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Gari Melchers Home and Studio

Gari Melchers Home and Studio

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Field Trip Guidelines

  • Please let us know of special needs and we will try to accommodate them.
  • A limited number of chaperones may attend at our general admission price, $12 per person. No siblings or large bags/backpacks, please. Only school-selected chaperones, displaying a field trip badge, can join field trips. Our site is closed for tours during large field trips.
  • We strive to create a cell-phone free field trip experience.
  • Students should watch our 6-minute orientation video prior to their visit.
  • Arrival time is generally 9:45 am with the field trip starting at 10 am.
  • Teachers can pay the day of the field trip by check or credit card. We will provide an itemized receipt.
  • Teachers with school issued medical supply backpacks must wear them in the front in the house and studio.
  • Outdoor picnic tables with umbrellas that seat 48 people are located next to the Museum Shop.
  • Larger groups are divided and rotate through four 30-minute stations.
  • One of the stations will have a built-in bathroom/water break.
  • Keep personal water bottles with the lunches and do not take them on tour.
  • Programs may be altered during inclement weather.
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224 Washington Street
Falmouth, VA 22405
540-654-1015

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