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WALK-IN TOURS
Enhance your Museum Visit! Expand Your Knowledge! Learn History! Ask Questions About unusual Bowers Museum Artifacts! Take a Docent Led Tour of our Exhibits!
weekdays (Tuesday - Friday)
Docents are available for walk-in tours of any gallery for visitors Tuesday through Friday from 11am to 3pm (subject to availability of Docents). Inquire at the Visitor Services Desk upon your arrival.
weekends (Saturday & Sunday)
Scheduled public Docent tours are given at 11am, 1pm & 2pm on Saturday & Sunday (except on Target Free Sundays - the first Sunday of every month). These tours are generally about 45 minutes long. Check with our Visitor Services Desk upon arrival for the day's scheduled gallery tours. All museum visitors are welcome.
gallery talks (Tuesday - Sunday)
The Bowers Museum's Docent Guild also presents stimulating gallery talks. These scheduled public talks are a more concentrated tour of an exhibition and are about 20 minutes long. All museum visitors are welcome.
Click here for a listing of scheduled Gallery Talks
Plan an Extraordinary Day for your Group of 15 or More and Save!
Discover new worlds in our renowned permanent and visiting exhibitions. Enrich your Bowers experience with a docent-led tour, enjoy a distinguished lecture or film, lunch at our award -winning Tangata Restaurant and browse the rare and exotic at our Gallery Store. There is always something new and something for everyone at the Bowers Museum. Click below to learn more about special discounts for groups.
May 23, 2013
EVENT
TIMELESS MELODIES: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Exhibitions
GEMS OF THE MEDICI
SCRIMSHAW: THE ART AND CRAFT OF THE AMERICAN WHALER
Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands
Sacred Realms: Temple Murals by Shashi Dhoj Tulachan From the Gayle and Edward P. Roski Collection
Ancient Arts of China: A 5000 Year Legacy
California: The Golden Years
First Californians
Pre-Columbian Exhibits
California Legacies: Missions and Ranchos (1768-1848)
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