School Tours require 15 students.

Student Costs:

Student Costs:
$5.00 for students
$4.00 for Bartow, Cherokee and Forsyth county students
$6.00 for The Union Dissolved program
$8.00 for parents/chaperones
Teachers and bus drivers are admitted free.

Trained Docents lead your students through interactive activities in the Museum.

To Schedule a Tour, call Central Scheduling at 770-606-5699.

Click here for information on the Georgia Museums, Inc. and
Cartersville School System Partnership Agreement
 

Don’t Miss This Special Temporary Exhibit!

December 20, 2008 through March 22, 2009

The Black West: Buffalo Soldiers, Black Cowboys & Untold Stories
This program is appropriate for Grades 4-5   (90 minutes)
Celebrate Black History Month with a visit to the Booth Museum. Discover the story of a people whose contribution to our nation is just now being told. Through paintings and sculptures by some of America’s finest African American artists, students will gain an understanding of the vital role played by African Americans in the exploration and settlement of the American West. Perhaps artist Bobb Vann said it best when stating one of his goals in painting was to “…leave a truer image than was left before, of our Black people.”
GPS: SS4H6, SS5H3

Wrangler
This program is appropriate for Grades 2- 5   (90 minutes)
Saddle up and join us on the Wrangler Tour to explore the life and times of the American cowboy. Students will travel through the Museum’s collection in search of the cowboy of fact and fiction. Using the Wrangler Round-Up gallery search and Cattle Drive Game, students will learn about the day-to-day life of the cowboy – his clothes, equipment and everyday jobs around the ranch and on cattle drives. Students will also take an imaginary journey on the Museum’s original Butterfield Stagecoach.
GPS: ELA2LSV1, ELA3LSV1, ELA4LSV1, ELA5LSV1, ELA5W1, SS5H3, SS5G1, FAVA.5.14

Ta Tanka
This program is appropriate for Grades 2- 5  (90 minutes)
The Ta Tanka program focuses on the Native Americans who inhabited the Western Plains and followed the seasonal movements of the buffalo herds. Using the Museum’s artwork, gallery games, hands-on activities and role-playing, students will discover the myths and truths about the Plains Indians.
GPS: SS4H1a., SS4G2a., , ELA4LSV1, FAVA.4.12, 18, ELA2LSV1, ELA3LSV1, ELA5LSV1


Presidents and Heroes
This program is appropriate for Grades 2 – 12.   (90 minutes)
This program provides students with a rare glimpse into the lives of the Presidents through the portraits and signed Presidential letters in the Booth’s collection. Through age appropriate gallery searches and hand-on activities students discover a variety of notable facts about the Chief Executives from George Washington to George W. Bush.
GPS: SS2H1, SS2CG2a., SS3H2, SS3CG1, SS4H5c., SS4H4b,  SS5H6c., SS8H12

 

Art Explorers This program is suitable for art students in Grades 3-12.   (90 minutes) Explore the galleries of the Booth Museum. Delight in Cowboys, Native Americans, Mountain Men and other legends of the Old West. Participate in gallery games and other hands-on activities designed to emphasize the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. GPS: FAVA.3.9, 12, 17, FAVA.4.10, 18, FAVA.5.11, 12, 15, FAVA.6.10, FAVA.7.8, 12, 17, FAVA.8.9, 11, 16, FAVA.9-12.6, 9, 11, and 14 Cowboys, Indians and Art This program is appropriate for Kindergarten and First Grade and includes a visit to Sagebrush Ranch. (90 minutes) Designed for young art lovers, this hands-on program introduces children to basic art concepts such as line, shape and color while enhancing their observation skills through developmentally appropriate activities designed around the Museum’s collection. GPS: ELAKLSV1, FAVA.K.6, 7, 8 and 12, ELA1LSV1, FAVA.1.1, 7, 8, and 19

© Allan Mardon, Rodeo Dance, 2002, oil on canvas

Dogies, Ponies and More
These programs are appropriate for Pre-K students and include a visit to Sagebrush Ranch. (60 minutes)
Choose from four themes: Cowboys & Cattle Drives, Animals of the American West, Indians & Tipis and the Art of Line, Shape and Color.

 

The Union Dissolved – American Presidents and the Civil War
This program is specifically matched to Georgia Performance Standards for Grade 5. (2 hours) From the Founding Fathers to Fort Sumter to Appomattox Court House, explore the Presidents, underlying causes, major battles and camp life of soldiers who were players in the tragedy that was the American Civil War. Through guided activities in the Presidential and Civil War galleries, exploration of Civil War camp life and a hands-on art activity, students become eyewitnesses to the unfolding drama that threatened to tear the nation apart. This program takes place at the Booth Western Art Museum and is jointly sponsored by the Bartow History Center. A complete Teacher’s Guide with integrated activities is available when this program is booked. GPS: SS5H1	Mort Kunstler, War is Hell, 2001, oil on canvas, 54 x 88"
Cost for 2-hour program: $6.00 for students, $8.00 for parents / chaperones.

© Howard Terpning, Trail Along the Backbone, 2001, oil on canvas, 46 x 56"

We also offer High School and College Student Programs. Email the Education department to see how we can make a custom tour for your group. To Schedule a Tour, Call Group  Scheduling @ 770-606-5699 The Booth Western Art Museum 501 Museum Drive Cartersville, Georgia 30120 770-387-1300

Quotes From Our Visitors “Once again the Booth Museum exceeded our expectations. Our docent was fabulous.” - Murray County Excel Program, Murray County “Great job! Loved the organization of the tour.” – Mission Road Elementary, Bartow County “I have been teaching for 26 years and found this to be the best experience I have ever had.” – Dallas Elementary School, Paulding County “Wonderful program! Thanks for a great field trip.” – Freedom Middle School, Cherokee County “Awesome!” – Dug Gap Elementary School, Whitfield County © Kathryn Leighton, The Referee, 1926, oil on canvas, 43.75 x36 "

Discovery Box Program
Life on a Cattle Trail: Invite a member of the Museum’s education staff into your classroom to present a unique lesson about life on a cattle trail. Designed to augment classroom lessons about the American West, this program introduces students to the role of the American cowboy, and the names and locations of the early cattle trails, while featuring artwork from the Museum’s collection. Click here for more information on the Discovery Box program.

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To Schedule a Tour,
Call Group  Scheduling @ 770-606-5699

The Booth Western Art Museum
501 Museum Drive
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
770-387-1300
 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1.    All scheduled programs require a $25.00 deposit to guarantee each reserved program. This will apply toward the program cost and is not refundable unless the program is cancelled or rescheduled 2 weeks or more in advance.   2.    If the number of students in your group changes, please contact Central Scheduling at 770-606-5699 and let us know as soon as possible.

3.    All programs include a short stop in the gift shop. This time will provide the students not only a restroom break, but also an opportunity to buy a souvenir or browse.   4.    Please follow the adult to student ratio recommendation: 1 adult / 5 students for Pre-K through 5th grade tours. 1 adult /10 students for middle school and high school tours.   All successful programs involve active participation of adults in helping to maintain the student’s discipline and focus.

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We look forward to seeing your class at the
Booth Western Art Museum!
 

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