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Jun 19

Vietnamese Spiral Lanterns

Start at: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

On the 14th day of each lunar month, the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam are spectacularly lit up with...

Jun 20

Vietnamese Spiral Lanterns

Start at: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

On the 14th day of each lunar month, the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam are spectacularly lit up with...

Jun 21

Vietnamese Spiral Lanterns

Start at: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

On the 14th day of each lunar month, the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam are spectacularly lit up with...

Jun 22

Vietnamese Spiral Lanterns

Start at: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

On the 14th day of each lunar month, the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam are spectacularly lit up with...

Current Exhibitions

Voyage to Vietnam: Celebrating the Tet Festival

Current Exhibitions

Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt

Current Exhibitions

First Americans: Tribal Art from North America

Current Exhibitions

Hours & Tickets

Bowers Museum Hours

Tuesday - Sunday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Kidseum Hours

Saturday - Sunday
10:00 am-4:00 pm

Closed

Mondays
Fourth of July
Thanksgiving
Christmas
New Year's Day

Ticket Information

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Accepted Forms of Payment:

Cash, Personal Check, Cashier Check, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Discover

Directions & Parking

The Bowers Museum

is 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.

Kidseum

is located on the corner of 18th and Main Streets - south of the main Bowers Museum. Parking is available in a well-lighted conveniently located area, adjacent to the Museum. Wheelchair accessible.

Parking

Parking Lots are available directly north and south of the museum for a $6 fee. Nearby metered and timed street parking is also available. Bowers Museum Members have the exclusive opportunity to purchase an Annual Parking Pass for $20.

Public Transportation

The bus line servicing the Bowers Museum and Kidseum is the OCTA bus number 53. Metrolink and Amtrak trains stop at the Anaheim Station (3.5 miles from the museum), and the Santa Ana Station (1.7 miles from the museum).

Kidseum

Kidseum: Bowers Children’s Museum

Ignite your imagination at the new Kidseum! Explore the wonders of the world on the Green Screen Time Machine and Glow Cave. Become an archaeologist in the enhanced Archaeology Room located in an Egyptian Tomb. Play drums from around the world, travel in a camper, investigate color on the SMART Table, sit in a teepee and much more!

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Special Events

Turn Your Event Into a Work of Art

From elegant dinners to business meetings, wedding receptions to holiday gatherings, Bowers Museum offers spaces to make any event memorable, and Patina Catering will create a custom menu to perfectly suit your event’s needs.

Gallery Store

Limited-Edition Platinum Prints

The Bowers Museum, in partnership with RGS London, is pleased to offer limited edition platinum prints, the highest quality of image achievable, of Frank Hurley's original negatives which document one of the greatest stories of human survival ever told. Handmade on the finest cotton paper, the prints will be available in three sizes with full supporting provenance documentation. Available exclusively through the Bowers Museum and the Royal Geographic Society of London. Contact the Gallery Store at (714) 567-3643 for details. For more from the Gallery Store, click the link.

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