field trips
bring your students!
We welcome student groups to the Anne Frank permanent exhibit, housed in the heart of the University of South Carolina’s campus in downtown Columbia, SC.
Half-day or Full-day visits include a guided exhibit tour and engaging supplemental activities designed to enrich your curriculum. Enhance your experience with a campus scavenger hunt or excursions to additional sites of interest.
Our museum staff review field trip tour requests daily and will be in touch within 3 business days.
FIELD TRIP AVAILABILITY
During the FALL SEMESTER (AUG-DEC), Fridays are reserved for field trips. If you need another day, please reach out to check availability.
During the SPRING SEMESTER (JAN-MAY), Tuesdays through Thursdays are available for school groups.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The permanent exhibit is geared toward students in the 6th grade or above. A field trip visit includes a tour of the permanent exhibit with a short activity before or after the tour, time to reflect, and an evaluation.
COST PER PERSON
The cost for a field trip is $10.00 per person. This price will include students, teachers, and chaperones.
TOUR TIME OF DAY
If your group has additional time, there is a scavenger hunt that guides you through the USC campus.
Morning field trips: Begin at 9:00 am and finish by 11:00am.
Afternoon field trips: Start at 12:00pm and end by 2:00pm.
We recognize that schools have different travel needs, and these times are flexible. Please let us know your specific travel needs, if any.
TOUR LENGTH
Our permanent exhibit tour is approx. 70 minutes per tour group, depending on student questions and engagement. Due to space, each tour group is limited to 18 people.
TOUR CAPACITY
For groups over 18 people, we ask that you split into smaller tour groups before arrival so we can stagger entry times.
Groups of 45 to 50 people (including students and chaperones) fit well into a morning or afternoon schedule.
If your group exceeds 50 people, please plan for a full-day visit.
lunch options
If you need space to eat lunch on campus, there are several outdoor locations that work well, including a garden area behind the Anne Frank Center. If it is rainy, students can spread out in the building.
If students bring their own lunches, be sure to bring coolers as there is not a larger refrigerator in the Anne Frank Center.
Your group can also arrange to have food delivered to campus from one of the many nearby restaurants.
travel instructions
GOOGLE MAP ADDRESS
Anne Frank Center, 1731 College Street, Columbia, SC 29201
BUS drop-off & PARKING
School bus and charter bus drop off is on Barnwell Street, next to the Anne Frank Center, at the public bus pick-up/drop-off location.
After drop off, buses should park at the Barnwell Street Lot at the following location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MHKVVm3PyDWJCxQZ7
CHAPERONE PARKING
There is metered parking available near the Anne Frank Center, with a limited number of spaces for disabled persons adjacent to the museum building.
If you would like to reserve spaces for your group, let us know!
The University charges a $10 fee for up to 5 spaces. After that, the fee is $5 per additional space.
