o 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 four 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 Self-paced field trips. A Self-paced 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.
SELF-PACED FIELD TRIP (MUSEUM QUEST)
$9 per student
Students receive a Museum Quest to guide exploration of specific exhibits and practice critical thinking skills. To help direct your group, chaperones are given an answer guide, and gallery staff are available to help you explore the exhibitions. These guides can also follow the field trip theme options below.
UNGUIDED VISIT
$10.50 per student
Prefer a totally unguided visit for your group? We offer group discounts to groups of ten or more when booked in advance and chaperones are still applicable!
Step 3. Pick Your Field Trip Theme
Step 4. 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.
