The Clyfford Still Museum in Denver’s Golden Triangle runs a school program called inStill for students from Pre-K through grade 12. Visits are hands-on and led by museum educators, with two educators for every 12 students. Pre-K groups do Paint and Play. Grades K-5 take part in You Are an Artist!, and grades 6-12 in Art and Ideas; the museum says students in those programs get a sketchbook to work in and keep.
The cost is $6 per student, and the museum waives it for schools that receive Title 1 or Head Start funding. Museum visits start at 10 a.m. and are limited to 36 students per visit per day, so larger groups are split across days. Send the request form at least four weeks before the date you want; the museum says someone will reply within two business days. Bus funding is available on request, bilingual educators can teach or support in Spanish, and an inStill for All version serves K-5 students with disabilities. The same program can also come to a classroom in the seven-county metro area between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., or run online at no cost.
A note for homeschool families: inStill is written for schools, and the museum’s pages do not mention homeschool groups or co-ops. Ask before you plan a group visit around it. A family visit needs no booking at all: general admission is free for youth 17 and under, and adult tickets are $15 for Colorado residents.
Know before you go
- Where: Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204
- Cost: $6 per student for inStill; free for schools with Title 1 or Head Start funding; online sessions are free. General admission is free for ages 17 and under, $15 for Colorado adults and $18 for adults from out of state.
- Grades: Pre-K through 12
- When: inStill visits at the museum begin at 10 a.m. on a date you request. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Mondays.
- How to book: fill out the inStill request form at least four weeks ahead, or call 720-354-4880
- Details: inStill school program page
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