Guided Museum Tours
Guided Museum Tours
Guided tours are available by request for college and university groups, K-12 school groups, youth or adult community groups, special interest groups, and more. Tours are inquiry-based, interactive, and fun—and they can be individually tailored for varied ages and interests. Total tour time is approximately 30 minutes. Guided tours can be combined with workshop or reading room visits that total about one hour.
All experiences are free and tailored to your learning needs and interests.
To arrange a group tour, workshop, or another learning experience, please fill out the form below and a staff member will confirm your visit within 2-3 business days.
Gallery Tours
30 minutes
- Guided tours of the Museum that explore the Billy Ireland’s history and current museum exhibitions
- This experience can be tailored to your interests and learning goals
- Please allow 2 weeks advance notice to organize this visit
- Tour maximum is 25 participants
Workshops
30 minutes
- Educator-led workshops that engage participants in activities focusing on basic cartooning principles such as character design, emanata, and story structure
- This experience can be tailored to meet your learning goals through sequential storytelling
- Please allow 4-6 weeks advanced notice to organize this visit.
- Maximum capacity is 25 participants
Reading Room Visit
30-45 minutes, for university and K-12 groups only
- Request to see items from our collection that relate to a specific learning goal or interest in the Reading Room
- This experience introduces students to special collections libraries and research resources
- In the request form above please detail your learning goals for this experience and topics of interest
- Please allow 4-6 weeks advanced notice to organize this visit.
- Maximum capacity is 25 participants
Chaperones
For school visits, BICLM recommends the following minimum ratio of chaperones by grade level:
- 1 adult for every 5 students, grades K through 3
- 1 adult for every 7students, grades 4-8
- 1 adult for every 10 students, grades 9-12
Self-guided
BICLM welcomes self-guided groups in the Museum. If you’d like to take your group on a self-guided tour, please email cartoons@osu.edu to make a reservation.
Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.