Take your class on a field trip to Carnegie Museum of Natural History, where active research happens every day. The museum currently offers self-paced educational visits designed to meet your needs. Follow the three easy steps below to book your upcoming field trip!
Step 1. Before You Book Your Field Trip – Gather Information
- Field trips must be booked four weeks in advance.
- Have a preferred date and back up dates ready when booking.
- Have the number of children and adults attending your field trip.
- Know if your group has any special requests.
To request special disability accommodations for field trips, please contact GroupVisits@carnegiemuseums.org
We have scholarship opportunities for schools and organizations that qualify. Apply for a scholarship for a group visit or field trip.
Field trips to Powdermill Nature Reserve are also available.
Step 2. Choose a Field Trip Format
Due to covid-19 precautions, we are currently only offering unguided field trips. An unguided field trip is ideal for organizations who would like to schedule a day for families to meet up at the museum and is an option for schools, camps or daycares who can provide at least one chaperone for every 5 children. All visitors must follow our health and social distance guidelines.
Required chaperones and teachers are admitted free for field trips (1 adult for every 5 students) and additional chaperones can be included at a reduced admission rate. The cost per student below includes general admission to Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History for the same day as the field trip visit. Costs listed below are applicable for groups of 10 students or more.
UNGUIDED VISIT
$10.50 per student
Explore the museum’s exhibitions on your own at a discounted rate for groups. We offer discounts to groups of ten or more when booked in advance. One chaperone is required for every 5 children, and required chaperones and teachers are admitted free.
Explore Ecosystems Museum Quest Activity
$9 per student
If you are looking for an activity to complete during your group’s visit, add the Explore Ecosystems Museum Quest at no additional cost. This self-paced, scavenger hunt-styled learning activity is best for ages 6-13, and guides youth to explore the plants and animals in our renowned Halls of African and North American Wildlife. Chaperones receive answer packets to support the group’s exploration.
Step 3. Book Your Field Trip
Book Online
Book your field trip online and our Visitor Services team will get back to you via email to confirm details about your upcoming visit. If you have any questions, please email GroupsVisits@CarnegieMuseums.org for more information.
All of our field trip themes remain available but delivery methods will be adapted to adhere to current health guidelines at the time of your program. We’ll reach out 2 weeks ahead of your scheduled program to discuss the specific experience you can expect to have during your visit.
