Grades 9-12 Programs

Visiting The Heckscher is an annual tradition for high schools across LI!

REGISTER NOW for 2023-2024!
Join us for an in-person or virtual field trip, designed specifically with your students’ needs in mind! A broad range of exhibitions are available for your students to discover. All programs are BOCES aidable.

Exhibitions Schedule

How to Book a Program:

Online: Go to “BOOK NOW!” below to complete a Request Form. Once your form is submitted, a staff member will call you within 5 business days to confirm and schedule.
By Phone: Call 631.380.3292, Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.

Looking for a program for students with special needs? Learn more

Questions?
Email education@heckscher.org or call 631.380.3292.

What exhibitions are on display?

See the 2023-2024 Exhibitions Schedule

BOOK NOW!

Museum Field Trips

Visit the Museum and explore the exhibitions with a Museum Educator as they lead engaging conversations. Group discussions challenge students to think critically and look carefully, developing their visual literacy skills and encouraging them to express their unique points of view.

Participating in Long Island’s Best and looking to explore the Museum and help your students generate ideas? Upon request, this program will focus on Long Island’s Best. Teachers participating in LI Best will also be provided with unlimited online access to a video overview of the high school juried exhibition. The video covers topics including how to get inspired, submitting artwork, and more!

Scheduling:
60 minutes
Wednesday – Friday
10 – 11 am, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pricing:
$12 per student (minimum 15 students)

Virtual Field Trips

Explore an exhibition with a Museum Educator as they lead engaging conversations during a virtual tour. Group discussions challenge students to think critically and look carefully, developing visual literacy skills and encouraging them to express their unique points of view.

Scheduling:
40 minutes
Mondays & Tuesdays
Times are flexible

Pricing:
$175 per class (maximum 25 students)

We just wanted to say THANK YOU! The virtual field trips were so good! Everyone has been group texting on how great the experience was. We really appreciate the extra effort and work that goes into doing this virtually. I am so glad it worked out and can’t wait to see what our students create for Long Island’s Best!

– Vanessa Albaneze, Art Teacher, John F. Kennedy HS, Bellmore

[My Heckscher virtual field trip] was a wonderful experience! The staff presented content in a variety of ways and they discussed topics on both a broad and personal level, which held my students’ attention and allowed them to share their individual stories. I would definitely recommend Heckscher programs to other art teachers!

– Allyson Uttendorfer, AP Art and Design & Photography teacher, Half Hollow Hills HS East

NAHS 6x6 Collaborative

CREATE, COLLABORATE, EXHIBIT!

2024 marks the 10th annual National Art Honor Society 6×6 Collaborative! This program brings National Art Honor Society (NAHS) Chapters together to collaborate, create and exhibit! Students from different high schools meet for a Museum experience, learn about artwork on view and ultimately create and exhibit their work in the Museum in the spring in the form of a 6″ x 6″ mini work of art!

Get involved this school year!

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Thank you to our Generous Sponsors!

Leadership Gifts for Museum Discovery Programs are provided by

The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation
Suffolk County
through County Executive Steven Bellone, and Legislator Stephanie Bontempi
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation
Ike, Molly, and Steven Elias Foundation
Nadon Trust/Margy Hargraves and Family
National Grid Foundation
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Jefferson Family Charitable Foundation
The Alpha Omega Charitable Foundation
Frank J. Antun Foundation
New York Community Bank Foundation
The Rea Charitable Trust