Since its reopening in 1991, the Bowers Museum has hosted more than 80 exhibitions such as Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, Secret World of the Forbidden City, The World of the Etruscans, Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World, Queen of Sheba: Legend and Reality, Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor, Art of the Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum, Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia, Gods and Gifts: Treasures from the Vatican Ethnographic Museum, and Guo Pei: Couture Beyond.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Public Tour: Halloween at the Bowers
October 30, 2020 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
We hope to thrill and chill you with facts, fiction and fun about America's popular October celebration. We're going to relate a little Halloween...
Virtual Public Tour: Halloween at the Bowers
October 31, 2020 - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
We hope to thrill and chill you with facts, fiction and fun about America's popular October celebration. We're going to relate a little Halloween...
Virtual Public Tour: Celebrations
November 4, 2020 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Public Tour: Celebrations Celebrations are part of every culture -- special moments that we share with family and community. When we...
Virtual Public Tour: The Art of Spirituality
November 5, 2020 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Public Tour The Art of Spirituality: Finding Your Way In Uncertain Times When facing the uncertainties of life, people of the diverse...
ONLINE: 2-Part Documentary Screening: We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka & We, the Voyagers: Our Moana
November 7, 2020 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
PURCHASE TICKETS Includes exclusive introductory video by director Mimi George!We are the living crew of Lata, the Polynesian culture-hero who...
ONLINE: The Past, Present and Future of Micronesian Sailing
November 8, 2020 - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
PURCHASE TICKETS AN EXCLUSIVE PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATION! Join Sesarior Sewralur ,Grandmaster Navigator, as he considers the past, present and...
Virtual Public Tour: Miao: Masters of Silver
November 8, 2020 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Public Tour Miao: Masters of Silver Join us on a tour through our latest installation, Miao: Masters of Silver, and learn about the...
Virtual Public Tour: Miao: Masters of Silver
November 11, 2020 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Public Tour Miao: Masters of Silver Join us on a tour through our latest installation, Miao: Masters of Silver, and learn about the...
Anne's Treasures Art Kits- Papier maché Masks
November 12, 2020 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
A very special arts engagement program for seniors. Create beautiful and unique art projects. We will be offering art material kits with...
Virtual Public Tour: The Art of Spirituality
November 12, 2020 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Public Tour The Art of Spirituality: Finding Your Way In Uncertain Times When facing the uncertainties of life, people of the diverse...
ARCE ONLINE: Princeton-Institute of Fine Arts, NYU North Abydos Expedition 2018-2020 Seasons
November 14, 2020 - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
PURCHASE TICKETS AN EXCLUSIVE PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATION! Presented by Dr. Debbie Vischak, Assistant Professor, Princeton University In 2018...
ONLINE: Assessing Indigenous Reactions to Ethnographic Collection in New Guinea
November 15, 2020 - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
PURCHASE TICKETS AN EXCLUSIVE PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATION! Presented by Rainer F. Buschmann, Professor of History at the California State...