The Museum of Photographic Arts offers year-round changing exhibitions of the photographic arts while providing many educational programs for people of all ages. MoPA's Education Department offers a variety of public programs for adults throughout the year. Exhibition lectures and gallery talks provide visitors the opportunity to explore exhibitions in depth with artists, curators, art historians, educators, and other scholars. Educational workshops introduce adults to a variety of aspects of photography including the history, new technology, specific photographers, and much more. Credit is available for select workshops. Educational programs for children throughout the year explore the fields of photography, film, and multimedia through hands-on activities, creative assignments and projects, camps, and interactive classes.
School groups and groups other than schools can choose docent-led tours with trained volunteer educators or self-guided tours. School group tours are free with advance reservation. Docent-led or self-guided group tours for groups other than schools are $4 per person with advance reservations of two weeks or more.
MoPA's Education Department also provides outreach programs to schools and community groups, an Educator's guide called "The Visual Classroom: Integrating Photography into the School Curriculum," and curricula for each exhibition.