Gallery Tours

During your visit to the Museum, you are invited to join a docent-led gallery tour. Gallery tours are informative and eye-opening. They provide an opportunity to experience and discuss a selection of artworks in a relaxed, informal setting. Gallery tours are free with Museum admission, and begin in Colefax Gallery in front of the elevator on the Main Level. To book a docent-led tour for an adult group, please call 805.884.6423 or email groupvisits@sbma.net. Tours are free with admission.

To book a private docent-led tour for an adult group, please call 805.884.6423 or email groupvisits@sbma.net. Tours require a minimum of two weeks notification and are free with admission

To book a school tour (Grades K-College) please refer to our Schools & Teachers page or call 805.884.6457 or email schoolprograms@sbma.net.

School Tours, over 5 students, require a reservation two weeks in advance and are free.

FREE Docent-Led Tours

Docent-Led tours explore highlights and focus areas of the Museum’s permanent collection as well as special exhibitions.

1 pm Tuesday-Thursday
1 pm and 2 pm Friday-Sunday
6 and 6:30 pm on First Thursdays
Docent Tours meet in Colefax Gallery in front of the elevator on the Main Level.

Exhibition Tours

The Observable Universe:
Visualizing the Cosmos in Art

Alfredo Ramos Martínez
On Paper / Sobre papel

Tatsuo Miyajima

Focus Tours

Docent's Choice

February

1 pm – 1, 11, 13, 16
2 pm – 7, 14, 15

March

1 pm – 17, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
2 pm – 20, 21, 27