Admission is Free | Open Wed–Sun
The Fowler Museum at UCLA invites K-12 students and teachers to experience global arts and cultures through guided and self-guided K-12 visits, teacher institutes, curriculum resources, as well as co-designed workshops that take place on and off campus.
Online reservations for both guided and self-guided visits are required at least two weeks in advance. Visits are booked on a first-come, first-served basis.
We are committed to removing financial barriers by offering all K-12 schools free admission; no fees are associated with guided or self-guided tours. The Fowler is unable to accept unsolicited applications for bus scholarships.
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Guided Visits (grades 6-12)
Led by Fowler Student Educators, “conversations” for grades 6–12 take place in the Fowler’s Intersections: World Art, Local Lives gallery. They are followed by hands-on art-making activities and guided writing exercises, and serve Common Core Standards.
Facilitated dialogues in the gallery focus on themes of liberation, leadership, wellness, and the environment; and highlight diverse systems of knowledge from various cultural communities around the globe. Conversations support such areas as social studies/history, visual arts, ethnic studies, as well as social-emotional learning in the classrooms.
Each guided visit can accommodate a maximum of 50 students. One adult chaperone per 10 students is required. Visits are scheduled for 90 minutes, unless otherwise noted.
Self-Guided K-12 Visits
Ready to lead your own tour of the Fowler Museum? Self-guided groups are welcome to explore any of the museum’s current exhibitions.
Self-guided tours for school groups are available Wednesdays through Fridays, when the museum is open to the general public. Each self-guided visit accommodates a maximum of 35 students. Schools wishing to bring larger groups may request multiple self-guided visits on the same day, contingent on space availability. One adult chaperone per 10 students is required.
Curriculum Resources
The curriculum guides below are designed to aid in classroom learning about the Fowler’s past exhibitions.
Click on the images to access each guide.
Parking Instructions for School Buses
For groups arriving to the Fowler on a school bus, free parking is available approximately 5-10 minutes’ walk from the museum. Directions to the designated bus zone:
- Enter campus from Sunset Boulevard at Westwood Plaza
- Take the first right onto Charles Young Drive
- Park along the right side of the street, across from the athletic fields
Fowler in the City
We welcome opportunities to co-design K–12 engagements with regional collaborators. Projects should focus on the museum’s current exhibitions.
Impressions of Identity and Culture with Self Help Graphics and Art
In Spring 2022, the Fowler co-designed a block-printing workshop with Self Help Graphics and Art (SHG), inspired by the Fowler exhibition Aboriginal Screen-Printed Textiles from Australia’s Top End. This workshop was hosted in different neighborhoods of Los Angeles and enjoyed by various communities.
Click here to learn more.
The Power of Self-Representation with Las Fotos Project + Alma López
Inspired by the museum’s exhibition Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970s–1990s, this self-portraiture workshop was hosted by the Fowler Museum in collaboration with photographer Alma López. The workshop consisted of two sessions on consecutive Sunday afternoons, October 10 and 17, 2021.
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Teacher Institutes
The Fowler Teacher Institutes aim to stimulate curiosity, expand knowledge, and develop respect for people from all over the world. They are designed as free professional development opportunities for LAUSD Title I teachers, who are eligible for one salary point credit, pending approval by LAUSD. Through these institutes, the Fowler meets a crucial need of teachers across Southern California for free training in global cultural traditions.
Teaching Histories of South and Southeast Asia through the Arts
Teaching Histories of Southeast Asia through the Visual Arts
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 10 am–3:30 pm | Online | Register Here
This free, online professional development opportunity for grade 6–12 educators focuses on religious communities in Southeast Asia.
Rebecca Hall, who will lead the institute, received her PhD from UCLA in Southeast Asian art history and focuses her research and publications on the relationship between Buddhist art, practice, and belief in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Since 2018, she has served as curator at the USC Pacific Asia Museum, where she has organized exhibitions on Balinese painting, Asian textiles, and contemporary art, paying particular attention to Los Angeles-based artists of the Asian diaspora. Hall enjoys teaching courses on a variety of subjects in Asian art history at universities and colleges around Los Angeles and beyond.
This professional development opportunity is part of the Fowler initiative Engaging Lived Religion, generously funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. and organized by the Fowler Museum at UCLA in collaboration with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for Near Eastern Studies, and the Islamic Studies Program.
