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Art & Science Tours
Satisfies multiple requirements of Michigan Curriculum Framework for Grades 3-12.
Give your students the ultimate experience of art and science in one field trip with neighboring partners The New Detroit Science Center and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

This Detroit Cultural Center field trip adventure begins in the morning with an hour tour of the DIA, followed by a Ford Learning Resource Center classroom program on chemistry and art at The New Detroit Science Center and time for exploring the Science Center's exhibit laboratories.

Available: Reservations accepted beginning Sept. 30, 2003.
Tours are every Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003 - May 2004.
Detroit Institute of Arts tours begin at 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.
Classroom programs are at 11 a.m. or 12 p.m.

Grades: 3-12

Tour group size: Maximum 60 students and adults

Price per student: $8 per student - group leader and chaperones meeting 1:10 chaperone/student ratio requirements receive free general admission (price does not include lunch, program, theater or special exhibit admission). Groups must provide one chaperone for every 10 students.

Reservations: Step 1: Call the Detroit Institute of Arts at 313.833.7981 to request an application for your tour or see www.dia.org.

Step 2: When you receive confirmation from the Detroit Institute of Arts, call The New Detroit Science Center at 313.577.8400, Option 5, to reserve classroom program and lunch space.

Please note: Groups must receive confirmation from the Detroit Institute of Arts before making classroom program and lunch space reservations with the Science Center.

This package cannot be combined with other Science Center field trip options or discounts outlined in the 2003 Science Center Field Trip Programs booklet.To receive a 2003 Field Trip Programs booklet, call 313.577.8400, Option 5.





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