Bowers Museum

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• Marsha Hearn★★★★★

  This is a beautiful museum! My husband and I visited there for the second time on Saturday. I took a lot of pictures. I will share a few of them. The exhibits are beautiful. You can browse on your own or you can get a tour. The museum has a nice restaurant. Everyone is very friendly and helpful. The prices of admission are reasonable to enjoy a lovely day. The museum will have a quilt exhibit starting next week and I was told it will run throughout the summer. I definitely intend to return to see it.

  2 months ago

• alan stanly★★★★★

  Very nice facility and museum. Secure parking, gorgeous antique mission style building. Wonderful grounds for school events and functions. Smaller museum, but plenty to fill an entire afternoon. Rotating exhibits and some permanent works. Fine art american paintings to chinese miniatures and tapestries and presently, an African artifact exhibit. We enjoyed it with 4 generations of family. Highly recommended.

  3 months ago

• Yesenia Anguiano★★★★★

  Small and clean museum that offers monthly free services for residents. I have been eager to try their singing bowls but something always comes up. We went for the Japanese cherry blossom festival this month of April and they has lots of performances and some tasty treats. Seating was limited but overall had a great time.

  3 months ago

• Aspiring Amoeba★★★★★

  An excellent museum with both permanent and local conditions, focusing on cultures. Highlights include the Chinese, local Californian, and Polynesian permanent collections, with a mix of cultural artifacts and visual art, as well as a rotating set of collections that are often in collaboration with other museums. These exhibits tend to last a few months, and need separate tickets. The special exhibits are a bit cut off from the permanent collection physically, but the overall flow of the museum is nice. There are a variety of events hosted here, from the free cultural and family events during the main cultural holidays (including Chinese New Year), to specialized events for the exhibits themselves, such as board game nights. Sometimes, guest lecturers can provide greater insight into an exhibit with special lectures. Parking is available but does need to be paid for.

  5 months ago

• Heidi Arden★★★★★

  The newest exhibit, "Global Threads, India's Textile Revolution" at the Bower's Museum is fantastic! I have always loved sewing and fabrics, and this exhibit taught me so much about how Chintz fabric was traded, the political side of it, along with the international economies. They are true artists, and I highly recommend everyone to go check it out.

  7 months ago

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