Meet Japan without leaving Los Angeles About Bowers Museum
The Bowers Museum is an internationally-celebrated institution of art and culture dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of fine arts from around the world.
To achieve its mission to “enrich lives through the world’s finest arts and cultures,” the Bowers offers exhibitions, lectures, art classes, travel programs, children’s art and music education programs, and other community programs.
Its guiding philosophy is to help people learn about other cultures through their arts, and offer a greater understanding of ourselves and appreciation of the world in which we live.
The museum’s permanent collection is particularly strong in the areas of African, South Pacific, Asian, Native American, Pre-Columbian art, and California plein-air painting.
The Bowers has organized some of the most culturally significant exhibitions in history, including Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor, Secret World of the Forbidden City, The Dead Sea Scrolls, Egyptian Treasures of The British Museum, and Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World.
In addition to presenting acclaimed art exhibitions, the Bowers Kidseum, located two blocks south of the main museum, offers multi-faceted art and cultural educational experiences for young children, their families, and the community.
Kidseum is dedicated to providing children a fun environment where imagination and creativity are not only encouraged, but nurtured.
Location, Hours, and Admission:
The Bowers Museum is located at 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706.
Open hours are: Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm; the fourth Thursday of every month, 10 am–8 pm.
Admission is $12 adults; $9 students and seniors over 62; and children under 6 are free.
For more information, call 714.567.3600 or log on to www.bowers.org.
The Bowers Kidseum is located at Friday, 10 am–3 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 11 am–4 pmwww.bowers.org
Free Days: The Lockhart Family provides free general admission to the Bowers Museum for Santa Ana residents on the first Sunday of each month.
Target now extends the Lockhart Family’s generosity by making access possible for all visitors on Target Free First Sundays.
In addition, through a generous donation in memory of Dorothy Goerl, the Bowers Museum offers free general admission to Santa Ana residents with proof of residency on the third Tuesday of each month.
Both the Bowers Museum and Kidseum are closed on Mondays, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.