Join Haunted Orange County’s Charles Spratley for an exclusive after-hours tour as you explore the spirits and legends of Bowers Museum.

Held every last Saturday of the month, Storytime in the Galleries includes free copies of each author’s featured book for the first 35 to RSVP and free General Admission to the galleries for the first 35 participants to arrive at each event. Reading in the galleries will be followed by a simple, fun art project that kids will love.

Presented by author Judy Colbert, step into the glittering world of mid-century glamour with the captivating story of William Ruser, the quintessential “jeweler to the stars.”

Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian

Join Haunted Orange County’s Charles Spratley for an exclusive after-hours tour as you explore the spirits and legends of Bowers Museum.

Celebrate with Bowers Museum during our free family festivals held every first Sunday of the month in the Museum’s beautiful Key Courtyard. Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and complimentary treats at every festival.

Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian

This lecture reexamines what we think we know about the ancient Egyptian afterlife. Drawing from his new book Yearning for Immortality, Dr. Rune Nyord shows how many familiar ideas of judgment and eternal reward or punishment come more from Greek and Christian traditions than from ancient Egyptian ones.

Join Chief Curator Dr. Tianlong Jiao and Director of Exhibitions Mark Bustamante for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of World of the Terracotta Warriors.

Presented by Annalee Andres, Art Historian