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Free Field Trips to The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

Albuquerque Public Schools elementary school students in grades 2-5 can travel to and visit The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History.

The Magic Bus is a free program of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation. Funding is provided to cover transportation and admission to the Museum. Thanks to the generosity of our members and friends, each sponsored field trip gives up to 60 students and teachers an opportunity to explore the multicultural heritage of New Mexico.

Each field trip spans three hours: one hour is dedicated to travel to and from The Museum, one hour is reserved for a guided gallery tour, and another hour is spent participating in an exciting hands-on art or history lesson taught by a Museum docent.

During their visit to the Museum, students can experience traditional and contemporary New Mexico art, four centuries of Albuquerque history or tour other special current exhibitions selected by their teacher. Our Magic Bus tours support age appropriate standards in language arts, social studies and fine arts. Tours of the history exhibitions guide students in exploring the people, places, and events in history both local and beyond. The art exhibitions engage students in critical viewing and discussion of artworks from around the world. All tours foster active participation and expression.

All Magic Bus field trips to The Albuquerque Museum will take place between September 30, 2011 and May 11, 2012.

Interested teachers must complete a Magic Bus application form. Only one application per class please. Only full completed forms will be accepted. Due to the popularity of this program, eighty field trips will be randomly drawn.