All school tours are free for K–12 students. Maximum 35 students per time slot (Museum Highlights, maximum 60). All school tours are about 1 hour and 30 minutes; Museum Highlights and Wednesday Special Exhibition tours are 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Grades 4–12
Museum Highlights: Great Works - FULL
Tuesday-Thurday, 11:15am; Friday, 1:00pm
Approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes
Brushpainting: Nature in Art - FULL
Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:45 and 1:15pm
Approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes
Special Exhibition: Qin Shi Huangdi and his Army of Terracotta Warriors - FULL
For a paid tour, please call Group Visits at (415) 581-3500.
March 13, 2013 to May 22, 2013
Mondays, Every 30 minutes beginning at 9:30am; Wednesdays 10:00am
Approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes
Grades 6–8
Ancient China - FULL
Tuesdays, 9:45am and 12:15pm3
Approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes
Silk and Spice Routes - FULL
Wednesdays, 9:45am and 12:15pm3
Approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes
Buddhism and Hindusim in Art: Gods Demons and Avatars- FULL
Thursdays, 9:45am and 12:15pm3
Approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes
Samurai: Real and Imagined - FULL
Thursdays, 9:45am and 12:15pm3
Approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes
Gallery Tours and Workshops Schedule
| Grade | Program | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Weekend |
| 4-12 | Museum Highlights: Great Works | 11:15 | 11:15 | 11:15 | 1:00 | ||
| Brushpainting: Nature in Art | 9:45, 12:15 | 9:45, 12:15 | |||||
| Special Exhibition: Calligraphy* | 10:00 | ||||||
| Special Exhibition: Terracotta Warriors** | Every 30 minutes beginning at 9:30 | 10:00 | |||||
| 6-8 | |||||||
| Ancient China | 9:45, 12:15 | ||||||
| Silk and Spice Routes | 9:45, 12:15 | ||||||
| Buddhism and Hindusim in Art: Gods Demons and Avatars | 9:45, 12:15 | ||||||
| Samurai: Real and Imagined | 9:45, 12:15 |
* Only available from Wednesday, October 10, 2012 to Wednesday January 9, 2013
** Only available from Monday, February 25, 2013 to Wednesday, May 22, 2013.