The Saint Louis Art Museum is excited to offer early hours for school groups to visit select exhibitions!
School groups may request visits for the non-ticketed exhibition, Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea before the Museum opens to the public. Early entry is available beginning at 9:30 am every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from October 21 through December 18, 2025. For all ticketed exhibitions, school groups receive free admission for tours booked in advance. Need-based transportation assistance is also available.
Special pricing for student groups
Group visits for students to ticketed exhibitions are available free of charge for tours booked in advance and offer unique benefits. For all ticketed exhibitions, school groups receive free admission as well as one free adult ticket for every 10 students. Adult tickets for additional chaperones are available at the group rate of $8 each. School group visits to ticketed exhibitions are also available during regular Museum hours.
Please fill out the group visit request form (button below) to arrange for all school visits. If you would like to request free tickets to more than one exhibition, please fill out an individual form for each exhibition request.
Please note: Early entry applies to select exhibitions only.
Transportation assistance
The Saint Louis Art Museum provides transportation assistance to qualifying schools based on need and availability of funds. Requests for assistance may be made at the same time as the request to participate in a Museum K–12 program or after receiving a tour or program registration confirmation from the Museum.
Chokwe artist, Angola; Chief’s Chair (chitwamo or njunga), late 19th to early 20th century; wood, metal, copper alloy tacks, hide; 23 3/4 x 12 x 12 13/16 inches; Galerie Lucas Ratton, Paris 2024.147
