Plan Your Visit

School Programmes

Plan a lifelong learning experience for your students! With Sharjah Art Museum students will interact with collections through discussion-based tours that include in-gallery activities and workshops. School programmes support school curricula and subjects. You may also choose to visit the museum with your groups as a self-led tour.

Discussion-Based Tours

Led by museum staff, students will be able to enjoy a selected number of artworks in the Modern and Contemporary Arab Art collection and identify the various art techniques, history, and stories. The tour is discussion-based and includes hands-on activities and workshops per request. Programmes include Fingerprints for kindergarden, Geometric Designs for elementary school, and the Art of Portrait offered for all grades. For more details, download the School Programmes 2016-2017.

Self-Led Tours

Teachers can lead their own tour at Sharjah Art Museum using the pre-and post- visit materials available. These include key questions, power point, glossary and further discovery that you can print and share with your students.

To book, please fill in the school e-booking form with your preferred programme or request. Bookings should be made two weeks in advance. For more details, download the School Programmes 2016-2017

All programmes are offered free of charge.

University Programmes

Instructors and students can enjoy a variety of educational services and programmes offered at Sharjah Art Museum. These programmes consist of in-depth curator-led tours which are individually designed to meet the learning objectives of a specific university course module.

Please fill in the university e-booking form with your preferred programme or request. Bookings should be made two weeks in advance. For more details, download the University Programmes brochure 2016-2017.

Students can also research Sharjah Art Museum collections for academic purposes. For more details, read and fill the Academic Research and Photography policy and form. If the research include filming or photography, please read the Photography & Filming policy and form.

All programmes are offered free of charge.

Special Care Centres Programmes

Museums' visitors can enjoy special programmes that meet the needs, requirements and standards of special care centres. All workshops are designed to suit each visitor’s disability. Our aim is to ensure that everyone has a rich and outstanding experience.

Please fill in the Accessibility Services & Programmes e-booking form with your preferred tour or workshop. Bookings should be made three weeks in advance. For more details, download the Accessibility Services & Programmes 2016-2017.

All programmes are offered free of charge.

To book, call 065197258 or e-mail Accessibility@sma.gov.ae