Tours can be tailored for student groups, seniors, or tourism groups based on your unique interests.

Student tours, given a general tour of the exhibits with trained docents, are $8 per student; free for chaperones. Student tours must have a 10:1 ratio of student-chaperone.

Coming soon: New field trip options for the 2024-2025 school year called “19th Century Life” and “Native Americans:  Past and Present!”  If you are interested, indicate this in the message part of the form below.

Adult, non-student tours with trained docents are $13 per person.

Tours must be booked 3 weeks in advance of the tour date. Docent-led tours typically include 3 exhibit galleries, but specialized tours can be made. Please complete the tour form below to request a tour.

The Museum has developed interactive, hands-on history kits to engage students in our region’s history. History kits feature artifacts and activities that are developed to align with New York State Education Department social studies standards and the Common Core Learning Standards.

History kits can be rented for one week, Monday through Friday, and used by multiple teachers in the same week. The cost of rental is $50 general; $30 for members of the Museum.

Available History Kits:

• Native Americans
• 19th Century life
• World War 1 Propaganda Posters

Docents can bring history to you. We’re available to speak at schools, senior living centers, community centers, civic and social clubs, and more.

Programs can be tailored to accommodate special needs.

Cost for outreach programs are $75 up to 50 people, $100 for 51 – 100 people, and $125 for groups of 101 or above.

Outreach Programs:

• Erie Canal
• Artifact Detective
• Pan-American Exposition

Experienced docents will guide students through several exhibits in the museum, including a chance to see the Sports ICONS exhibit.  We can tailor the experience to what you would like to cover, but usually include a visit to the 19th Century Pioneer Exhibit, the Native American Gallery and the Continuum exhibit.  We teach them about the importance of artifacts in learning about history.  At the end of the morning, each student receives a token to remember their day with us.

Cost: $8 per student