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Plan Your Experience

Choose your program based on grade level, content and/or process skills
Decide on the level of engagement from self-guided discovery to facilitated workshops
Teachers with Educator IDs are welcome to preview (most) exhibits, galleries, and programs at no charge

The complete name and mailing address of your school, the school phone number, fax number, and your e-mail address
Grade level of your students
Student total, teacher total, and chaperone total
The date and time you are interested in booking
Specific exhibits you wish to see or any programs in which you wish to participate
Lunch and/or Curiosity Shop reservations

Reservations are recommended for groups of 10 or more and are required in order to receive the group rate
A deposit of $1 per child is required to secure your reservation - payment can be made over the phone by credit card or it can be mailed in
You will receive your confirmation and pre-visit materials by mail, fax, or email
If you need to cancel your visit, please call 716.896.5200 x338 to let us know as soon as possible
Cancellations that are made less than 14 days before a scheduled visit are subject to forfeiture of deposit unless a new reservation is made

Take a head count of students, chaperones, and teachers as you will need that number when you check in
*The balance of the payment is due on the day of your visit and can be paid by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard
Payment for all students, teachers, and chaperones should be made by the contact person upon arrival in a single payment
Coupons or guest passes cannot be accepted with group admissions

Combination fees are available for more than one experience at either the Museum, Tifft Nature Preserve or both

We require one Adult (FREE) with every ten students
All chaperones in excess of the 1 to 10 ratio will be required to pay the discounted adult admission of $6

Make a lunchroom reservation when you book your visit and bring your lunch
If you are having lunch with us, make sure all students have written their names on their lunch bags and/or class lunches are stored together in a bag, bin, or box for easy location and identification
In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint we are encouraging all of our visitors to bring reusable lunch bags and other items that do not find their way into a landfill
Upon arrival bring your lunches into the museum where a bin will be available for storage

We have many educational items for students as well as classroom materials
If you plan on visiting the Curiosity Shop, please make a reservation when you book your visit