School Tours

MoCADA invites you and your students for a rare opportunity to learn about their connection to the African Diaspora by scheduling a visit to MoCADA. We look forward to welcoming you to Brooklyn’s first African Diaspora Museum!

Interactive tours at  MoCADA are available for students in grades 2-12. Providing tours for school groups is at the core of the museum’s educational mission to create a greater understanding of the arts and cultures of the African Diaspora. Tours are adapted based on the changing exhibitions and focus on particular themes being studied in the classroom. Tours are approximately one hour

Reservations

School tours take place Monday – Friday 10am-4pm and must be arranged at least one week in advance with Ruby Amanze, Director of Education.
To schedule a tour for your class, please Download Student Tour Form and complete all required information. Please send completed forms by:
Email: ra@mocada.org
Fax: 718.230.0246
Tel:  718.230.0492 ext. 115 with the information.

Fees

Museum visits are $4 per student, teachers and chaperones are free.

Group Size

A class can range from 10-30 people, with at least 1 adult chaperone for every 10 students.
MoCADA is an approved vendor with the New York City Department of Education. Schools can now pay for Educational programs with a purchase order.
MoCADA Department of Education Contract #QR164AV
Vendor Code – MOC018000

Currently offering tours for Saying No: Reconciling Spirituality and Resistance in Indigenous Australian Art

The word “No” does not exist in the majority of the over 200 Australian Aboriginal languages, and where it does exist, this powerful word is reserved for the elders and is used with great care and ceremony. As these languages reach the brink of extinction, indigenous Australian artists are using contemporary art to assert their identity and culture and say no to racism, land theft and colonialism in an urban world.

Academic Focus

This exhibition will introduce students to aspects of Indigenous Australian history, while investigating the contemporary role artists have in contributing to social change.

The Saying No Curriculum Guide was created as a supplementary guide to the exhibition. It includes an introduction to some of the themes that the exhibition addresses as well as pre-visit activities. Please download the Curriculum Guide here.

In order to create a comprehensive understanding of the African Diaspora, MoCADA’s Education Department created Diaspora Diaries: An Educator’s Guide, which provides a discussion on the history of the African Diaspora, presents contemporary artists of African descent, and includes activities for teachers to incorporate into their curriculum. Teachers who schedule a tour can buy Diaspora Diaries for an additional fee of $20.

Saying No Curriculum Guide (1)

Adult Tours

MoCADA offers private guided group tours for adults to correspond with each exhibition. Tour groups can range from 10 – 30 people and can be held Monday – Friday, 10am-4pm. Tours generally last one hour and offer an overview of the current exhibition in an engaging format.

Reservations

Please see school tour reservation information above.

Fees

The cost for adult tours is $5 per person.