Founded in 1916, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is the largest encyclopedic art museum in Tennessee. With over 8000 paintings and sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts from antiquity to the present, as well as world-class traveling exhibitions, lectures, films, concerts, and family programming, the Brooks is a center of cultural activity. Centrally located in Overton Park, the Museum is easily accessible from Poplar Avenue and offers free parking in the rear of the Museum. We have a teachers' workshop (preview of our next big exhibit, Pissarro:  Creating the Impressionist Landscape) on October 11th from 3:30 to 5:30.   Please RSVP to  edu@brooksmuseum.org. Teachers make great volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, we would like to talk with you. We have many opportunities available, including evenings, weekends, and summers. Please call our Volunteer Coordinator at 901-544-6215. Thank you. Discover Art at the Brooks The Brooks presents inspiring, engaging, educational, and fun programs for children, adults, teachers, students, visitors, and for Memphis residents. The Brooks partners with schools and universities, with libraries and parks, and with many other community organizations to make art a part of your daily life and the Brooks ‘your museum.’ Some of the many ways you can discover art: - Take guided tours led by experienced museum docents - Attend lectures about art, its history, and the culture and artists that produced it - Learn with the entire family through hands-on family fun activities - Attend performances connecting art, music, dance, and literature - Enroll in teacher programs and learn how to incorporate art into the curriculum for any subject and grade level - Experience the Brooks firsthand in student programs - Gain valuable experience through summer internships School Programs - Teachers get in free all the time - just need to bring their school ID. - Museum Tours for School Groups For an exciting, educational field trip, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is the place to visit! Discipline-based art education tours of the Brooks permanent collection and special traveling exhibitions are conducted by trained museum docents. Tours are provided for groups of 10 to 60 students in grades 1 through 12. Most tours include a hands-on studio art activity that complements the material introduced in the Museum tour. Teachers who bring their classes for a tour are provided with informative, educational packets that include materials to prepare the class for their visit as well as suggested follow-up activities. Additionally, students who come to the Brooks with their class will receive a "Come Back Card." The cards are good for free family admission (up to 5 people), so that students can come back to the Museum to share what they learned with their families. School tours are available Tuesday through Friday and most tours with hands-on activities run approximately an hour and a half. All scheduled school groups receive free admission (unless otherwise noted). Teachers are required to provide their own transportation to and from the Museum. A list of the offered tour topics is provided below. Reservations are required. For additional information about these tours, please contact the Education department at 901.544.6215 or email edu@brooksmuseum.org. Teachers, you can find the latest exhibit information and download free lesson plans from http://www.brooksmuseum.org/public/education/default.asp?id=10000074 To Schedule a Tour -Tours are provided for groups of 10 to 60 students in grades 1 through 12. -School tours are available Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 2 pm. -Most tours with hands-on activities run approximately an hour and a half. -All scheduled school groups receive free admission (unless otherwise noted). -To make a reservation to bring your school group to the Brooks, please call the Education department, Tuesday through Friday between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm at 901.544.6215 or email edu@brooksmuseum.org. You can also schedule your tour online at http://www.brooksmuseum.org/public/education/default.asp?id=10000074 Please have the following information ready when you call to make your reservation: -Two to three possible dates for your visit -The number and grade level of the students in the group -The contact information for the school (telephone number, fax number, and mailing address) Art and the Basic Curriculum Art and the Basic Curriculum (ABC) is a museum-school collaboration focusing on the fourth-grade level, in its twenty-seventh consecutive year of operation at The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The purpose of ABC is to integrate art into the standard, fourth-grade academic curriculum. Since its inception in 1979, ABC has grown from a program that served 120 students and was conducted by volunteers, to a projected 1,000 students participating during the 2006-2007 school term. One hundred percent of the schools enrolled this year are Title I and do not have an art teacher on staff. This Memphis City Schools / Brooks Museum partnership brings quality art education to students who do not formally receive learning opportunities in the visual arts. The fourth-grade teachers involved in the program play a key role in its success. Teacher packets and lesson ideas are provided so they may continue to use art to make curriculum connections in the classroom. The Brooks Museum Education Department is dedicated to providing this unique educational experience, and is especially committed to bringing the arts to those students who do not receive art education as a part of their regular curriculum. Brooks After School Launched in April of 2002, Brooks After School (BAS) is a collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis. BAS benefits eight-to-eleven year olds from all Memphis club sites. BAS is modeled on the Museum’s successful Art and the Basic Curriculum (ABC) program for fourth-graders from Memphis City Schools. Taught by experienced teachers who visit the clubs twice and lead three tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions at the Museum. The BAS classes all include hands-on activities, which are geared toward building self-esteem and providing a safe and unique after school environment that encourages positive self-expression. This program has been generously funded by The Tennessee Arts Commission. For more information about BAS, call the Education department at 901.544.6215 or email edu@brooksmuseum.org.

General Information Museum Hours - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10 am - 4 pm* - Thursday 10 am - 8 pm - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm - Sunday 11:30 am - 5 pm - *First Wednesday of the month: the Museum re-opens from 6 - 9 pm for -1st Wednesday evening activities (except January and July) - Open Christmas Eve from 10 am -12 pm - Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day Regular Admission Fees - Teachers get in free all the time - just bring school ID - Members: FREE Join online now through www.brooksmuseum.org - First Tennesse Bank Free Wednesday: No admission fee - Adults: $7* (groups of 10 or more: $6) - Seniors (65+): $6* (groups of 10 or more: $5) - Students (w/ID): $3 - (Student groups scheduled through the Education Department: FREE) - (Student groups not scheduled through Education: $1) - Children age 6 and under: FREE - Tour/lunch package fees, please call 901.544.6215 or email edu@brooksmuseum.org. Free Admission on Wednesdays *Special exhibition rates may apply Questions? For general Museum information, please call 901.544.6200 or visit our website at www.brooksmuseum.org. Fax 901.725.4071 ©2006-07 Memphis City Schools. All Rights Reserved. Memphis City Schools does not discriminate in its programs or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, handicap/disability, sex, or age. For more information, please contact the Office of Equity Compliance at (901) 416-6670.