Admission to the Museum and to many programs is free. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. Free guided tours are conducted by Museum docents with extensive training. Tours must be scheduled at least three weeks in advance and fill quickly, so schedule as early as possible. To schedule a tour or for information on Classroom Lesson Sets or Teacher Seminars call 839-6292.
Docents select works of art from several areas of the collection.
Tours are based on classroom lessons that use slides provided by the Museum. Tours on a subject of the teacher's choice. Tours for small classes can be given in French or Spanish, or in a combination of these languages and English. The Paper Plant has been producing hand-laid recycled papers for artists and for letterpress printing since 1977. John Dancy-Jones has given workshops, lectures and demonstrations in handmade paper, letterpress printing and book design cross the state of North Carolina to audiences of all ages.