Discovery Days
Discovery Days offer students an alternative or supplement to the one-hour tour experience. At learning stations throughout the museum, students engage in grade-level learning activities that stimulate their curiosity and appetite for discovery. Students can choose the activities they participate in. All activities engage multiple modes of learning (e.g., through touch, sight, sound, and movement), and help students better understand art and cultures from around the world. To round out their learning, teaching artists and studio assistants guide students through artmaking activities that teach art skills and inspire curiosity about global cultures.
Recommended for grades 3 to 6.
Note: Only school groups require advanced reservation, which are available for 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., or 11 a.m. Mia members and the public may drop in and participate anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on a Discovery Day.
Transportation Grants Available for Discovery Days
Grants of $250 per bus, with a maximum of two buses per school, are available to K–12 schools that schedule a guided tour or Discovery Days experience at Mia this spring. The grants are intended to help defray transportation costs for schools that meet criteria. Grants will be paid directly to your school or program after your tour or self-guided visit to a Discovery Day experience is complete. Tours or Discovery Day Programs must occur before Friday, May 30, 2025.
Criteria: Any school in Minnesota with 25% or more of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch are eligible for a transportation grant.
Upcoming Discovery Days
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Wednesday, December 17, 2025