Education
School field trips
For in-person or virtual school field trips at the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum, please schedule through our education page.
Group tours
For general museum tours with groups of 15 or more, please request at least 2 weeks in advance through our Custom Tour request form on our education page.
For additional information, you may email Park's interpretive staff at [email protected] or call the museum main line at (408) 918-7770.
Traveling Trunk
Educational kits, also called “Traveling Trunks,” are available for rent for $20/week for up to 2 weeks. The Almaden Quicksilver Traveling Trunk contains lesson plans, materials and a teaching guide that supports 4th grade social studies standards. The trunk includes activities that allow students to explore Almaden Quicksilver's rich history through the people who lived and worked in the mining communities as well as understand how a local source of mercury was important to the success of the gold rush.