Museum Tours
Tours can be scheduled on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11AM to 3PM and must be scheduled a minimum of five days in advance.
GOLD TOURS
Gold Tours options are for small groups of up to 6 people. These tours include a guided 20-minute walkthrough of the Sculpture Garden with discussions about the Museum's history and artworks currently on display. Each tour is followed by a hands-on activity.
18Karat Tour
18K Tours include a walkthrough of the buildings and sculpture garden while learning about the history of the Metal Museum and the artwork currently on display. Afterwards you can make a stamped copper bracelet, stamped copper keychain, or a wrapped wire pendant necklace.
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$20 per person | Approx. 1 hour
22Karat Tour
22Karat Tours include a walkthrough of the buildings and sculpture garden while learning about the history of the Metal Museum and the artwork currently on display. After your tour, you will have an hour to participate in an activity of your choosing: Copper Flower Bouquets or Chasing Repoussé Copper Tiles.
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$30 per person | Approx. 1.5 hours
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24Karat Tour
24Karat Tours include a walkthrough of the buildings and sculpture garden while learning about the history of the Metal Museum and the artwork currently on display. For the hands-on activity, participants will be able to design their own aluminum art tile which will be cast on-site. Guests will have the option to pick up their tiles that day or have them shipped for an additional fee.
$200 for up to 4 people | $45 per additional person | Approx. 2 hours ​
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TOUR
This tour is for visitors who are Deaf or hard of hearing. This two-hour tour discusses the art and history of the Metal Museum and includes the current exhibitions and sculpture garden. The tour is conducted in ASL only; no voice interpretation is provided. This tour does not include an activity.
Please email lucienne@metalmuseum.org for more information or to book an ASL tour.
SCHOOL TOURS
MSCS Discovering Memphis Initiative
This tour is only for MSCS Discovering Memphis Initiative K-12 schools. The 1-hour field trip to the Metal Museum will consist of a 20-minute tour of our current exhibitions, a 20-minute tour of our smithy and foundry, and a 20-minute hands-on activity that consists of making a twisted wire ring.
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60 min.
General
School Tours
Guided tours and hands-on activities are available for school groups of 10 or more students on Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. Groups larger than 20 will be divided and may be asked to come on separate days. All guided tours must be scheduled a minimum of two weeks in advance. The total length of a tour and hands-on activity is 1 hour. A tour, activity, and metalworking demonstration lasts 1.5 hours.
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
Hands-on activities may be scheduled without a guided tour, in which case general admission is included in the cost of the activity. There is a 10-person minimum to schedule a hands-on activity. Activities work well for large groups or as team-building exercises for corporate visitors.
Copper Bracelets
Visitors will use hammers and stamps to add names, symbols or patterns to a piece of copper, which will be formed to fit the visitor's wrist.
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$10 per person
Chasing Repoussé
Chasing repoussé is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped to create a design in low relief. Participants will make their own low relief, 2-D drawings in copper using a stylus tool to create patterns and textures on metal.
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$10 per person
Art Tile Workshops
Each participant draws a design in a pre-made sand mold, called a scratch block, using a stylus tool. Molten metal is then poured into the molds. When the metal has cooled participants have a custom 4" x 4" art tile. A staff member is available to answer questions and provide assistance during this activity. Guests will have the option to pick up their tiles that day or have them shipped for an additional fee.
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$45 per person
For more information regarding guided tours, hands-on activities, and workshops please contact our Education & Outreach team at (901) 774-6380 or tours@metalmuseum.org.