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CHILDREN
SCHOOL TOURS
Led by trained Docents, Bowers Museum offers one-hour tours and Morning at the Museum with emphasis on grades 3 - 6. All tours align with the state of California History/Social Science Content Standards and Visual Arts Framework and relate to current exhibits.
ACTIVITY TOURS
One hour activity tours for grades K-2 are provided on Thursdays and Fridays by trained facilitators and meet Visual Art Content Standards. Designed to engage students through a hands-on approach, the activities include stories, games, songs, musical instruments and costumes connected to the exhibits at the museum.
Play musical instruments from around the world
Explore a discovery chest filled with artifacts and objects from different cultures
Learn about ancient Egypt in Nefertari's tomb room
Dress up in ethnic clothes
Make a rubbing with world symbols and alphabets from many cultures
Try on ceremonial masks
Play games from all parts of the globe
Create a unique folk art project
THEMATIC TOURS
(All tours tie in with History/Social Science Content Standards and Visual Arts Framework)
Grades K, 1, 2, 3 & 4
We Are One Activity Tours
Our thematic areas are filled with multicultural treasures that can be touched and played, including musical instruments, costumes, toys, games, and masks. The Activity Tours are ideal for younger school-aged children but can span up to 3rd or 4th grade. Teachers and chaperones are encouraged and expected to participate in group activities and help the children gently explore everything in our environment. For an even more in-depth exploration consider extending your stay with one of our art classes!
Grades 3 & 4
The First Californians
Our extensive collection of Native Californian art and artifacts demonstrates the culture and history of the California Indians. Explore the ways that Indians of the region used materials found in their natural environment to survive, to make a living, to fashion art, and to shape their various cultural identities.
Art Classes: Clay Pinch Pots, Kachina Headdresses and Masks, Sand Painting.
Missions and Ranchos
The Missions and Ranchos Gallery illustrates the rich, diverse, and colorful history of the people who settled the West Coast and Orange County. It begins with the colonizing of California during the Spanish Mission period (1768-1822) and carries through to the Mexican Rancho period (1832-1848).
Art Classes: California Indian Sand Painting, Cattle Brands, Orange Crate Labels
California, the Golden Years
Study California history and geography through the museum's spectacular collection of Plein Air and Impressionist paintings. Over fifty landscapes, portraits and still lifes created by California artists between 1875 and 1955 highlight familiar views from the seashore to the San Gabriel Mountains.
Art Classes: California Impressionist Painting in Watercolor or Acrylic
Morning at the Museum - Acorns to Artists!
An exciting new tour introducing 3rd and 4th graders to the grand sweep of California history from a sophisticated native culture through rancho days of vast herds of cattle and the hide trade to 20th Century masters of color and light who painted the beauty of the California landscape. Hands-on, interactive and fun!
Grades 4, 5 & 6
American Quilts
(September 20, 2008 - March 15, 2009)
This tour takes students on a sweeping journey across America, describing its culture and history from colonial to contemporary times and its link with the world. Quilts were a mainstay of the culture, reflecting historical traditions and telling of the economic, political, and geographic environments in which they were created. Touchstones of this exciting tour include the birth of a nation; Manifest Destiny; Civil War and Reconstruction; Westward Movement; Gold Rush; Prohibition; 19th Amendment; Great Depression; and WWI.
Art Classes: Fabric Crazy Quilts; Quilt Patterns: Geometric Shapes Used in Common Quilting Patterns.
Grades 5, 6 & 7
Passages: Photographs of Africa by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
(November 15, 2008 - April 19, 2009)
On this tour students will gain insight into the ritual practices across the African Continent that underline the wealth of African culture. Grouped thematically, the powerful images in this exhibit explore the cycle of life and related ceremonies. Objects from the Bowers permanent collection of African artifacts complement the exhibit.
Art Classes: African Masks; African Tooled Foil Jewelry
Land of Jade and Jaguars: Exploring the Maya Culture of Middle America
Permanent Collections
9:30 AM - Noon
Imagine the Mayan culture come to life! This stimulating tour helps students gain a deep understanding of our ancient neighbors to the south and how they have influenced our life and culture today. Students will enjoy an up-close-and-personal view of our great collection of ceramic ware, painted vases, a model of the pyramid at Chichen Itza (that looks so real you almost expect to see an ancient priest appear!), gold jewelry, and architectural carvings that reveal the artistic skill of the Mayas. They will learn myths and legends by viewing Lord Shield Jaguar Pacal's tomb with its carved story of his perilous journey to the underworld. And they will discover Mayan numbers and find out what amazing astronomers these people were. The tour also includes a film that makes the history and culture of these fascinating people immediate and real, learning how the important Mayan ball game was played and how much impact it has had on the team sports of today that everyone loves to play and watch. This engaging morning ends with the students themselves becoming actors, bringing to life the Mayan legend of the hero twins back in the dawn of time.
Masters of Adornment: The Miao People of China
November 15, 2008 - ongoing
This important collection of exquisite textiles and silver jewelry on loan to and from the Bowers Museum's permanent collection highlights the beauty and wealth of the Miao peoples of southwest China. Over 50 examples of ornately designed and created silver bracelets, necklaces and decorative ornaments compliment and complete the exhibition of late 19th and 20th century Miao regalia.
Art of the Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum
(April 18, 2009 - June 14, 2009)
Focusing on the art and aesthetics of Samurai culture, this tour presents the artworks and culture related to the everyday, traditional, and official role of the Samurai class of Japan. Students will have an opportunity to see dramatic Noh theatre costumes, beautifully crafted swords, armor, tea-ceremony utensils, and other testaments to the accomplished level of society, education and mastery of skills as developed by the Samurai between the 10th and 20th centuries. Many pieces of this exhibition are classified as Important Cultural Property and National Treasures of Japan.
Art Classes: Clay Netsuki; Japanese Block Printing; Tooled Foil Kashiki (Sword Pommels) and Tsuba (Sword Guards)
Ancient Arts of China: A 5000 Year Legacy
Permanent Collections
Spanning centuries and dynasties, this tour provides a rich cultural context for the many dynamic archaeological and art objects of China. From ancient bronze bells and vessels to exquisite jade carvings, pottery and painted scrolls, these artifacts showcase the amazing technology of China and the ingenuity of a culture.
Art Classes: Water Color Scroll Painting; Signature Seal Prints; Chinese Clay Pots
Tour Booking Office
714.567.3680
CURRICULUM GUIDES
Corresponding curriculum guides for teachers supplement a guided tour of Bowers Museum galleries and meet History/Social Science Content Standards and Visual Arts Framework for the state of California. Click on the links below to download the guides in pdf format.
California Through the Artist's Eyes
Developed with selections from the Bowers Museum's permanent collection of California Impressionist and plein air paintings.
Early California History: Exploration and Settlement Curriculum Guide
Developed in conjunction with the California History Galleries in the permanent collection.
Southern California Indian Curriculum Guide
Developed in conjunction with the First Californians Gallery in the permanent collection.
IN SERVICE TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS
In Service Training Workshops offer educators the opportunity to explore subjects which focus on subjects pertaining to current museum exhibits or programs.
ANNUAL EDUCATOR OPEN HOUSE
Area teachers and supervisors are invited to:
Preview educational materials.
Learn about new and exciting exhibits opening next year.
Stroll through our galleries with Docents available.
Discover the traditions and elements of creating a Mexican Day of the Dead memorial altar with a beautiful Dia de Los Muertos Ofrenda presentation.
Enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres furnished by Tangata.
CULTURAL ART CLASSES
Designed for grades 3 and above, the wide variety of classes provides students an opportunity to create a souvenir art piece related to their museum field trip. All cultural art classes meet Visual Art Content Standards.
SCHOOL OUTREACH
Trained Docents give free one-hour classroom presentations that enhance a school's curriculum with hands-on activities, museum artifacts, photographs and/or slides that capture an era or special environment.
For more information, please visit http://www.bowersdocentguild.org.
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| GROUP BENEFITS & HIGHLIGHTSis located at the corner of 20th & Main Streets in Santa Ana - one minute from the 5 freeway, (Main St. South exit) and just minutes from the 57, 55 and 22 freeways. |
GROUP TICKETSis located on the corner of 18th and Main Streets - south of the Bowers. Parking is available in a well-lighted conveniently located area, adjacent to the Museum. Wheelchair accessible. |
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