Field Trips
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UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures enjoys hosting field trips and encourages you to visit. We can accommodate school trips, scouts, after-school programs, daycare and youth groups, language clubs, and many more. The information on this page will give you everything you need to know to plan a visit for a group of 10 or more.
Reservations
To ensure adequate staffing, please let us know you are coming at least two weeks in advance. During the busier months of March, April, and May, we appreciate four weeks' notice. Tours of the Back 40 can be scheduled at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays (these tours are suited for guests age 8 and older). Please click here to submit an online reservation form.
Admission
Payment may be made upon arrival in the form of cash, credit card, corporate check, or purchase order.
Exhibit Floor
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$3 per student |
Back 40
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$2 per student |
One adult chaperone or teacher accompanying...
every 10 students,
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grades 1 through 12 Complimentary |
every 5 students,
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grades Pre-K through Kinder Complimentary |
| Additional chaperones |
$7 per adult |
Guided Tours
75-minute guided tours are offered by trained docents Tuesday through Sunday and must be scheduled in advance. Tours may be scheduled at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Self-Guided School Tours
To ensure a meaningful experience for all of our guests, we ask that self-guided tours be scheduled after 2 p.m.
Special Requests
We will gladly tailor your guided tour to meet your specific needs. If there is an area that you would like our docents to emphasize during a guided tour, please mention it in the Areas of Emphasis field of the online Field Trip Reservation Form.
Parking
Complimentary bus parking is available to museum guests in the bus lot on Bowie Street (via Market Street from I-35 and Commerce Street from I-37). If your group arrives in a vehicle smaller than a bus, we ask that you park in the guest lot in front of the museum. This lot can be accessed from Durango Boulevard.
Lunch Options
Groups are invited to enjoy several shaded areas with picnic tables outside the museum. Because space is limited, we ask that you reserve these spaces in advance. Indoor lunch facilities are not available.
Cancellation Policy
Please allow 48 hours' notice when canceling your group visit to UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures.
Guidelines
- We ask that group participants be accompanied by a chaperone at all times.
- Please speak to your students in advance about museum manners and respecting other guests who are visiting at the same time.
- During periods of heavy traffic, we respectfully request that your group exit the Exhibit Floor immediately following your guided tour.
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