CCA Faculty: Before reviewing this page on the process for procuring class tickets for the most popular Bay Area venues, listed below, you'll want to make sure that you've completed the required steps:

1. Review the CCA Field Trips, Off Campus Activities, and Student Travel Guidelines page and completing any pertinent assumption of risk, vehicle use, and other applicable forms.

2. The information contained below is dependent on prior budgetary approval by either GrACE or the Division by the appropriate deadlines.

3. Because these are outside venues, thereby outside of CCA's control, it's critical that faculty ensure accessibility for all students. Please see the CCA Access Office's accessibility guidelines. Faculty should confirm accessibility in advance with the venue.

4. Once approved, we've provided information on additional steps you'll need to take in order to procure tickets for the Bay Area's most frequently requested field trip destinations. See below!

As always, please note that faculty, once having procured the appropriate budgetary approvals, are welcome to pay admission fees out of pocket and submit a Workday Expense Report for reimbursement up to the pre-approved amount. Make sure to keep your receipts! Otherwise, read on…

Angel Island State Park | Angel Island Immigration Station

Unfortunately, each leg of this field trip offers NO OPTION to pay in advance at this time. This means that GrACE will be unable to help in procuring advance tickets. Faculty will need to use their personal credit card for:

• Ferry tickets, which are only available for purchase at terminal kiosks in San Francisco or Tiberon. The faculty's personal Clipper Card can also be used.
• State Park Admission is, as of April 10, 2024, included in the price of the ferry tickets
• Admission to the Immigration Museum is free as of April 10, 2024.
• Admission costs to the Immigration Center Barracks and Mess Hall are an additional charge and can be found here and must be paid by the faculty's personal credit card, as no opportunity exists for advance payment at this time.

Faculty will need to procure and keep receipts, and complete Workday Expense Report in order to be reimbursed.

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

• Individual student and educator admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• Faculty should complete a museum reservation form or contact the museum’s group visits office at 415.581.3620 or groupvisits@asianart.org at least 2 weeks in advance.
• Once the venue has confirmed the visit, they'll reach out to the requesting faculty about payment, typically with an invoice.
• When they do, faculty can simply forward that payment request to GrACE at asap@cca.edu and GrACE will take care of payment.
• Faculty can then follow up directly with the venue.
• Also see the museum’s group visit FAQs page.

Audium, San Francisco

• Individual student admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• GrACE can purchase tickets in advance using a CCA credit card. Make sure your GrACE Application contains all of the relevant information, including number of guests including yourself.
• General Info Email: audium@audium.org

Berkeley Art Museum | Pacific Film Archive

• Individual student and educator admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.

FOR GROUP FILM SCREENINGS:

• Group sales are available for ten or more tickets to a single film screening. Advance arrangements required. Please call (510) 642-1412.

FOR GROUP GALLERY VISITS:

• Faculty should complete a museum reservation form or contact the museum’s group visits office at sgvisits@berkeley.edu at least 2 weeks in advance.
• If, after submitting the venue's registration form, you do not receive a confirmation email within three business days, please follow up with an email to sgvisits@berkeley.edu.
• The reduced admission rate for group visits is $8 per person for adult groups and $5 per person for college groups.
• Special guided group tours of BAMPFA exhibitions, led by UC Berkeley graduate students, are available for an additional fee of $60 per group ( up to twenty-five people).
• If faculty have additional questions, please contact the group visits office at sgvisits@berkeley.edu.

FOR BOTH SCREENINGS AND GALLERY VISITS

• Once the venue has confirmed the visit, they'll reach out to the requesting faculty about payment, typically with an invoice.
• When they do, faculty can simply forward that payment request to GrACE at asap@cca.edu and GrACE will take care of payment.
• Faculty can then follow up directly with the venue.
• Also see the venue's group visit FAQs page.

Center for the Book, San Francisco

• Individual student and educator tour rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• The venue offers several options for group visits:

1. Self-Guided Group Tours (Groups of 10 people or more): Free. Contact info@sfcb.org to schedule in advance.
2. Basic Guided Tour: This is a guided tour of the venue focused on the group's area of interest. Basic guided tours last approximately one hour.  Pricing on request.
3. Basic Guided Tour (with Hands-on Activity): This guided tour of San Francisco Center for the Book includes a hands-on activity. We will work with you to develop an activity that focuses on your group's area of interest. This guided tour and activity​ lasts approximately 2-3 hours. Pricing on request.

• For more information, email the venue at info@sfcb.org.

Contemporary Jewish Museum

• Individual student and educator admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• For all group reservations, which must be made by faculty in advance, email tours@thecjm.org.
• The venue also offers private group tours for specific exhibits for $100.
• For general student rates, visit the venue’s ticketing page.
• Once the venue has confirmed the visit, they'll reach out to the requesting faculty about payment, typically with an invoice.
• When they do, faculty can simply forward that payment request to GrACE at asap@cca.edu and GrACE will take care of payment.
• Faculty can then follow up directly with the venue.

de Young and/or Legion of Honor (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)

• Individual student and educator admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• The de Young requires the completion of a reservation form. Faculty will need to complete this form at least 4 weeks in advance.
• Faculty can let GrACE know that they've completed the reservation form and GrACE can follow up with a credit card number by calling the venue at 415.750.3659
• For additional information, visit the venue's Group Visit page or email them directly at groups@famsf.org.

Exploratorium San Francisco

• Individual student admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• GrACE can purchase tickets in advance using a CCA credit card. Make sure your GrACE Application contains all of the relevant information, including number of guests including yourself.
• Are there "add ons" for your trip, like the "Tactile Dome?" These are charged separately per person. GrACE can charge these separately by calling the Tactile Dome reservations line at (415) 528-4444 (option 5). Make sure your GrACE application reflects any of these additional admission requests.
• General Info Email: groupsales@exploratorium.edu

Headlands Center for the Arts

• Admission to most, if not all, public events is free.
• If this visit is taking place during a weekday and will not involve students coordinating their own transportation, then transportation will need to be coordinated by GrACE through CCA's preferred bus/shuttle vendor (Phoenix Transportation). This transportation option should be requested by faculty at the time of applying for a GrACE-funded field trip and at least one month in advance. Historically, transportation has cost $1,800 for a round trip between CCA and the Headlands for 30-40 students. A smaller bus would obviously be less, likely around $1,100. GrACE can help coordinate and provide an estimate.

Letterform Archive

• Free for college tours, but, according to the website "honoraria are appreciated." Any honoraria will have need to have been requested and approved when submitting the original field trip request.
• Two types of group tours available: "Current Exhibition" or "Permanent Collection."
• Faculty will need to complete a Private Tour Request Form with the venue at least two weeks in advance.
• For additional information, email visits@letterformarchive.org.

Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD)

• Individual student and educator admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• Admission can be paid in advance by GrACE using a CCA credit card.
• For current rates, visit the MOAD Ticketing page.

Museum of Craft and Design

• Individual student and educator admission rates apply, even for CCA courses.
• Have a group of 15 or more? Please e-mail tours@sfmcd.org to book your group’s tickets
• Otherwise, GrACE can order tickets for your class by visiting the venue's ticketing site and paying by CCA credit card.

Oakland Museum of California

• Individual student and educator admission rates apply, even for CCA courses, but groups over 10 receive a 20% admissions discount .
• All group reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance at at certain times designated by the venue. See OMCA's Groups Page for more detailed information
• GrACE can procure tickets using the venue's ticketing page.
• Questions regarding groups? E-mail groups@museumca.org.

Pier 24 Photography

• Free, but faculty will need to make an appointment in advance by visiting the venue's "Make an Appointment" page.
• This venue will likely be closing in July 2025.
• The upcoming "Turning the Page" exhibition will be its last.

Prelinger Library

• Free to the public. No reservation needed. Consult the venue website for entry instructions.
• See the venue's FAQ pages for additional questions or email info@prelingerlibrary.org
• Visitors with a specific inquiry in mind are encouraged to send a message to info@prelingerlibrary.org ahead of time, to allow thenm to pull materials (or advise on the extent to which the Library’s holdings may or may not address that inquiry).

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA)

• SFMoMA currently offers free group admission for verified current-semester CCA courses.
• The museum currently offers both fee self-guided visits for classes or, if faculty want to give students flexibility, free independent viewing passes for students in a particular course.
• These requests must be submitted by requesting faculty at least 10 days in advance directly to SFMomA with your (faculty) name, institution, course title, number of students, and preferred date and time to tours@sfmoma.org.
• For more specific information, visit SFMoMA’s Higher Education at SFMoMA page or email tours@sfmoma.org.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

• Admission is currently free until May 5, 2024.
• Faculty should check the specific exhibition by visiting the “Visit” page and clicking on the specific exhibition for specific future ticket prices, if any.