-7
Mini-Mummies - Students will use ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and symbols to make a three dimensional mummy’s coffin.

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Ancient Egypt Curriculum Resources
Joslyn's Teacher Resource Center has numerous items available for teachers to borrow.  Click here to view the database. [Tip: Scroll down to the Ancient subject.] 

Click here to learn more about the Ancient Egypt outreach trunk.

Museum tours enrich many areas of school curriculum and can be designed to integrate the study of art with social studies, literature, math, and language.  Docent-guided, grade-appropriate tours are available in the permanent collection and special exhibitions. Visit times and dates must be scheduled a minimum of three weeks in advance and confirmed by the Tour Coordinator.

Click here for a list of popular school tours. With plenty of advance notice, tailor-made tours may also be designed to suit your curriculum needs and special interests. Select tours have an optional art-making activity for an additional fee. Click here for a list of art-making activities. Art-making is offered at 10 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during the academic year.

Self-Guided School Groups
Teachers may schedule time in the Museum galleries to conduct their own tour with students. Visit times and dates must be scheduled a minimum of two weeks in advance and confirmed by the Tour Coordinator. Joslyn docent-guided tour groups have preference over self-guided groups in the galleries.

Attention Home Schoolers!
Joslyn is offers the program, HOME SCHOOL DAYS, where you may bring your child to the Museum for an engaging docent-guided tour and related art-making session.  The current school year is complete. Stay tuned for details regarding the 2012–13 school year.

Hours
Docent-guided and self-guided visits can be scheduled anytime during regular Museum hours, as gallery space is available.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - 10 am-4 pm
Thursday - 10 am-8 pm
Sunday - noon-4 pm

Note: No group visits will be scheduled between October 30th - November 2nd, 2012.

Group Admission Rate
K-12 school groups who schedule in advance receive a discounted group admission rate of $4 per student; colleges pay $5 per student. Admission must be paid in one payment for the entire group. Thanks to generous donors, FREE ADMISSION is offered to all Omaha Public School groups, as well as to fourth grade groups from any district that select our Western and Native American Tour. Unscheduled groups must pay general admission.

Chaperones
One chaperone is required for every 10 students and these chaperones are admitted to the Museum at no charge. Additional adults who visit must pay regular Museum admission. Student behavior in the Museum is the responsibility of the chaperones (both teachers and parents).

Reservations
Please click on the School Tour Reservation button above or contact Joslyn's Tour Coordinator. Note: Tours and the discounted group admission rate are not official until confirmed by Joslyn's Tour Coordinator.

Need to make a visit to Joslyn more affordable? Apply for a transportation grant! Grants
are available, to qualifying schools, to help cover the cost of busing to Joslyn. 
Contact the Tour Coordinator for more details.

Pre-Visit Planning

• Make a tour reservation online or by emailing Joslyn's Tour Coordinator
• Reserve an Outreach Trunk or other Teacher Resource Materials to use in the classroom before your visit.
• Become an Educator Member of Joslyn. 
• Relax and enjoy your visit!

Post-Visit Suggestions

• Have students record their experiences at the Museum in a journal using language and/or images. Talk about any questions that students may have.
• Send examples of students' reactions to their Museum visit, such as drawings or letters, to the Education Department. Reactions and thank-you's remind our donors how much schools value a visit to Joslyn!
• Talk to other educators about your visit to Joslyn and how the Museum's collection and exhibitions enhanced classroom learning.