Note: No public tours will be held during the month of December.

Meet at the main admissions desk to enjoy a docent-led gallery tour free with your general admission ticket. Choose from 'Best of Bowers' highlights of the permanent collection or 'Public Gallery Tour' which will vary and may include temporary exhibitions. Tours are subject to volunteer docent availability and may need to be cancelled without notice. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Plan an extraordinary day for your group! Bowers offers a variety of docent-guided and self-guided touring options through any of our permanent or special exhibitions. Groups of 15 or more enjoy special discounts on admission, dining, and shopping! Ask about adding an adult art project to your tour to enhance the experience.

Click Here to Download Group Tour Flyer

Click Here to Download Group Tour Rules and Guidelines

Tour deposits must be made no later than two weeks after initial booking and one week before actual tour, for last minute requests. Tours subject to availability, advanced booking strongly advised.

• Groups of 15 or more receive $1 off general admission and $3 special-ticketed exhibitions!
• May include a private, guided tour led by our amazing docents
• Enjoy specially priced group dining options through Tangata
• Groups of 20 or more also receive 20% discount in the Gallery Store – more than shopping, it’s a cultural experience!
• Tour Operators receive 1 free ticket for every 15 purchased!

Adults: $17
Seniors (age 62+) and Students (12+): $14
Children (under 12): $8
Members: Free

Adults: $25
Seniors (age 62+) and Students (12+): $22
Children (Under 12): $7
Children (Under 3): Free
Members (after first free visit): $10

Book your School Tour today!

Email tours@bowers.org or call 714-567-3680.

Tours and art classes at the Bowers Museum are designed for grades K-12 and are available all year to accommodate school districts and school-site services with year-round schedules. These experiences provide unique opportunities for students to engage with cultural arts from around the world. Students enjoy an interactive, docent guided or self-guided tour of our permanent and/or changing exhibitions designed to explore critical thinking skills and promote cross-cultural understanding. As a part of their tour, students participate in a hands-on art class inspired by themes in our galleries that they are able to take home with them and share with their families.

The Bowers Museum School Partnership Program is being offered to Title I schools in Orange County as a way to encourage teachers to integrate the arts across the curriculum and as an extension of their classroom.

If you are a Title I school in Orange County, you are welcome to apply for grant funds to assist with tour admission and art class, and transportation reimbursement.

Click Here to Download Virtual Tour Scholarship Application

Click Here to Download Onsite Tour Scholarship Application

Click Here to Download School Tour Rules and Guidelines

Free tours for Title I schools in Orange County are made possible, in part, through funding from The Nicholas Endowment, Dhont Family Foundation, Linda I. Smith Foundation, Pacific Life Foundation, O.L. Halsell Foundation, and the Segerstrom Foundation. Additional funding is provided by Specified General Fund for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment.

These free virtual tours are made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor.