Docent led Tours

Cheekwood is pleased to offer docent-led tours of its permanent collection, botanical gardens as well as special traveling exhibitions to groups of 10 to 60. Cheekwood has a growing corps of well-trained docents who are excited to share their knowledge with interested groups of all ages. Tours are available Tuesday through Friday upon request. Reservations and a minimum two week notice are required. To schedule a group tour, please contact the Education Department at (615) 353-9827.

Public Tours

Public tours of the permanent collection, botanical gardens and special traveling exhibits are also available upon request. For reservations, please call (615) 353-9827 .

Museum and garden Tours for School Groups

For an exciting, educational field trip, Cheekwood is the place to come! Discipline-based art education, science and social studies tours of Cheekwood are conducted by trained docents. Tours can be requested for groups of 12 or more.

There is no admission charge for students, teachers, and 1 adult per 10 students on a school tour. Additional adults are $10.00 each.  Schools are required to provide their own transportation to and from Cheekwood. For a list of the offered tour topics click here.  For additional information about theses tours, please contact the Education Department at (615) 353-9827.