Past Exhibitions

Fantasy: Realms of Imagination

Fantasy: Realms of Imagination

  • October 26, 2024 – January 19, 2025

Set out on a legendary quest through the impossible worlds of fantasy. Let our landmark exhibition cast its spell as we explore the beautiful,

Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form

Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form

  • MARCH 9, 2024 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Never-before-seen at a museum and making its American debut, Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form presents the largest ever selection of original artworks from Asian comics, displayed alongside their printed, mass-produced forms.

Beyond the Great Wave: Works by Hokusai from the British Museum

Beyond the Great Wave: Works by Hokusai from the British Museum

  • OCTOBER 21, 2023 - JANUARY 7, 2024

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849) is the renowned artist behind The Great Wave, one of the most iconic prints ever made. Originally part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, this seminal vision of man in nature is just one of the estimated 30,000 prints, paintings, albums, and book illustrations that Hokusai designed over his 70-year career.

The Power of Photography

The Power of Photography

  • OCTOBER 7, 2023 – JANUARY 14, 2024

The Power of Photography features a selection of iconic images which were compiled by the pioneering collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman to celebrate the photograph’s unique capacity for sensibility.

112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

  • JULY 9, 2023 – SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This summer the Bowers Museum and the historic California Art Club are partnering for a second time to exhibit the 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. Throughout the last century, the Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence

Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence

  • JULY 1, 2023 - AUGUST 27, 2023

Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence showcases a new form of bead art, the ndwango, developed by a community of women living and working together in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Guo Pei: Art of Couture

Guo Pei: Art of Couture

  • NOVEMBER 12, 2022 - MAY 14, 2023

Enter a world of fantasy featuring over 40 works of couture art, personally selected for exhibition by none other than the world-renowned designer herself, Guo Pei.

111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

  • JULY 17, 2022 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

This summer the Bowers Museum and the historic California Art Club are partnering to exhibit the 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. Throughout the last century, the Annual Gold Medal Exhibition has gained an enduring reputation as one of the country’s premier events showcasing Contemporary-Traditional fine art.

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