Programs

Jul
24
2025

Timeless Melodies: Happy Songs

Timeless Melodies: Happy Songs
07-24-2025 1:30 pm -3:00 pm

Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.

Jul
27
2025

Hellenistic Interactions with the Qin Kingdom with Dr. Anthony Barbieri | Distinguished Lecture & Book Signing

Hellenistic Interactions with the Qin Kingdom with Dr. Anthony Barbieri | Distinguished Lecture & Book Signing
07-27-2025 1:30 pm -3:00 pm

Join Dr. Anthony Barbieri, Professor of Early Chinese History at UC Santa Barbara, to explore the archaeological, artistic, and institutional evidence that demonstrates contact between the Hellenistic Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (located in present-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) and the Qin state in China during the third century BCE.

Aug
02
2025

World of the Terracotta Warriors Curator’s Tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao

World of the Terracotta Warriors Curator’s Tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao
08-02-2025 4:00 pm -5:00 pm

Experience World of the Terracotta Warriors like never before during an exclusive after-hours tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao, Chief Curator at Bowers Museum.

Aug
03
2025

Rock'n Blues Festival

Rock'n Blues Festival
08-03-2025 11:00 am -3:00 pm

Rock'n Blues Festival

SUNDAY | AUGUST 3 | 11 AM – 3 PM

Celebrate with Bowers Museum during our free family festivals held every first Sunday of the month in the Museum’s beautiful Key Courtyard. Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and complimentary treats at every festival.

Aug
28
2025

Timeless Melodies: Frank Sinatra Part 1

Timeless Melodies: Frank Sinatra Part 1
08-28-2025 1:30 pm -3:00 pm

Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.

Sep
06
2025

World of the Terracotta Warriors Curator’s Tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao

World of the Terracotta Warriors Curator’s Tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao
09-06-2025 4:00 pm -5:00 pm

Experience World of the Terracotta Warriors like never before during an exclusive after-hours tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao, Chief Curator at Bowers Museum.

Sep
07
2025

Megregan Persian Festival

Megregan Persian Festival
09-07-2025 11:00 am -3:00 pm

Mehregan Persian Festival*

SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 7 | 11 AM – 3 PM

Celebrate with Bowers Museum during our free family festivals held every first Sunday of the month in the Museum’s beautiful Key Courtyard. Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and complimentary treats at every festival.

Sep
14
2025

From Shimao to the Qin Empire: Tracing Political Evolution Through Shaanxi's Archaeological Discoveries with Dr. Min Li | Distinguished Lecture

From Shimao to the Qin Empire: Tracing Political Evolution Through Shaanxi's Archaeological Discoveries with Dr. Min Li | Distinguished Lecture
09-14-2025 1:30 pm -2:30 pm

Drawing on key archaeological findings from the World of the Terracotta Warriors exhibition, this lecture offers a detailed exploration of the political transformations in early China, from the dawn of the Bronze Age to the rise of its first empire.

Sep
25
2025

Timeless Melodies: Frank Sinatra Part 2

Timeless Melodies: Frank Sinatra Part 2
09-25-2025 1:30 pm -3:00 pm

Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.

Oct
05
2025

Asian Mid-Autumn Festival

Asian Mid-Autumn Festival
10-05-2025 11:00 am -3:00 pm

Asian Mid-Autumn Festival*

SUNDAY | OCTOBER 5 | 11 AM – 3 PM

Celebrate with Bowers Museum during our free family festivals held every first Sunday of the month in the Museum’s beautiful Key Courtyard. Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and complimentary treats at every festival.

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