Group Visit Policies

Until field trips can be in person again, the Museum is offering digital demos that allow you to bring the Museum to you! Click here to learn more about Digital Demos. And click here for booking policies.

We strive to give all guests the best experience possible, so we staff appropriately to support group visits. To allow us to provide an unforgettable experience for your group, we ask that you observe the below group policies:

• Payment and a final group count is due two weeks prior to arrival and can be made by check or credit card. If you require an invoice for payment, please let a Group Adventures Associate know when you book your visit.
• Final Numbers can only be changed up to seven (7) days prior to your visit. After this time your numbers cannot be adjusted.
• On the day of your visit, if additional guests join your group, those guests will receive the general admission price.
• On the day of your visit, if a guest in your group does not attend, the group leader will be given a voucher for that guest to return to the Museum another day. Individual refunds cannot be issued.
• Payment will be due at booking for visits booked within two weeks of arrival.

Discounted group admission is available for groups of 10 or more.

Exhibits Only

• $10 per person

Exhibits + Dome

• $14 per person

Exhibits + Live Science

• $14 per person

Exhibits + Dome + Live Science

• $18 per person

Additional Live Science programs can be added for $4 per person.

The group leader should come to the front desk and check in with our Guest Services staff. They will confirm your schedule for the day, provide the admission stickers for everyone in the group, and a stylus for use on the touchscreen exhibits. Please ask all students and chaperones to stay on the buses, a Guest Services associate will greet each bus and go over the Museum rules, and your groups schedule for the day.

To reduce the number of lost and found items, we ask that all students leave coats and backpacks on the bus, if possible. We do not have storage areas for coats or backpacks.

We require one adult chaperone per 10 students for grades pre K-12. Students must be accompanied by a chaperone at all times while in the Museum.

Lunches locations and times are not guaranteed. After your group has confirmed their final numbers with our Group Sales staff, then we can schedule a lunch location and time. Otherwise lunches will be scheduled on a first come first served basis when your group arrives at the Museum. Our Guest Services staff will bring out a lunch bin, for your students to put their lunches in. Your group's lunches will be delivered to your location at the scheduled time, and then brought back to the main exit for your departure.

Live Science Demonstrations must be scheduled two weeks in advance, space is very limited. All Live Science Demonstrations are about 30 minutes long. We ask that your group meet at the Pendulum 15 minutes before your demonstrations start time, and one of our educators will bring your group to their classroom.

Groups of 30 or more can request a special Dome feature from our full Dome library. Special Dome features should be scheduled two weeks in advance. If your group would like to attend one of our Dome shows in our public schedule, that can be added on up until the day before your visit. Seating is limited. Dome features last about 45 minutes.

All of the standard group booking policies apply to homeschool groups. A minimum of 10 people are required to qualify for the group rate and to book a Live Science Demonstration.