Center for Financial Education

Museum Finance Academy
In October 2011, the Museum launched the Museum Finance Academy, a 10-week financial literacy program for high school juniors and seniors. Admission is free for students and is on a first come, first served basis. Upon successful completion of the program, all students will receive a certificate and the top student/s will receive a college scholarship. Click here for more information and to download the application for the Spring 2012 semester.

Tours
The Museum offers guided group tours by reservation only and based on docent availability Tuesday-Friday, from 10:15 am – 2:30 pm, and can accommodate a maximum of 25 people per group. Tours take approximately 45 minutes and are ideal for students in grades 5-12, as well as college and MBA students. The Museum offers FREE tours and classes to Title 1 Schools. Click here for more information.

Classes
In addition to group tours, the Museum offers by reservation only 45-60 minute classroom programs taught in the education center by Museum educators and industry professionals. These programs may be scheduled independently or in conjunction with exhibit tours.

The Museum offers classroom lessons on the following topics:

"Real Fake" with Inspector Collector (Grades: K-6)
Alexander Hamilton (Grades: 5-12)
Banking in America (Grades: 6-12, College)
Bond Intelligence – And It’s Not 007 (Grades: High School, College, Adults)
Entrepreneurs (Grades: 9-12)
Financial Markets (Grades: 5-12, College)
How to Analyze a Stock (Grades: 11-12, College, Adult)
Money: A History (Grades: 5-12)
The Secret Life of Money: Currency Exploration for Adults (Grades: College and Adults 18+)
Your Money and Your Success (Grades: High School, College)

Fees and Reservations
The Museum charges a $100 group admission fee and $100 for each educational program, with a 50% non-refundable deposit required to secure the reservation due no later than two weeks prior to the visit. The Museum requires one chaperone per 10 students.

For questions regarding the Museum's education and tour programs, please contact Tempris Small at 212-908-4110 or e-mail educator@moaf.org. If preferred date of visit is known, please complete the Museum's Group Visit Request Form.