Visit guidelines
Inside Group Visits:
With your help, we can preserve the artworks in our galleries so we can all enjoy them for many years. Please review these guidelines with your group before visiting the Smart.
- Do not touch! Fingers, pens, pencils, and paper edges can easily scratch the surface of artworks. Please don’t touch and, to avoid accidents, always stay at least one foot away from artworks and cases. Museum gallery attendants might remind you to keep this distance.
- Be aware of where you are in relation to artworks. The Smart's galleries are relatively small. Please be aware of artworks and cases that are near or behind you. Remind young people that running and physical play are not allowed in the museum.
- Don't lean or sit on display cases or low pedestals. These are used to protect artworks. Please do not write or place objects on them.
- Use only pencils in the galleries. Pencils are available at the front desk and your docent can also lend you pencils.
- Leave umbrellas, large bags, and backpacks in the lockers or at the front desk.
- “Food, drinks, and gum are not allowed in the galleries.
- Smoking is not permitted in the museum.
- Photography is allowed in the galleries as long as the photographer or the group signs a permission slip at the front desk. Videotaping is not allowed unless arranged in advance.