We have also always used a docent when our 7th and 8th grade do museum tours. But
what also adds to the fun , after a morning tour, we eat lunch , then get to do a
workshop in the afternoon at the museum, such as watercolor, pastels, or sculpture.
MaryB
> Eileen,
>
> I take a group of students to the Phoenix Art Museum and one other in
> town (both in one day) each year. Most have never set foot in an art
> museum unless they've gone with me. At PAM, I always arrange for a
> docent to take us on a specific tour (like the current exhibition, or
> portraits through time, or the Asian art section, etc.) for the first
> hour;