Emphasis is placed on the study of the multicultural influences of the institution of the circus on the development of American popular cultural arts, entertainment, and the beginnings of modern business and professional skills. Other group tours are offered every day with advanced scheduling. Workshops are custom designed for each grade level and provide an integrated, multidisciplinary, hands-on experience for students studying American popular cultural traditions.
Students work in traditional art forms as well as computer graphics to create school posters.
Students learn the visual and language skills involved in setting up an exhibit by using materials from the Hertzberg's teaching collection to design and construct their own exhibit. Students create their own language of facial expressions by creating masks with recyclable materials, painting their own faces and using a computer graphics program. Gallery Presentations Guest curators offer special programs to the public during exhibit openings with gallery talks and walk-throughs. All tours and workshops must be scheduled at least one week in advance. Tours are free to all Bexar County schools.