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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 15h

🌼 RSVP now for our free Día de los Muertos celebration! Join us November 1, 11 am to 3 pm at Bowers Museum. Relámpago del Cielo returns with live baile folklórico, plus more local music and dance. Bring a photo of a loved one or pet for our community ofrenda. 🕯️ RSVP: bowers.org/programs

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Celebrating Bowers Museum’s 90th anniversary with a look back! Our Junior Ambassadors Program, founded in 2001, has taught students for 25+ years to tour our galleries and share art from around the world with visitors. 🌎 #Bowers90 #90thAnniversary

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It may still feel like summer outside, but in J. Francis Murphy’s “Autumnal Tints,” fall has arrived. 🍂 Golden grasses, glowing leaves, soft hazy light, and not a sweater in sight. Tell us: what’s your favorite sign of autumn? (We’ll accept “it dropped below 85°.”)

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In celebration of Bowers Museum’s 90th anniversary, each week we’re sharing a piece of our past. Last week we shared construction photos of our short-lived 1970s wing, so this week we’re showing what it looked like inside!

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Heatwave? We’ve got AC and a party. 😎 Explore 9 permanent galleries, from the Ancient Art of China to First Look: New Acquisitions at Bowers Museum, and more! Plus, join us for our free family festival celebrating Mehregan, the Persian festival, today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ❄️

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In celebration of Bowers Museum’s 90th anniversary, each week we’re sharing a piece of our past. Did you know that Bowers Museum had a short-lived new addition from the 1970s? In these photos, you can see construction of the 1973 addition funded by the newly established Bowers Museum Foundation.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Happy Sunday! A little taste of what's waiting inside: our permanent collection, courtyards, and a bite to eat or shop at the Gallery Store. Visit us today, or plan your next trip. Learn more about upcoming events and programs at bowers.org/programs. 🖼️

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From spooky stuffed animals to ghostly books, we’ve got plenty of delightful finds to add a little charm to your collection this spooky season. 👻🐈‍⬛ Stop at the Bowers Gallery Store and discover your next treasure! 🛍️✨ #spookyseason #gallerystore #museumstore #fallshopping

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you to the educators who joined us for our second Evening for Educators (2nd Edition) and a special thanks to our docents and leadership team for hosting such a wonderful night of wine, art, and connection! We loved sharing a sneak peek at the exciting featured exhibitions coming this fall.🍷🎨🍂

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In celebration of Bowers Museum’s 90th anniversary, each week we’re sharing a piece of our past. This week we’re really missing this stunning ensemble that was on display in our 2019 “Guo Pei: Couture Beyond” exhibition. We displayed more of Pei’s work in 2022 as well – and everything was gorgeous!

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📚Back-to-School Books at Bowers!✏️ Discover our wonderful selection of children’s books at Bowers’ Gallery Store for this school year. From stories that celebrate different cultures and identities to books exploring art, history, and imagination!🎨 Visit the Gallery Store Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

For Bowers Museum's 90th anniversary, we're sharing a piece of our past each week. This week, we're looking back at our family festivals from the 1990s. This group of young performers participated in a dance demonstration at one of our African Cultural Festivals – do you recognize any of them?

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

New monthly series! Morning Tai Chi with Melody Zhang, featuring Ba Duan Jin, "Eight Pieces of Brocade," an ancient eight movement practice for strength, calm, and better sleep. Trained by Kung Fu champion Jingmei Feng. Kicks off Sept 19, 9 to 10 am. Learn more at bowers.org/programs ✨

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We're thrilled to share "Bowers Legacy: The Making of a Museum," our latest Bowers Blog post on the story behind our brand-new permanent exhibition gallery opening November 21. Discover how a generous bequest and the vision of the Bowers family led to the museum you love today. Blog linked below.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It’s Kinda Chic To…spend a day at the museum. So why not spend one at Bowers? 🖼️🌤️ Friendly reminder to our Santa Ana neighbors: bring proof of residency to our VS desk and walk in free, every Sunday. 🎫🤗 See you soon! #santaana #museum #kindachic #bowers #art @travelsantaana.bsky.social

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In celebration of Bowers Museum’s 90th anniversary, each week we’re sharing a piece of our past. In this 1971 photo, a visitor is exploring a tile display at the Torana Art House, formerly located on the site of Bowers Museum’s Kennedy Wing.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Bowers Museum is proud to announce that "The Crazy One" by Teresa Duryea Wong has officially been added to our permanent collection! We're so happy this contemporary favorite from "The American Quilt" has found its forever home, but it won't be on display for much longer!

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📣 Free event alert: Music and Movement is here! Music and Movement is a new and upcoming addition to our Family Programs where guests will be inspired and guided by the power of music. Join us on September 12, 10:30am-12pm, for this free event and be ready to let your creative side fly.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

✨ Sound bath, but make it sacred. Join returning sound alchemist Jody Post Theissen on September 2 from 6 – 7 pm for an evening surrounded by vibrant Buddhist paintings and the resonant hum of Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, gongs, flutes, drums, and mantras.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

⏰ 7 DAYS LEFT! ⏰ “The American Quilt” wraps up its run at Bowers Museum on August 30. One week to catch these gorgeous stitched stories in person before they’re gone! 👇 Do you have a quilt in your family with a story behind it? Tell us about it! 🧵✨ #quiltsatbowers

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We had a fantastic turnout last weekend for our Bowers Museum Quilt Fair in support of our featured exhibition The American Quilt! 🪡🧵 Thank you to all the quilt guilds, vendors, and participants for making the event possible. The exhibit is open through August 30, so come on by and say hello! 👋

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

From the vault to a gallery near you. Our Installation team is putting the finishing touches on First Look: New Acquisitions at Bowers Museum, filling the gallery with treasures from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. The countdown is over. Opening Day is tomorrow, August 22. Check it out!

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Don't miss the closing lecture for our featured exhibition, The American Quilt! Join textile artist Chawne Kimber on August 30 at 1:30 pm at Bowers Museum as she traces her family's story through quilts, from cotton fields to contemporary art.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

✨ Consider us Bewitched by A Very Laufey Day! ✨ A Very Laufey Day is celebrating its 4th year with this year's theme, "A Celebration of the Arts," this Sunday, August 23. 🖼️ We're so excited to be part of the day, come wander our galleries at Bowers Museum!

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Educators, mark your calendars! Join us at Bowers on September 17 (4–7 pm) for a FREE evening just for you: gallery exploring, art projects, light bites, wine, and a sneak peek at our fall exhibitions. Space is limited, RSVP at Bowers.org/programs. We can't wait to see you back in the galleries! 🖼️✨

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We got there first 📸 Take a look at the new objects headed to First Look: New Acquisitions at Bowers Museum, returning for its second installment on August 22 — just one week away! Be among the first to see newly acquired treasures spanning Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. #FirstLookAtBowers

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

✨ Royal jewels, meet royal stories. Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 22, from 11 AM–12 PM, and step into the dazzling world of Northern India's royal courts with jewelry designer Chumki De Sarkar, as she explores how centuries of royal patronage shaped some of the most exquisite jewelry.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

⏳ 3 weeks left to see The American Quilt! Stitch it into your plans before it closes on August 30. Fun fact: the cotton, dyes, and fabrics in these quilts trace back to 19th-century mills — every quilt is basically a wearable history of American trade. 🧵 On view now at Bowers Museum till August 30.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

New objects, new stories. 👀 First Look: New Acquisitions returns for its 2nd installment, opening Aug 22! Be the first to see new treasures from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania in this annually rotating exhibit at Bowers Museum. Two weeks away!

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

☀️ SUMMER TICKET GIVEAWAY ☀️ Beat the heat with a day of art, culture & history at Bowers Museum! One lucky winner gets 2 General Admission tickets — one for you, one for your favorite plus-one. ✨ How to enter: Follow us Like this post Tag your museum buddy in the comments

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Come with us to the American Quilt exhibit, where our summer intern is adding a square to the Bowers Community Quilt - a piece built one visitor at a time. Will you add yours before it closes on August 30?

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🧵 Reminder! The Bowers Museum Quilt Fair is just around the corner — Sunday, August 16, 10 AM–4 PM! Don't miss handmade quilts, amazing vendors, and family fun, all for FREE. Speaker Series talks and storytime are included with General Admission (or $10 for Speaker Series only).

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

✨ What a treat hosting the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Alliance (TIYA) at the Bowers Museum — their visit was full of energy, warmth, and heart! Ready to plan your own group visit? Whether it's a school, cultural organization, or community group, we'd love to host you. Reach out at tours@bowers.org. 🙂

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Aloha, everyone! 🌺 Bring the whole family to Bowers Museum's Pacific Islands Festival — a free, family-friendly celebration Sunday, August 2 (11 AM–3 PM) in our Key Courtyard! Make a lei, get faces painted, sip island fruit, and enjoy live Polynesian dance performances. 🌴

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

☀️😎🖼️ Summer weekend energy: art, food, good finds✨ Head to Bowers Museum and explore 9 global art galleries in our permanent collection, plus see how cotton, silk, and craftsmanship tell the story of American industry and innovation in our featured exhibit The American Quilt: Cloth & Commerce.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The holidays sneak up fast — The holidays sneak up fast — and so do the reservations for our holiday parties. Take a look at how these spaces transform, then imagine your own crew celebrating among the art at Bowers. ✨

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"Young lovers seek perfection. Older lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together." — Finn, How to Make an American Quilt Join Bowers Museum & Underrated Movie Podcast for a screening starring Winona Ryder. ✨Exhibit open 4-6PM before the show! 📅 Aug 21 | 6-9PM 🎟️ Bowers.org/Programs #quiltsatbowers

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Sun's out, parasol's out. ☀️🏖️ These four friends had the right idea on a hot SoCal day — decades before us. Find this photo (and more like it) in our digital collection, or beat today's heat in person with 9 cool, calm galleries of global art waiting for you. AC guaranteed. 😌

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Fun fact: some of these quilts trace back to 19th-century cotton booms that reshaped American fashion 🧵 As we celebrate 250 years of American history this year, come see it stitched into cloth — from a rare 1776 wool quilt to Depression-era scrap art.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

In celebration of Bowers Museum’s 90th anniversary, each week we’re sharing a piece of our past. This image from the 1990s depicts four women performing a classical South Indian dance form called Bharatanatyam at one of our Free Family Festivals, a tradition that continues today! #Bowers90th

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

✨ The quilt wall is OVERFLOWING with color — and we promised we'd share some favorites! Here are a few blocks that stopped us in our tracks! 👀 That's the magic of the Bowers Community Quilt — endless creativity, always evolving. 🎨

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

🛶☀️ Summer vacation mode: activated. Millard Sheets' Blue Canoe Against the Reef (1979) has us dreaming of sun, reefs, and getting away from it all. Explore it anytime in our digital collection at Bowers.org 📲 — and swing by the museum this weekend for even more art to discover in person! 🖼️

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ever wondered what daily life looked like on a 19th-century California rancho? Our California Missions and Ranchos, 1769–1848 gallery features rare artifacts like Pío Pico's own carriage and stories of the Yorba, Pico, and Forster families.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🎨 Starting tomorrow, don't miss Arts on the Move — a FREE community art display at Bowers Museum, presented in partnership with Orange County Arts and Disability, celebrating Disability Pride Month through powerful, creative expression.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

What did ancient Egyptian music actually sound like? Find out this Saturday — just a few days away! Join our next ARCE lecture, "Here Comes the Sun," July 11 at 1:30 PM. Egyptologist Waleed el-Hawatky dives into temples & instruments to explore music's role in Amarna-era Egypt.🥁 🎟️bowers.org/programs

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In celebration of Bowers Museum’s 90th anniversary, each week we’re sharing a piece of our past. This 1989 photo shows our Mobile Museum, which brought California and world history curriculums straight to classrooms before our 1990s expansion created more space for on-site education. 🚌📚 #Bowers90

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Feeling a little “Nothing to Do” today? 🌳 That long 4th of July weekend spoiled us, and we’re not quite ready to let it go. Emil Kosa Jr. painted this easy, shade-tree, watch-the-world-go-by scene decades ago, but honestly, the vibe is timeless. What was the best part of your long weekend? Tell us👇

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Celebrating America's 250th Birthday! Meet the quilt that quietly made a statement, Lucretia Smith's 1776 wholecloth quilt was woven from Massachusetts wool and dyed with American-grown indigo — a stitched act of defiance against British trade restrictions.

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Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🎉⚽ RECAP: México won and we were ALL here for it! Huge gracias to the Mexican Consulate of Santa Ana and Constellation Group for joining us for an unforgettable Czechia vs. México watch party!

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