Talks provide Bowers visitors with access to respected speakers and experts from around the world; each offering a special perspective on the collections, exhibitions and themes housed and explored by the Bowers Museum through the varied lenses of archaeology, anthropology, education, social sciences and the arts. This is your time to ponder, your place to learn and your space to share with your community.

Virtual Public Tour- Gayle Garner Roski 10.28.2021

October 28, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS * EXCLUSIVE PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ARE VIEWABLE FOR 24 HOURS! Virtual Public Tour: The Gift...

Timeless Melodies: American History Revealed in Sheet Music

October 28, 2021 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Health update starting 8/28: In an attempt to protect staff and visitors against the spread of COVID-19 and...

Virtual Public Tour- Halloween's History, Horror and Humor 10.31.2021

October 31, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS * EXCLUSIVE PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ARE VIEWABLE FOR 24 HOURS! Join us for a spine-tingling...

Art in Context (6-part Lecture Series) | Bold Expressions: French Art at the End of the Nineteenth Century

November 3, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

All attendees to the Norma Kershaw Auditorium are required to wear masks until further notice, regardless of their...

Bead Society OC: Unexpected Inspiration with Marianne Hunter

November 6, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS Marianne Hunter of the Enamel Arts Foundation presents her journey as a jewelry artist: from...

The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt & the Modern World | Presentation & Book Signing with Dr. Kara Cooney

November 6, 2021 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS Don't miss the SoCal book launch of Dr. Kara Cooney's The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient...