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. Our team will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible. In your email, please ensure you include the following details:

• Name of school and main contact
• Desired date of visit
• Number of students, teachers and guardians
• Exhibition focus
• Learning outcomes or aims for your visit
• Learner level (i.e. early learning, primary, tertiary) and year level/age group of students
• Type of engagement: Exhibition tour, building tour, workshop (hands-on), workshop (learning outcome in gallery space)
• If you will need bags or property stored during your visit

We recommend booking your visit to SAM a minimum of 2 weeks in advance of your ideal visit date.

In addition to our ongoing workshops, our team can develop a tour or workshop to meet your specific education needs. We strongly recommend contacting our Education team directly via email at education@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au a minimum of 4 weeks prior to your visit to ensure adequate time for program development.   

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, please email us at education@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au and we will help to design a session that best meets your students' needs.

Fees for VCE introductory sessions with SAM Staff

Flat fee of $40 for 15 students. Additional students: $5 each.

VCE school groups can opt for a guided tour at an additional cost. Please let our Education team know if you would like a guided tour when making your booking.

Tour and Workshop fees

30 to 45min guided tour with Education Specialist:

$75 for group of 15 students - $4 per additional student

30 to 45min hands-on workshop inc. all materials:

$10 per student

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. 

During your visit to SAM

SAM rules for all visitors – big or small!

• No food or drink in gallery spaces
• No touching of any artworks
• No running
• Keep noise to low levels (inside voices, please!)
• Only grey lead pencils are to be used in the museum

Please always be mindful of other visitors - do not block entrances or walkways in gallery spaces.

You can help by attending to your students’ needs during the tours. This can include:

• Toilet breaks
• Water breaks – no drinks in the galleries, please escort the student into the general space
• Behaviour management
• Ensuring that your students do not stand too close to or walk back into any art

If you are on a self-directed tour/activity, it is up to you to ensure that the above rules are followed and that your students are occupied for the duration of the visit. We ask that you please advise us ahead of time if you intend to visit SAM and conduct a self-guided tour via email at info@sheppartonartmuseum.com.au.

SAM is located in a tall building. We have had some visitors suffering vertigo in the past.

Please ensure that all teachers and students are aware that their visit to SAM:

• Is in a high building with five levels
• Will involve the use of stairs and/or elevators

Our educators here at SAM are experienced, enthusiastic, and ready to give your students the best learning experience possible. We look forward to welcoming you and your students to SAM!

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