The Museum is continuously working to secure funding to subsidize free field trips and workshop add-ons for Title 1 schools in DC, Virginia, and Maryland. If your school is eligible to receive support and funding is available at the time of your booking, our team will notify you.

The Museum does not have a field trip dining area on-site; however, nearby seating options are available, including the Woodrow Wilson Plaza, where your group can enjoy lunch outdoors (weather permitting) on benches and tables available for public use, and inside the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center’s large food court.

We recommend eating a snack prior to entering the Museum so your group has energy to play until you leave for lunch. Field trips are not permitted re-entry to the Museum after leaving to eat.

The Museum can accommodate school groups of all sizes. If your group is larger than 170 people, please email our team directly at [email protected]. Ticket availability is based on a total of 170 tickets. For instance, if 50 tickets remain, it means 120 have been booked for the session block (am, midday, or pm).

Early Learner Centers, Pre-K, and mixed Pre-K and K groups over 50 students are encouraged to play in the Museum on Mondays.

Workshops can accommodate a maximum of 25 students, and we offer up to 3 workshops per day. If you are interested in a workshop and have more than 75 students, you will need to visit the Museum over multiple days. We are unable to provide workshops for more than 75 students per day.

Our minimum chaperone requirements are:

• K-2: 1 adult required for every 5 students
• 3-5: 1 adult required for every 10 students

We recommend 1 adult for every 5 students. 1 adult per 5 students will receive FREE Museum admission at ALL grade levels.

• The group waiver is for groups that are able to sign a single waiver on behalf of all students.
• The individual waiver is to be signed by each attending students’ parent or guardian—it is the responsibility of your group’s leader to collect and track individual waivers. If your group is collecting an individual waiver for each attending person, you do not need to complete a group waiver.

If you need to cancel or reschedule your field trip, please notify the Museum immediately by emailing [email protected]. Rescheduling is possible but dependent on availability.

Refunds will be made via the same method as the original purchase and are not available for cancellations made within 2 weeks of the field trip date or no shows.

A deposit is not required. The full field trip payment is due 30 days after scheduling.

Our team will be in touch within 5 business days of receiving your booking request. Once your field trip is scheduled, you will receive an itemized invoice based on the information provided in your booking request. Payment is due 30 days after your field trip is scheduled. If payment is overdue at the time of your visit, the Museum reserves the right to cancel your field trip.

Our team will be in touch within 5 business days of receiving your booking request to schedule your visit. Once your field trip is scheduled, the field trip primary contact and billing contact will receive an itemized invoice from Quickbooks.

Full payment is due 30 days after your field trip is scheduled. The Museum prefers payment via credit card, but invoices can also be paid via check or ACH transfer.

You will be invoiced based on the information shared during booking. If more students and/or chaperones attend the field trip than were included in your booking form, the Museum will invoice you for the difference following your visit. Refunds are not available for changes in attendance or cancellations made within two weeks of the field trip date. Please note, if payment is overdue at the time of your visit, the Museum reserves the right to cancel your field trip.

If you have any questions regarding payment, please contact [email protected].

The Museum prefers credit card payment. The itemized invoice will include a link for processing the credit card payment and directions regarding accepted cards.

Payment by check or bank transfer is also accepted. Bank transfers must be initiated by contacting [email protected]. Checks should be mailed to the address below and reference the school name and invoice number in the memo.

1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20004

Please notify the Museum immediately by emailing [email protected].

We will do our best to accommodate groups with larger numbers than anticipated. However, the workshop classroom has a strict capacity limit due to safety considerations, and we reserve the right to turn groups away.

Please note, you will be charged for any persons in excess of the numbers provided in your booking request following your visit. Refunds are not available if fewer students and/or chaperones attend your trip than were included in your booking request.