School groups
Tours aligned with your cultural or educational curriculum
The Fondation extends a particularly warm welcome to school groups, offering specific time slots outside of general opening times. The visitor guidance teams lead tours tailored specifically to children’s interest and comprehension levels and covering the themes of the Fondation architecture, Collection and exhibitions. The Fondation staff can coordinate with teachers in advance to make their visit a truly rewarding cultural and educational experience.
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- SPECIAL RESERVED HOURS
- For comfort and convenience, groups can take advantage of special morning time slots outside of general opening times.
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- DEDICATED GUIDES
- Each group can explore the Fondation’s art and architecture with the expert guidance of an experienced cultural interpreter.
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- THEMED TOURS
- Teachers are provided with theme suggestions that can help them highlight specific exhibition features or concepts that align with their curriculum.
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- ADAPTED TO ALL LEVELS
- Our visitor guidance teams are trained to adapt their presentations to the level of each student group.
About the architecture
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Pre-school Nursery
Storytelling Tour: Let’s Weigh Anchor!
Come aboard the Fondation’s ship with your classmates! Children follow the adventures of Captain Frank and his mysterious, marvellously multi-coloured passenger. They explore different parts of the building, from the terraces to the waterfall, to hoist the sails, set a course and cast off. Ready, sailors? Let’s weigh anchor!
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings. Duration: 1h
Price: €80 (30 people max)
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Primary School and Year 6
Apprentice Architect
During a visit, turn your students into budding architects!
With senses awakened, follow our cultural mediators on an exploration of the Fondation to learn how to decode the secrets of Frank Gehry's architecture through games and sketches. Equipped with a notebook specially designed for the tour, each person sharpens their eye, experiments with materials and makes the building's architecture their own.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings.
Duration: 2h
Price: €80 (30 people max)
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Primary and Year 7
Archi-zen Tour
Join a meditation teacher and a cultural mediator on a multi-sensory tour to discover the Fondation’s architecture. From the terraces to the Grotto via the boat staircase, observe, experience and feel Frank Gehry’s fascinating building!
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price: €130 (maximum 30 participants)
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Middle School, High School, Post-graduate
Architectural Visit
With a qualified guide, your group discover the different part of the building, its location and the history of its construction. Find out more about the artistic commissions especially created for the Fondation.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings.
Duration: 1h30
Price:
€80 : Middle School, High school (30 people max)
€140 : Post-graduate (30 people max)
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Middle School, High School, Post-graduate
The Augmented Architecture Tour
Students can explore fascinating areas of the Frank Gehry-designed building with expert help from our Cultural Guides. In addition to the tour of the architecture and commissioned artworks, groups remain with the same Guide for the VR Experience.
From 9 to 14 March and again from 26 March to 12 April 2026.
Length: 1.5 hours
Hours: Weekdays (except Tuesdays) at 9.30 a.m., 10.00 a.m., 10.30 a.m. or 11.00 a.m.
Prices:
€110: Middle school, high school (maximum 30 people)
€170: University and above (maximum 30 people)
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Primary School, Middle School, High School, Post-graduate
XL GUIDED TOURS - ON-SITE VISIT AND REMOTE VISIT
Choose a combination of an in-person exhibition visit with your class and a live remote tour with a guide to complete your students’ experience. This will help you prepare for your visit to the exhibition or revisit the topic in class after the visit.
Available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Friday mornings during the exhibition period and outside of zone C school holidays.
€110: Elementary, middle school and high school pupils (up to 30 participants)
€170: Students in higher education (up to 30 participants)
About eh exhibition
À partir du 18 avril
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Pre-school Nursery
Storytelling tour
Follow the expert guides on a narrative journey through the exhibition. This visit encourages children aged 3 to 6 to look around them and learn. Calling on senses and emotions, children can enjoy the exhibition from a fun and sensitive angle.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings during exhibition opening hours and outside zone C school holidays.
Duration: 45 mins
Ticket price: €80 (for up to 30 visitors)
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Primary School and Year 6
Dance tour
Led by a cultural guide and a dancer, discover the exhibition in a whole new way with your family. Balance, forces, counterweights – experience the concepts dear to Calder.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price: €130 (maximum 30 participants)
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Middle School, High School, Post-graduate
Guided tours
These are tailored to the needs of the pupils and students and present the exhibition from a fun and interactive angle. The expert guides encourage the pupils and students to ask and answer questions as they discover the artists and their works.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings during exhibition opening hours and outside zone C school holidays.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Ticket prices:
€80: Elementary, middle school and high school pupils (up to 30 participants)
€140: Students in higher education (up to 30 participants)
About the architecture
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Primary School, Middle School, High School, Post-graduate
XL GUIDED TOURS - ON-SITE VISIT AND REMOTE VISIT
Choose a combination of an in-person exhibition visit with your class and a live remote tour with a guide to complete your students’ experience. This will help you prepare for your visit to the exhibition or revisit the topic in class after the visit.
Available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Friday mornings during the exhibition period and outside of zone C school holidays.
€110: Elementary, middle school and high school pupils (up to 30 participants)
€170: Students in higher education (up to 30 participants)
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Primary School, Middle School, High School, Post-graduate
LIVE visits - Architecture
Inspire your students with our virtual tours on the architecture of the Fondation. These virtual tours allow students to discover the building in detail in 360°. Our cultural mediators guide your class live, providing focused commentary on the architecture and the permanent works.
Reservation only
Duration 1h
€60 for 1 connection
French, English or German
