School Field Trips

The Randall Museum offers interactive programs emphasizing science, the natural environment, and San Francisco history for kindergarten (age 5) through senior citizen groups. Preschool groups are welcome to schedule self-guided tours via Brown Paper Tickets.

Academic year programs are now going to be self-scheduling by the teacher through our partnership with the ticketing service - Brown Paper Tickets. If you are a teacher looking for a field trip for your class, please visit www.brownpapertickets.com.

On the site you will type in “Randall Museum” and click “search events.” Scroll down the list of events to find “Science field trips at the Randall.” Please note that there are listings for other programs in addition to those for the Randall Museum.  If you would like to see only Randall Museum programs, click "classes/training" on the left navigator bar to further narrow the choices and see the options available for your class.

Our science field trips include “Creepy Crawlies,” “Green & Growing,” “Air & Wind,” “Magnetism & Electricity,” “Birds of a Feather,” “Before San Francisco,” “Earthquake” and “Water, Water Everywhere.” Science field trips are taught by contract science teachers. We also offer our popular Animal Presentations.  Full descriptions of each of our programs can be found at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Field Trip Fees

Beginning in the fall of 2009, the Randall Museum will charge for our field trip programs.  Fortunately, we have received funding from foundations and members of the Randall Museum Friends to offset half the cost of the trips for public schools only.  Prices for public schools are $45 for Science programs and $20 for Animal Presentations.  Private schools will pay full price:  $85 for Science programs and $40 for Animal Presentations.  Class size maximums are 30 children for all programs.  Self-guided tours are available at a cost of $15 per group, with a maximum of 30 per group.

Brown Paper Tickets charges a small purchasing fee of 2.5 percent of the transaction. There is no cancellation policy. Tickets purchased cannot be refunded.

The Randall Museum is committed to giving all children the opportunity to visit and learn at the Randall Museum.  We appreciate your understanding about our new fees. 

Self-Guided Tours

Appointments are available year-round for self-guided tours, usually after 1:00 pm. Please contact www.brownpapertickets.com for more information about how to schedule a visit. Reservations are required for all groups of 10 or more people.

Click here  to download an animal exhibit scavenger hunt worksheet you can print out and duplicate to enhance your group's experience.

Randall Museum 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114 Phone: (415) 554-9600 Fax: (415) 554-9609 info@randallmuseum.org