Bowers At Home
The Bowers is thrilled to expand its connection to our community with the launch of BOWERS AT HOME.
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Bowers Museum July Virtual Family Festival
Kidseum Virtual Art Instruction: Paper Mache Trophy
Kidseum Virtual Art Instruction: Tie Die Mandalas
Live Cooking Demonstration with Marcy Carriker Smoothers
Live Stream with UCI MIND
Meet Internationally Renowned Photographers Angela Fisher and Angela Beckwith
Kidseum Virtual Art Instruction: Coffee Watercolor Landscape Painting
Virtual Docent-Led Tour of Gemstone Carvings
Digital Exhibition
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Muscles, ninjas and cyborgs; what do these three things have in common? All are depicted on the flour sack canvases of the Bowers’ first digital exhibition, Reel Art: Movie Posters from Ghana.
This premier digital show revisits one of the most beloved Bowers permanent collection exhibitions, bringing together a group of rugged, campy and visually astonishing posters. These colorful advertisements were originally created to promote movies made available for rent throughout Ghana by an industrious group of traveling entrepreneurs. Familiar celebrity faces and fantastical interpretations of B- and C-list movies from the 1980s and ‘90s make for a wonderful viewing experience. Microwave some popcorn, sit back, relax and enjoy Reel Art from the comfort of your home.
Additional Resources for Reel Art:
Download Lesson Plans | Preview
Watch Virtual Project Lesson, linked below!
Digital Guide
Inside The Walt Disney Archives
*Available by mobile device only.*
Use your mobile device to visit guide.bowers.org and see exhibit highlights alongside fun facts and staff favorites.
Don't forget to visit our Storytelling Portal to read and share your favorite Disney memories!
Bowers Podcast
Hear directly from experts in the fields of archaeology and more. This treasure trove of past lectures is being updated weekly for your listening pleasure!
Music Playlists
Tune-in and zone-out to the sounds of the Bowers Playlists. Inspired by our current exhibitions, new art projects, and the passing holidays - the Bowers will link new playlists below every week during our closure.
Click the links below to listen to:
- Reel Art Playlist, inspired by Bowers' digital exhibit
- First Californians Playlist, inspired by Bowers' permanent exhibition and timed to accompany our Kidseum Projects.
- Celebrating Mother's Day Playlist, timed to accompany our Kidseum Projects in honor of the holiday.
- Timeless Melodies Playlists: 1945: The Year in Song, Broadway in the 1950s
Audio Tour
Listen up everyone: this tour is for your ears only!
Visit bowers.org/audio to listen in on a virtual tour of the Bowers Museum, available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.
HOME ART LESSONS- NEW RELEASES EVERY WEEK!
Exploring History Through Bowers Margaret and Cleo Key Courtyard
Exploring The South Pacific Inspired by the Exhibit Spirits and Headhunters
Inspired by the Exhibit Inspired by the Exhibit Sacred Realms
Inspired by the Exhibit Ancient Arts of China
Inspired by the exhibit Ceramics of Western Mexico
Inspired by the NEW Virtual Exhibit Reel Art: Movie Posters from Ghana
Inspired by Bowers' exhibit California Legacies: Missions and Ranchos
Inspired by the exhibit Gemstone Carvings: Masterworks by Harold Van Pelt
Member Exclusives From Home
As extension of our new online portal "Bowers at Home" and its virtual offerings, Bowers Members have received exclusive access to premiere content, from live broadcasts and Q&A in our member-exclusive speaker series, "Friends of the Bowers," to videos of past lectures in our new "Best of the Bowers" video lecture archive, staff interviews and more. Click here for details.
Enjoy archives of this series on the Bowers YouTube Channel, under the Friends of the Bowers Playlist!
New! Virtual Family Festivals
Our festivals may be virtual, but the fun is real!
JUNE FESTIVAL SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Watch the archive of our virtual festival now available on the Bowers Museum's Facebook page.
Download June Virtual Festival Art Projects | Preview and tag us on your artwork and food creations @bowersmuseum #bowersathome #bowersfestival
June's Virtual Family Festival includes:
- Bon Family and California All-Star Cloggers
- Shan the Candyman
- Franklin Haynes Marionettes
Art Projects: Pinocchio marionette and Fingerprint doodles
Food Recipe: Candy Apples
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for the first FREE virtual family festival by Bowers at Home on May 24! With more than 2.7 thousand views from around the globe, this was a community celebration we can all be proud of.
Watch the archive of our virtual festival now available on the Bowers Museum's Facebook page.
Download festival project pdfs and tag us on your artwork and food creations @bowersmuseum #bowersathome #bowersfestival
May's Virtual Family Festival "Celebrating Mexican Heritage" includes:
- Martin Espino and his collection of indigenous wind and percussion instruments of ancient Mexico
- Joel Aceves classical guitarist plays the romantic music of Mexico
- Ballet Folklorico Raíces de Mexico performs traditional dances from the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca
- Dr. Gloria Arjona sings “La Llorona,” a song of loss and longing based on a folk tale with many interpretations
Art Projects: Huichol Indian God’s Eyes and Paper Flower head piece
Food experience: Homemade flour tortillas!
Art Projects
Serving our Community
In light of the recent health crisis, Bowers Museum has partnered with Mariners Church to cook, prep, and deliver meals to local hospitals for healthcare workers. Recently added to this program's recepients are the families of the children in our Kidseum After School Program, all of whom are Santa Ana residents, as well as the seniors of our Anne's Treasures Program. As of July 3, over 17,700 meals have been delivered to these families, Hoag Hospital, CHOC and more. The Museum is now on a steady course to deliver 1,000 more every week.
Those interested in purchasing meals for local healthcare providers or receiving meals for their healthcare staff should contact Cherie Yuen directly at Cyuen@bowers.org; 714.567.3623 I C 808.852.9027.