Group Visit Policies

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A minimum of 10 paying guests are required to qualify for the group rate and to book a Live Science Program. Group admission is $10 per person, bringing the minimum group admission to $100 (10 guests at $10 per guest). Live Science Programs can be added for $4 per guest, bringing the minimum group admission including a Live Science Program to $140 (10 guests at $14 per guest). Click here to learn more about group booking for your homeschool group.

We strive to give all guests the best experience possible, so we staff appropriately to support group visits. To allow us to provide an unforgettable experience for your group, we ask that you observe the below group policies:

• Payment and a final group count is due two weeks prior to arrival and can be made by check or credit card. If you require an invoice for payment, please let a Group Adventures Associate know when you book your visit.
• Final Numbers can only be changed up to seven (7) days prior to your visit. After this time your numbers cannot be adjusted.
• On the day of your visit, if additional guests join your group, those guests will receive the general admission price.
• Payment will be due at booking for visits booked within two weeks of arrival

Discounted group admission is available for groups of 10 or more paying guests. Guests who qualify for free admission (guests 2 and younger or teachers, for example) do not count toward the total group number.

Exhibitions Only

• $10 per person

Exhibitions + Dome

• $14 per person

Exhibitions + Live Science

• $14 per person

Exhibitions + Dome + Live Science

• $18 per person

Additional Live Science Programs can be added to your group visit for an additional $4 per person.

The group leader should come to the front desk and check in with our Guest Services staff. They will confirm your schedule for the day, provide the admission stickers for everyone in the group, and let you know your scheduled lunch time and location (if available). Please ask all students and chaperones to unload on the Front Portico and a Guest Services associate will greet the group and direct the bus on where to park. Please do not park in the parking deck. Buses do not fit in the deck and attempting to park in the deck can cause damage to the bus and the parking deck.

To reduce the number of lost and found items, we ask that all students leave coats and backpacks on the bus, if possible. We do not have storage areas for coats or backpacks.

We require one adult chaperone per 10 students for grades pre K–12. Students must be accompanied by a chaperone at all times while in the Science Museum.

Lunches will be scheduled by a Guest Services Associate before your group arrives at the Science Museum. Staff will provide the scheduled lunch time to the group leader upon check in. A lunch spot and time are not guaranteed, so please be prepared to eat on your buses or on the lawn if no spots are available.

Our Guest Services staff will bring out a lunch bin for your students to put their lunches in. Your group's lunches will be delivered to your location at the scheduled time and then brought back to the main exit for your departure.

Groups can add a Dome feature to their visit for $4 per person.

• Our current, weekday Dome show times are 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
• Groups of at least 50 can request a special Dome feature from anything in our public library at one of the standard times listed above if no ticket sales have been made on the date and time of their choosing. Special features must be booked with a minimum of two weeks notice.
• Groups of at least 75 can also book any Dome feature from our public library and can reserve a special noon showtime. Special showtimes must be booked with a minimum of two weeks notice.

Live Science Programs must be scheduled two weeks in advance because space is very limited.

All Live Science Programs are 30-45 minutes long. We will ask that your group meet at the Foucault Pendulum 15 minutes before your program start time so one of our educators can bring your group to the program location.