Image: SAM education tour, Shepparton Art Museum, 2024. Photo: Shepparton Art Museum. 

SAM offers workshops, tours and educational resources for students, teachers and educators at all levels of learning.

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Bookings

We are currently taking school bookings for Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the school term.

For large groups of 15 students or more, bookings can only be made on Mondays and Fridays.

Please email us at education@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au with your booking request a minimum of 2-weeks before your planned visit.

In your email, please ensure you include the following details:

• Name of school and main contact
• Desired date and time for your visit
• Number of students, teachers /support staff
• Type of engagement: Tour and/or workshop

Additional information, if known:

• Exhibition focus
• Learning outcomes or aims for your visit
• Learner level (i.e. early learning, primary, tertiary) and year level/age group of students
• If you will need bags or property stored during your visit

If you intend on leading your group on a self-guided tour of SAM during your visit, we ask that you please notify us of your visit in advance via email at info@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au.

For VCE school groups

For VCE groups, SAM offers 20 minute sessions that introduce students to the process of developing and delivering exhibitions to support unit outcomes for Art Making and Exhibiting.

In these introductory sessions, staff from the SAM Exhibition and Collections team will address key considerations that inform exhibition presentation and design.

For this introductory tour, schools may select one area of focus:

• Exhibition design
• Artwork conservation considerations
• Curating an exhibition
• Marketing and communications for an exhibition

Selection from the above will help us to determine the most appropriate staff member to deliver your session.

After the session, schools are welcome to conduct their own self-guided tour of the museum.

Additional VCE subjects may benefit from the expertise at SAM. To enquire and for fee structures, please email us at education@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au and we will help to design a session that best meets your students' needs.

Tour and Workshop fees

For fee structure, please email education@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au with the following information:

• Name of school and main contact
• Desired date and time for your visit
• Number of students, teachers /support staff
• Type of engagement: Tour and/or workshop

Additional information, if known:

• Exhibition focus
• Learning outcomes or aims for your visit
• Learner level (i.e. early learning, primary, tertiary) and year level/age group of students
• If you will need bags or property stored during your visit

Resources

SAM produces resources for in-gallery and classroom learning that target Victorian Curriculum outcomes. 

If you would like to discuss any resources available on our website, please contact our Education Coordinator to organise a phone call. 

Self-Directed Tours /Activities:

SAM welcomes teachers and educators into the space on self-guided tours and activities.

Before your visit, please email education@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au letting us know to expect you.

Students must be supervised at all times by a teacher or adult. We request:

• At least one teacher/adult for every 20 students for students in Year 2 or above.
• At least one teacher/adult for every 15 students for K to Year 1 students.

If activates are to be completed on your visit, please ensure:

• pencils rather than pens must be used
• sketchbooks or paper must not be larger than an A4 sheet 

For all enquiries, please get in touch with us at education@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au