Illuminate Learning: In-Person Tour or Virtual Visit
ILLUMINATE LEARNING: TOURS AND VIRTUAL VISITS
TYPES OF TOURS
Explore the history of glass art from its beginnings to today with a docent-led tour. Enjoy hands-on experiences and engaging interactions with our exhibits and permanent collection. Tours can be tailored to your group’s size, age, and interests.
Please schedule docent-led tours at least 3 weeks in advance.
- K–12: $3 per student (1 chaperone free per 8 students)
- College: $5 per student
- Adults: $9 per adult
- Museum Members: Fee waived
Large groups will be divided into smaller groups of 10–15. A minimum of 5 visitors is required for docent-led tours.
Self-guided tours: Free for groups of 20 or fewer.
Bring the museum to your classroom, family, or group with a virtual field trip tailored to your interests and needs. Explore our collection anytime via Google Arts and Culture.
Hands Up Wisconsin provides ASL interpretation for our docent-led tours. If you have need of their services, please let us know at least three weeks in advance.
LARGE GROUPS
Effective March 1, 2026, groups of more than 20 visitors will be charged $9 per person over 20 (e.g., a group of 25 will pay $45).
Group leaders are encouraged to register at least 2 weeks in advance and review our Museum Manners before visiting.
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass reserves the right to evaluate group sizes on a case-by-case basis.
MUSEUM MANNERS
Help us protect our glass art and galleries by following these guidelines:
- Please do not touch artwork, cases, or pedestals.
- Keep a safe distance from artwork.
- Use pencils only.
- Do not lean on walls or display cases.
- No food or open beverages in galleries, classrooms, or the shop.
- Leave large bags and backpacks with Visitor Services.
- No running, pushing, or roughhousing.
- No flash photography. Please observe signs indicating when photography is prohibited.
ADAPTIVE BACKPACKS
Adaptive backpacks are available for borrowing at the Community First Credit Union Welcome Center
It is a portable, customizable toolkit containing tactile, visual, and auditory items designed to help individuals enjoy their museum visit. Each kit contains a plethora of sensory tools and activities for visitors to borrow to make their visit more engaging.
Anyone! While Adaptive Backpacks are usually designed for those who identify as having autism, neurodivergence, or sensory needs, anyone who would like to check out a bag from the Welcome Center is able to do so. That said, we encourage visitors to exercise caution with visitors under the age of 5 due to choking hazard parts.
Every adaptive backpack includes the following:
- Museum branded bag
- Communication Cards
- Light refracting glasses
- Coloring book & crayons
- Picture book
- Battery powered drawing pad
- Noise-cancelling headphones (baby headphones available upon request)
- 30-second liquid timer
- Pop it toy
- Ray the Dragon stuffed animal
- Magnetic sensory toy kit
- Fidget spinner
- Sensory maze
- Magnifying glass
- Pencil
Adaptive bags are available for borrowing at the Community First Welcome Center.
You may carry your bag with you throughout the museum during your visit.
When you leave the museum, return your bag to the Welcome Center for a museum staff member to clean.
Funding for Adaptive Bags was generously provided by the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation through a Youth Program Grant and Anne Coté and Gillian Leggett.
CONTACT US
If interested in scheduling a tour, field trip or off-site museum options please contact Jayme Eisch, Visitor Services and Volunteer Coordinator at 920-751-4658 or eisch@bmmglass.com