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 are provided for groups of a minimum of 10 students in grades 1 through 12.

There is no admission charge for students, teachers, and 1 adult per 10 students on a school tour. Additional adults are $5.00 each.  Teachers 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.