Public Tours

Our popular docent tours are now virtual! Join one of our new tours for highlights of the collection, a special exhibition, or featured artwork by one of our talented WAM docents. All virtual tours are free.

Zip Zoom Tours

Our new virtual docent-led art discussions focus on select works in the collection. These 30-minute spotlights are held on Zoom every other Wednesday at 12:30pm and include time for audience comments and questions.

Registration for any tour is free. Go to the Zip Zoom Registration page, select a tour date from the menu and complete the registration process. You will then receive an email with the link to your chosen Zip Zoom tour. The dates and subjects of each tour are shown below.

Upcoming Tours for 2021

Wednesday, January 27 WAM's Community Mosaic Docent: Brad Barker
Wednesday, February 10 Jacob Lawrence's The Checker Players Docent: Kevin McKenna
Wednesday, February 24 Fantastic Creatures Featured in WAM's Collection Docent: Mark Mancevice
Wednesday, March 10 Still Life as a Genre Docent: Susan Gately
Wednesday, March 24 Reginald Gammon's Holy Family Docent: Deb Wallace

Past Tours

Wednesday, January 13 Joan Snyder's Dark Release Docent: Dr. Paul Steen
Wednesday, December 30 American Abstract Expressionism Docent: Peter Stultz
Wednesday, December 16 Etruscan Cinerary Urn Docent: Barbara Eaton
Wednesday, December 2 Whistler's Arrangement in Black and Brown; The Fur Jacket Docent: Deb Wallace
Wednesday, November 18 Roman Hairstyles in the WAM Collection Docent: Mark Mancevice
Wednesday, November 4 Paul Revere's Print of the Boston Massacre Docent: Brad Barker
Wednesday, October 21 Nancy Graves's sculpture Laocoön Docent: Cathryn Oles

Art Together

Join us for creative time online with stories and enriching art activities! From drawing horses and dinosaurs to learning about colors, shapes, and textures, these easy-to-follow, recorded sessions are sure to inspire young budding artists. Each program features story time with an illustrated children's book, an inspiration work of art from the WAM Collection, art activities for PreK-5th grade children, and a downloadable PDF of the lesson and associated materials. Art Together videos are posted regularly on the WAM Facebook page, WAM YouTube channel, and then here on our website, where you can also find all past lessons.