Available Tuesday-Friday.
Note: there is limited availability for field trips for the 2023-24 school year. Please email school@winterthur.org for availability. All Title I bus scholarships have been claimed.
Adopt an Object
Grades Pre-K-2
Students investigate daily life in the past through the study of household objects. Learn about shapes, materials, and basic economics while role-playing, making comparisons, and participating in a story.
Program length: 90 minutes
Wonder & Wander in the Enchanted Woods
Grades Pre-K to 2
Wander paths on a wondrous garden walk to Enchanted Woods and discover a new appreciation of nature. Includes imaginative play in Enchanted Woods.
Program length: 90 minutes, outdoors
House Tour
Grades K to 12
Be inspired by America’s heritage with a tour of the former house of H. F. du Pont and his collection of American decorative arts. Enter the museum through our palatial conservatory and be guided through the entertaining spaces of the past.
Program length: 45 minutes
Available Tuesday-Friday 9-10 am
Gallery Tour
Grades 1 to 12
Winterthur’s exhibitions explore stories about American history, craft, design, and preservation. Take a guided tour through our current exhibitions, which include Ann Lowe: American Couturier (through January 7, 2024), Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur (opening May 4, 2024), Outside In, Conversations with the Collections, Bearing Witness, and the Dominy Shops.
Program length: 45 minutes
Hike
Grades 1 to 12
Explore Winterthur’s preserved woodlands, meadows, and farmscapes on a guided hike. Length and difficulty of terrain can be customized.
Program length: customizable, outdoors
Bugs in the Museum
Grades 2 to 4
Winterthur’s collection includes many objects decorated with bugs, even a few things that bugs have helped create or damage. Investigate the important roles that bugs play throughout human history and learn how the museum keeps its collections “pest free.”
Program length: 90 minutes
Garden Explorers
Grades 2 to 12
Stretch your legs and imaginations on a lively guided walk through some of Winterthur’s distinctive garden and farm spaces. May include recreational time in Enchanted Woods.
Program length: 90 minutes, outdoors
Maker & Marketplace
Grades 4 to 6
Local and global economies, geography, and history come together as students study the roles of craftsmen, merchants, and shopkeepers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Program length: 90 minutes
Discover the Science of Museum Collections
Grades 7 to 12
Caring for museum collections involves a lot of science! Through hands-on activities, students uncover the behind-the-scenes work of Winterthur’s scientists, who help keep our historic objects safe for generations to come.
Program length: 135 minutes
Careers at the Museum
Grades 7 to 12
Chat with professionals from a wide array of backgrounds at Winterthur, including curatorial, hospitality, maintenance, trade shops, library, and more. Students will learn what these professionals do at Winterthur and how they can prepare for their own careers. Teachers can introduce their students to five different departments for students to meet. A full list of participating departments provided on request.
Program length: 135 minutes
Creators, Collectors, & Curators
Grades 9 to 12
Explore how Winterthur’s curators and museum professionals choose what objects to acquire and display. Visit several unique period rooms, each with a behind-the-scenes story, and study our Galleries with new interpretations of old creations.
Program length: 135 minutes