A one-time visit to the Museum is free for all New York City public school classes, and available to other schools for a small fee. For independent schools, or those outside of New York City, the fee for a guided tour is $5 per student. Chaperones are free.

Interactive tours are available to students in grades Pre-K-12 and are designed and presented according to the level and interests of individual groups. Lasting approximately 1 hour, tours may include a 15-minute drawing, writing, or movement activity. Reservations are required for all groups. Please plan to schedule your visit 4-6 weeks in advance as time slots are limited.

Groups interested in participating in a hands-on art making workshop following their guided tours, may do so for a fee of $75 for up to 30 students.


The Museum places Teaching Artists in schools to conduct sequential hands-on art making workshops in collaboration with classroom teachers. Teaching Artists engage students with the work of Isamu Noguchi, using this experience as the starting point from which students explore their own creative potential. Each workshop addresses the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts; the benchmarks set forth by the New York City Department of Education’s Blueprint for the Arts, and may be adapted to the curriculum focus of participating teachers.

Teaching artists work with up to four classes per day for a recommended minimum of 10 days. The residency fee is $350 per day, which covers art instruction, materials and one museum visit for each participating class per residency. At least two planning meetings among participating teachers, teaching artists and museum staff are required. There is a $65 fee per planning meeting.





Professional Development workshops are designed to help teachers become more comfortable viewing, discussing, analyzing and incorporating the arts into their core curriculum and employ a multi-sensory approach to learning. Workshops may be held at your school or on-site at the Museum. The workshop fee is $300 for up to 30 teachers and includes art supplies and resource materials. Workshops last 2.5 hours.


The Noguchi Museum makes slide sets, videotapes, books and articles on Isamu Noguchi available for loan throughout the year. For more information or to borrow materials, please contact the Museum’s Education Department at 718.204.7088 extension 205.


The Noguchi Museum Curriculum Guide is designed to help elementary, middle and high school educators bring key ideas from Noguchi’s life and work into the classroom. The Guide is divided into four grade-appropriate learning sections and addresses the State Learning Standards for the Arts, the benchmarks set forth by the New York City Department of Education’s Blueprint for the Arts and the general education goals for students at all levels. For more information on the Curriculum Guide or to access lesson links and guide excerpts, visit www.noguchi.org/education.



Learning to Look
The Noguchi Museum collaborates with the Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights, Queens to offer Learning 2 Look, a year-long, honors elective course for high school aged students. Through the program, students are introduced to the art of Isamu Noguchi and engaged in the processes of making observations about what they see; exploring the impact that historical data and context has on the experience of viewing; and communicating their interpretations which demonstrate accountability and creativity. Learning 2 Look is an extension of the Museum’s ongoing series of teen programs. The programs provide teens with an opportunity to come together and share experiences designed to encourage an openness and awareness of one’s surroundings, support the building of new relationships and deepen one’s connection to his or her own community. It is our added hope that the teen audience, our next wave of leaders, will realize more fully the potential impact a single person may have on their world as they become more familiar with Isamu Noguchi and his work.

Family Literacy with the Queens Borough Public Library
Each year, the Museum provides arts instruction and literacy based art activities to children in grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten and their adult caregivers in collaboration with the Queens Borough Public Library’s Adult Learner and Family Literacy Programs. Programs are designed to encourage the exploration of a variety of art materials and concepts and invite children and adults to put language to their artistic experiences. Through this collaboration, we hope that families will develop language and literacy skills, become more appreciative of the arts, and gain a deeper understanding of the cultural resources available in their own neighborhoods and communities.

The Noguchi Museum is committed to developing a strong relationship with the people in its community. In this spirit, we are always open to starting new partnerships with organizations in Queens such as community centers, schools and libraries among others. For more information, or if you are interested in discussing ways in which the Noguchi Museum might collaborate with your organization, please call 718.204.7088, extension 205.

The education programs related to Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi are supported with a generous grant from the United States-Japan Foundation. Additional funding for the Museum’s education programs has been provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Independence Community Foundation, Mattel Children’s Foundation, and an anonymous foundation.