The Frederic Remington Art Museum is committed to working collaboratively with schools and teachers to provide high-quality, transformative art museum experiences for your students. We are eager to relate the work of Frederic Remington to your curriculum and to your students’ lives and experiences, so that they can consider how art can help them learn about the world and about themselves.

The first step to booking a tour is to fill out the request form which you will find down at the bottom of this page. Once the request form is submitted, you will be contacted by the Museum to finalize the booking. Do not consider the tour booked until you have been contacted by the Museum.

To find out more about our program offerings and how we can tailor a visit to meet your needs, email Educator Manager, Julie Pratt, or call 315-393-2425

School Tours

The Remington Museum’s guided tours are designed to provide a rich educational experience that expands students’ awareness of the arts and visual culture and strengthens their ability to look closely, think critically about works of art, and formulate interpretations based on what they see and learn. Museum educators engage students in lively, inquiry-based conversations that strengthen curriculum connections and encourage skills like critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning. Whatever your class subject, your visit can be designed to meet your learning objectives and classroom needs.

Our tours are interactive and inquiry-based, encouraging students to:

• Make observations and ask questions

• Practice reading, speaking, and listening skills

• Analyze and interpret artworks and historical objects

• Communicate ideas and concepts

• Develop connections within and across disciplines 

Students leave with stronger critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of history, art, and culture—all through hands-on engagement and dialogue.

The Remington Museum also displays contemporary artwork in five yearly shows: the Elementary Art Exhibit, the Middle School/High School Art Exhibit, the Members’ Juried Art Show, the College Juried Art Exhibit, and, on a biennial basis, the International or the NYS  Juried Art Show. Call us or check online to see what shows we currently have on display. We’d be delighted to design tours and activities in conjunction with these exhibitions.

Please allow 60-90 minutes for your tour. The Museum can accommodate roughly 40 students in one visit. If possible, name tags (first names only) make for easier discussion. When students arrive at the Museum, they will receive a seated introduction to the history of the Museum as well as Remington's work. Students are then broken up into groups of 20. 

One chaperone or teacher is required for every ten students. Chaperones and teachers are asked to help monitor behavior since it is difficult for our docents to do so. Please note that appointments are required for all school groups visiting the Museum. Please fill out the form below to request a school tour.

After a trip to the main Museum to view Remington’s original art, teachers with younger students can head to our children’s museum, Kid’s Place, for free play and exploration time and to solidify their learning experience. Kid’s Place is geared toward young learners, and all displays are interactive. For all grades, this space is available for eating lunch. This works well if you want to pair a visit to the Remington with a trip to another site. The use of the space for lunch and play is free. Please let Julie know if you would like this option as part of your tour.

Tour Fees: 

Cost: $3.00 per student (Outside of the Ogdensburg city limits)

Ogdensburg City Schools: free (a donation to the Museum is always appreciated!)

With all schools, chaperones are free. We request that there be one chaperone per 10 students. There may be a materials charge for art supplies for special activities.