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Docent-led group tours
Interactive tours of our special exhibitions and permanent collection galleries are offered by University student and community docents trained in the inquiry method of museum education. These tours are designed to increase visual literacy and art appreciation. They can also be planned to reflect subjects addressed in the classroom, or the specific interests of the visitors. Tours for Writer’s Eye, the Museum’s annual art/writing competition, are available in the fall.
Tours are available for groups of 6 or more and must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance. To book a tour, please email the Museum’s Education Department or call 434.243.2050.
Self-guided Tours
The Museum invites families to take their own tours of the Museum, using self-guided tour booklets available for loan at the Museum’s front desk. The self-guided tour booklets are prepared by U.Va. student interns, who research the pieces on view in the galleries and receive academic credit for their work. |
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Guided Tours
Guided tours of the Rotunda and Lawn are provided year-round, except during the three-week holiday break in December/January. Tours are free of charge and meet daily at 10 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 3 pm, and 4 pm inside the main entrance of the Rotunda.
Admission tours are also available. Call 434.982.3200 for more information.
Tours are accessible to those in wheelchairs, and interpreters are available for the hearing impaired by pre-arrangement. Foreign language brochures are available, and with advance notice, special tours may be arranged with a guide fluent in Spanish, German, or French. |
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University Guide Service
The Guide Service is a student-run, volunteer organization which gives daily historical tours of the Rotunda and the Academic Village, as well as daily Admissions Tours for prospective undergraduates. The Guide Service also gives Athletic Tours, tours on the history of African Americans at U.Va. and tours on the history of Women at U.Va.
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Historical Tours run approximately an hour and focus on the University’s entire history, from its meager beginnings to its transformation to one of the top universities in the country. Tourists are taken through the Rotunda and the Academical Village to gain insight to Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a higher education institution.
History of African Americans Tours run approximately an hour and cover the entire history of African Americans at the University of Virginia. Starting from the Rotunda steps, tourists learn about the lives of the very first African Americans at the University and the influential ground breakers who paved the way for African American students to gain admittance to the University. |
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