A Student Guide teaches in front a group gathered around a painting with meat hanging, a cow head, and a cat in the background.
Student Guide tour with Attributed to Alonso de Escobar (active 1602 – 1637 in Spain), Still Life with Side of Beef, 17th century, Oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. Thomas Govett (father of Louise Govett, Class of 1956), 1954.6.

Drop-in Public Tours

Saturdays from September 26 to December 5 (Excludes October 10 and November 28)

October 17 — December 5, 2026

Time 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where Davis Museum Lobby
Category

Designed by Wellesley students from a range of academic majors, thematic tours of special exhibitions and permanent collections led by a Student Guide are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Tour topics listed below are subject to change based on availability. 

Each tour is limited to 20 people. 

Meet in the Davis Museum Lobby.

This program is generously supported by the Elizabeth Bein Keto '48 Endowed Memorial Art Fund.

9/26: The Uncanny in Art

10/3: Political Commentary in Art Across Time

10/17: Landscapes and Emotions (Family Day Tour)

10/24: Modern and Contemporary Art (Friends and Family Weekend Tour)

10/31: Excavating Antioch: The Archaeology of an Ancient City

11/7: Shi: Stories in Stone

11/14: The Blurred Personalities of Baroque Art

11/21: Portrayals of Women Across Cultures and Centuries

12/5: Oil and Water - Painted Depictions of Liquid 

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