ADULT GROUP TOURS

Explore a world of music with a guided or self-guided group tour! Complete your day by adding lunch, a musical activity, or a VIP experience.

Group tours are perfect for family members, friends, and employees—or for club members, alumni, higher education groups, college students, conference attendees, and motorcoach tours. MIM meets all Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements. Please notify our team of any special needs requests before your tour.

Every adult group tour includes:

An orientation video

A museum tour

Music making in a hands-on gallery

Visit during our Signature Event weekends for even more activities!

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Guided Tours

Guided tours at MIM last approximately one hour and are available for groups with at least 10 guests. Tours include time in the Experience Gallery, where you can make music on instruments from around the world. Tour pricing includes guidePORTs, headsets, and a private tour led by experienced museum guides.

Harmony and Highlights

Enjoy an overview of the music of the world on the Harmony and Highlights tour. See fascinating exhibits in the Geographic Galleries that tell stories of musical instruments, makers, and musicians throughout history and across cultures, and gain an appreciation for the powerful connections that all people share through music.

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A display of guitars in a room.

Great Guitars

The Great Guitars tour showcases a selection of notable guitars throughout the galleries. See guitars owned and played by important musicians, guitars with innovative designs and interesting forms, and guitars that illustrate the instrument’s development and variety.

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A museum display features Japanese and Central African musical instruments, a red kimono, a large zither, string and percussion instruments, informational plaques, and a video screen on a green backdrop.

Music and Wellness

The Music and Wellness tour explores how cultures around the world use music to promote health and wellness. See and hear instruments used in shamanistic and ritual healing, social music played for community wellbeing, music used for mindfulness and meditation, and instruments connected to medical practices.

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Self-Guided Tours

Chart your own path through thousands of musical instruments and objects in MIM’s galleries. GuidePORTs and headsets included with admission automatically connect to high-definition video screens in the exhibits, allowing you to see and hear how instruments are played in their original cultural contexts. On the first level, see instruments owned and played by famous musicians, listen to a 25-foot-wide mechanical dance organ, and play instruments in the interactive Experience Gallery. The second level is devoted to instruments and music from every country in the world.

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Schedule & Pricing

Schedule

Tours for groups of all sizes are available year-round, seven days a week. Make a reservation to expedite your check-in process.

Private guided tours last one hour. You determine the length of a self-guided tour; the average visit is 3.5 hours.

Select your preferred tour date and time when booking your tour.

Admissions

Private guided tours and self-guided tours are available at no additional charge with museum admission ($20 per adult). Each admission includes a guidePORT and a headset.

General museum admission rates do not include special exhibitions or concert tickets. Travel and tourism industry professional rates are applied at time of booking.

To help expedite your check-in process, we ask groups to pay for admission in one single payment.

Add an Experience

Plan your day to include lunch or a group activity. (Additional fees apply.) Select from the following options when booking your tour.

Lunch

Enjoy a delicious meal together at Café Allegro or Beats Coffee Bar®. We’re happy to work with your group on dining options.

Special Exhibition

Dive deep into a specific musical culture or topic with a self-guided tour of MIM’s current special exhibition for an additional $7 per person. Curator-led tours are offered on select dates.

Scavenger Hunt

Take a musical journey through MIM’s galleries to find specific objects and inspiration during this small-team activity! You can even purchase prizes from the Museum Store to reward winning teams.

Drumming Workshop

Make music and rhythm together during a one-hour workshop. Learn the basics of African, Latin, and pop music hand drumming from a master instructor, then participate in a thrilling jam session.

VIP Tour: Go Behind the Scenes
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How was MIM founded? What happens backstage at the MIM Music Theater? How are MIM’s exhibits created? Where does MIM store its instrument collection? Find out the answers to these questions and more during a behind-the-scenes VIP tour of MIM. Join a specially trained museum guide for an hourlong tour through spaces and places not accessible to the public.

Book Your Tour

To schedule your group tour, fill out the Adult Group Tour Request Form at least two weeks before your desired tour date. MIM will contact you and email your reservation confirmation. If you have questions, contact 480.478.6031 or adulttours@MIM.org.

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