Past Exhibitions

Treasures of Veracruz

Treasures of Veracruz

  • MARCH 14, 2015- MAY 7, 2015

This exhibition showcases eight Pre-Columbian artifacts from the museum's permanent collection. These pieces date from 300-1500 A.D. and exemplify the power, beauty and intensity of art from the Mexican Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.

Where Ends Meet: A Retrospective of Works by Nancy Ravenhall Johnson

Where Ends Meet: A Retrospective of Works by Nancy Ravenhall Johnson

  • MARCH 13, 2015 - NOVEMBER 29, 2015

This exhibition is about ingenuity and artistic inspiration. It reveals a journey that threads through a graphic designer's career. From 1987 to 2012, Nancy Ravenhall Johnson grew and mastered a variety of positions at the Bowers Museum.

China's Lost Civilization: The Mystery Of Sanxingdui

China's Lost Civilization: The Mystery Of Sanxingdui

  • OCTOBER 19, 2014 - MARCH 15, 2015

Bowers Museum is proud to present the latest in its series of exhibits highlighting important treasures from around the world.

Heavenly Horses: Two Thousand Years of Chinese and Japanese Equine Art

Heavenly Horses: Two Thousand Years of Chinese and Japanese Equine Art

  • JUNE 14, 2014 - FEBRUARY 22, 2015

The horse's impact on both Chinese and Japanese culture cannot be overstated. They shepherded goods, people and ideas across the expansive and varied climates of a continent during the height of the Silk Roads. .

Chuck Jones: Doodles of a Genius

Chuck Jones: Doodles of a Genius

  • APRIL 26, 2014 - AUGUST 3, 2014

Celebrated as one of the greatest directors from the Golden Age of animation, Chuck Jones drew for a living, and he drew for pleasure and challenge.

The Lure Of Chinatown: Painting California's Chinese Communities

The Lure Of Chinatown: Painting California's Chinese Communities

  • APRIL 12, 2014 - AUGUST 31, 2014

Artists have a long tradition of travelling to far flung lands in search of revelation and artistic breakthrough. What happens when there is such a place right in your midst, yet completely foreign? 

Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt

Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt

  • MARCH 22, 2014 - JUNE 15, 2014

Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt is the first major exhibition to focus on one of the most fascinating aspects of ancient Egyptian culture and religion—the mummification of animals.

Beethoven: The Late Great

Beethoven: The Late Great

  • FEBRUARY 8, 2014 - MAY 18, 2014

In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and its 21st and final season of Dean Corey’s leadership, the Philharmonic Society

Framed: Step Into Art

Framed: Step Into Art

  • JANUARY 26, 2014 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Step inside the framework of famous paintings and experience art like never before in Framed: Step into Art, opening at Bowers Museum's Kidseum on Sunday, January 26, 2014.

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