Chaperone Guide: Mill City Museum
Chaperone parking information
On-site parking for vans and cars only is available near MIll City Museum for a fee. The museum cannot validate chaperone parking.
Directions and Parking Information
Chaperone tips
- Ask your group leader about your schedule and which spaces the students should visit.
- Write down the time and place for micro-lessons, Flour Tower multi-media show, film “Minneapolis in 19 minutes Flat” and departure.
- Preview the Scavenger Hunt that chaperones will help students use while in the exhibit space.
- Learn the names and faces of the students in your group and make sure they know your name.
- Review Museum Manners with your students.
- Keep your group in one area at a time.
- Explore the museum and encourage questions. You don’t need to know the answers — just help students find their own answers and discuss.
- If you have questions, ask a staff member!
- Count your students before moving to another area.
Mill City Museum
704 South Second St.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
View on map | Directions and parking
Cost
- $8 per student
- District staff free
- One free adult per five students. Additional chaperones invoiced at student rate.
- Admission costs are for anyone age 4 and over
- Memberships and 6th grade passes are not valid on field trip days
Billing information
No payment will be accepted the day of the field trip. All schools will be invoiced after their trip. For more information see our Program Policies.
Cancellation fee
Cancellations must be received 14 days before your trip. See our Program Policies. Contact us at fieldtrips@mnhs.org if you need to reschedule.
Details
- Length:
2.25 hours (School Year Field Trips)
2 hours (Summer Field Trips) - No lunch space available
- Learn about what is included in school year and summer field trips
- Schedule your field trip
- Prepare for your day
- Accessibility
Scholarships, grants, and subsidies
Apply for the McKnight Foundation Scholarship or other grants and subsidies.
Virtual field trips
Take your students on a virtual field trip! Professional educators bring standards-based topics directly to your students during a live video call.