Learning Experience

Our Approach

Our learning experience programs contribute to an enhanced sense of social and emotional wellbeing – of connection and curiosity.

Our learning experiences are designed to provide different pathways and approaches to learning to suit your students’ needs and to provide a valuable experience for educators. TarraWarra Museum of Art delivers an inspiring program of learning experiences for primary, secondary and tertiary students that will help to develop their creative and critical thinking skills. Access, diversity and inclusion are at the core of all of our exhibitions, events and activities.

Tours led by experienced educators

TarraWarra Museum of Art’s enquiry-based tours focus on students discovering their individual and creative relationships with the art experience Our experienced educators work with each school to create bespoke tours, workshops and learning formats to suit student needs and curriculum requirements. 

Our program aligns with the Victorian Curriculum, Foundation to Year 10, Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) guidelines. 

The TarraWarra Museum of Art Difference

• Inspire creative expression and thinking.
• Encourage participation and inclusion in the arts.
• Build relationships with First Nations, diverse communities and disadvantaged schools.
• A sensory experience beyond the classroom where art and nature meet.
• First Nations engagement across all aspects of the Museum.
• Visible art storage of a nationally significant permanent collection of modern and contemporary Australian art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
• Our partnership with artists and the curatorial freedom to present adventurous exhibitions.
• Exhibitions curated through the lens of contemporary culture and ideas.
• Learning that sparks creativity and provides dynamic programs and resources for primary, secondary and tertiary students.
• An ambitious education centre and performance space for primary, secondary and tertiary students.
• The extraordinary legacy and vision of our founders, the late Eva AO and the late Marc Besen AC and their lifelong support of artists.

VCE Intensive

Coming in 2025 is a VCE Intensive Workshop. Join the education mailing list to receive occasional updates about learning and engagement initiatives at TarraWarra. 

Tertiary Symposium

We look forward to sharing a one day symposium with you in the new Eva and Marc Besen Centre in 2025. Surrounded by artworks from the TarraWarra Museum of Art collection, you will be sure to be inspired. Join the education mailing list to receive occasional updates about learning and engagement initiatives at TarraWarra.

Art for all

TarraWarra Museum of Art believes in creating an inclusive and accessible learning environment for all. Reflecting the Museum’s inner regional location in the Yarra Ranges, our program prioritises local, small, remote and regional schools; schools with high levels of First Nations, EAL (English as an Additional Language), CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and other diverse identities), and ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage).

Many government and special schools in the region do not have access to art/cultural education in a museum context. The Museum’s subsidised program provides a free bus service plus free programs for disadvantaged schools. With financial support, we plan to expand our access program by increasing the number of buses available, providing transport to schools further afield, and increasing the number of free programs for schools.

Teacher Benefits

Upon booking a school tour, you receive a 10% discount to the selected exhibition catalogue plus two free tickets for teachers to view the exhibition. Sign up to our educator newsletter to find out more about upcoming exhibitions, special events and studio workshops.