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The museum has increased in size from its original 10,080 square feet to more than 100,000-square-feet today, with 45,000 square feet of exhibition space. The Bowers serves more than 80,000 school children annually through docent guided tours, community outreach programs, and participatory art classes.
- Sean O'Harrow
- Art museum, cultural art
- 1936
- 2002 N. Main St, Santa Ana, California
The Charles W. Bowers Memorial Museum first opened its doors in 1936 as a city-run museum devoted primarily to the history of Orange County. In 1987, the City of Santa Ana closed the museum with the understanding that after careful study and a great deal of input from the community, the museum would be reopened as a totally transformed museum, ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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Jan 8, 2013 · Highlights: The Bowers Museum is Orange County’s largest museum, at 158,008 square feet. The 30,000-square-foot Dorothy and Donald Kennedy Wing, completed in February 2007, doubled the museum…
Over 100,000 square feet and surrounded by lush gardens, the Bowers campus includes a 296 seat auditorium, 12,000 square feet of event space, a Patina-owned Tangata Restaurant, a robust Gallery Store, 8 permanent exhibitions, and spectacular featured exhibits on rotation, to ensure a full day of engaging fun with every visit.
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- When is Bowers Museum open?Bowers Museum is open:Tue - Sun 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- What hotels are near Bowers Museum?Hotels near Bowers Museum: (0.10 mi) Experience the Magic of Disneyland with Your Exceptional Host (0.05 mi) Santa Ana Travel Inn (0.16 mi) Exquisi...
- What restaurants are near Bowers Museum?Restaurants near Bowers Museum: (0.02 mi) Tangata Restaurant (0.06 mi) El Pollo Loco (0.20 mi) Baskin-Robbins (0.25 mi) NORMS Restaurant (0.24 mi)...
- What attractions are near Bowers Museum?Attractions near Bowers Museum: (0.01 mi) Bead Society of Orange County (0.06 mi) Montanya Spa (0.13 mi) Kidseum (0.50 mi) Discovery Cube Orange Co...
The museum has increased in size from its original 10,080 square feet to more than 100,000-square-feet today, with 45,000 square feet of exhibition space. The Bowers serves more than 80,000 school children annually through docent guided tours, community outreach programs, and participatory art classes.
Bowes Museum. The Bowes Museum is an art gallery in the town of Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern England. It was built to designs by Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, and opened in 1892.
Bowers Museum. Celebrate world cultures through their arts. (714)567-3600 www.bowers.org. Founded in 1936 by the City of Santa Ana through a bequest from Charles and Ada Bowers, the Bowers Museum is one of California’s finest and Orange County’s largest museums. In 1986, the museum closed its doors for a period of self-study.
