Cantor Arts Center
328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way
Stanford, CA 94305-5060
Phone: 650-723-4177
Tours and Group Visits
Tours Currently on Pause. Back on 1/28/22.
Public Tours
Tours Currently on Pause. Back on 1/28/22
Experience the Cantor Arts Center through one of free Public Tours.
Museum Tour Guidelines
Please confirm all tours with our Visitor Services staff when you check in at the information desk. Tours may be subject to change or cancellation.
- Please remember to reserve your free day tickets before arriving at the museum.
- Public Tours are limited to 10 people on a first come, first served basis. They do not require separate advance registration.
- All Public Tours are forty-five (45) minutes long, free of charge, and meet in the lobby unless otherwise noted.
- If you have more than 10 visitors in your group, please register for either a Private Docent Tour or a Self-Guided Group Tour. Please see below for more information about scheduling Private and Self-Guided Group Tours.
Public Museum Tours
All tours meet in the Cantor lobby unless otherwise noted.
Rodin
Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
Highlights
Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Explore the Cantor's collections with a docent who will lead you through a selection of works from different cultures and time periods. Conversation and curiosity is encouraged!
Special Exhibitions
Friday and Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
Paper Chase
Meet in the lobby.
Public Campus Art Tours
Explore the Stanford campus and its distinguished collection of outdoor sculpture.
Dress for the weather and wear your walking shoes!
Help us preserve our artwork by refraining from touching outdoor sculpture.
Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Campus
1st and 4th Sunday of the month, 2:00 p.m.
Meet at the top of the Oval near the benches. This docent tour explores the extensive collection of outdoor sculpture in Stanford’s Quad and south campus. This tour lasts ninety (90) minutes.
Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Museum
2nd and 3rd Sunday of the month, 2:00 p.m.
Meet in the Cantor lobby. Learn from a trained docent as you walk among the diverse collection of outdoor sculpture surrounding the Cantor Arts Center.
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Walk
4th Sunday of the month, 11:30 a.m.
Meet at the corner of Santa Teresa and Lomita Drive. Created on-site at Stanford by artists from Papua New Guinea, the garden contains wood and stone carvings of people, animals, and magical beings that illustrate clan stories and creation myths.
Private Tours
School Group Tours (K-12)
The Cantor Arts Center welcomes all grade levels to enhance their classroom curriculum by exploring the Museum's extensive collection and special exhibitions.
We are not currently offering in-person Private Docent Tours for school groups. Instead, you may schedule a Self-Guided Group Tour for your group of 10 to 20 students. Or, you may schedule a Virtual Guided Visit. Please use the form below to request your tour or visit.
Private Docent Tours
Celebrate the wide-ranging and diverse Cantor Arts Center collection with a highly trained docent as your guide. If you have special interests, please let us know when you schedule your tour.
Self-Guided Group Tours
Self-guided Group Tours allow you to lead your group of 10-20 visitors through the museum at your own pace. Whether you are a family, school, professional, or social group, access our maps and your own curiosity to experience the Cantor Arts Center independently. Audio tours are currently not available.
Stanford Class Tours
Stanford faculty and instructors are invited to bring their classes to the Cantor Arts Center for tours and special class sessions. Before visiting the Cantor, All Stanford classes must register via the Academic Programs page.
Virtual Guided Visits
We are happy to offer your group a Virtual Guided Visit, conducted via Zoom. Virtual Guided Visits are always free. The Virtual Guided Visit may include a general tour of the museum and major highlights of the collection, and lasts 40 minutes (unless otherwise stated.) We offer Virtual Guided Visits for schools and community groups.
Virtual Guided Visit Hours
Mon-Fri 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific
Submit your Virtual Guided Visit request at least four weeks in advance. Virtual Guided Visits are not available on weekends.
Special Requests
If you have any special requests regarding your Virtual Guided Visit, please let us know and we will try to accommodate them, depending on availability. Please complete and submit the form below to request a Virtual Guided Visit of the museum.
Request Process
We ask that you submit your Virtual Guided Visit request at least four weeks in advance of your desired date. We will then send an email confirming that your date and time are available, and that your Virtual Guided Visit has been scheduled.
To request a virtual guided visit of the Anderson Collection, please visit this link.
Please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns you may have.