Bowers Museum, Santa Ana CA

This museum is clean, spacious, and had a unique variety of exhibitions. I especially loved the gold sculptures! I was able to find some souvenirs in the gift shop to take back home to Arizona. If your hungry there is also a cafe, but unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to check that part out.



Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Photographer Chris Rainier.
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 Muse

I always enjoy the Bowers Museum. They have good exhibits, and occasionally outside presentations as well.

One area to address, would be the restaurant. It's food and drinks are especially over-priced, and have been the one draw back for an otherwise great evening. $12-14.00 is way too much for a 2 to 3 oz drink. Same for a croissant with chicken salad. Consider making it more reasonable, and reap the rewards!

Its a hidden gem of a museum. The exhibits they rotate through here are fantastic and the art and architecture is a lot of fun. Its a great way to spend a morning or afternoon and you can come back several times to see new exhibits.

Exhibits are beautiful! Not enough signage though for things like "no flash", WAY overly crowded often times and masks are no longer being required, and the staff weren't the friendliest, but overall the museum is very beautiful and we look forward to new exhibits in the future.

A wedding was setting up in the courtyard. Liked the New Guinea exhibition - good mix of artistic, creepy & cool objects. Huge Thanka paintings from Nepal are impressive.

Military friendly, must show your active duty ID to benefit from specials. At the time of my visit, there was a gorgeous display of gold and jade sculptures that compliment each other beautifully. Here you can learn about cultural art and historical warfare from Indonesian and Polynesian communities. I can't forget about their stone carvings, stunning art made of different crystals that look impossibly hand made. There is also a great gift shop and a courtyard perfect for photo ops.

I went for a closer friend wedding reception and the venue was amazing. We were able to see some of the exhibits and the scenery was just amazing. Highly recommend visiting

Bowers Museum is beautiful. If you're into Latin and Asian-Pacific art, I recommend you take a trip. A lovely restaurant and gorgeous courtyard are leading into the museum. I recommend this venue for couples too.

The Disney Archive experience was unreal! The other exhibits are amazing as well lots of history and art!

Took my grandchildren and they really enjoyed learning so much on their visit. Jade exhibit was a huge hit.

Had a very nice time. We also saw the Frida Kalo exhibit which was interesting, couldn't take pics of that exhibit.

OK, too much money for the exhibit and parking. This limits lower income families from attending.