Programs

Oct
23
2025

Anne's Treasures | Mexican Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls

Anne's Treasures | Mexican Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls
10-23-2025 10:00 am -12:00 pm

2nd & 4th THURSDAYS
Join this very special arts engagement program for seniors and their community.

Oct
23
2025

Timeless Melodies: American History in Sheet Music

Timeless Melodies: American History in Sheet Music
10-23-2025 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
24
2025

Haunted OC After Hours Tour: Spirits & Legends of Bowers Museum

Haunted OC After Hours Tour: Spirits & Legends of Bowers Museum
10-24-2025 7:30 pm -9:00 pm

Join Haunted Orange County’s Charles Spratley for an exclusive after-hours tour as you explore the spirits and legends of Bowers Museum.

Oct
25
2025

Bowers’ Books for Kids: Storytime in the Galleries with Author Moni Ritchie Hadley

Bowers’ Books for Kids: Storytime in the Galleries with Author Moni Ritchie Hadley
10-25-2025 10:30 am -12:00 pm

Held every last Saturday of the month, Storytime in the Galleries includes free copies of each author’s featured book for the first 35 to RSVP and free General Admission to the galleries for the first 35 participants to arrive at each event. Reading in the galleries will be followed by a simple, fun art project that kids will love.

Oct
29
2025
Oct
30
2025

Haunted OC After Hours Tour: Spirits & Legends of Bowers Museum

Haunted OC After Hours Tour: Spirits & Legends of Bowers Museum
10-30-2025 7:30 pm -9:00 pm

Join Haunted Orange County’s Charles Spratley for an exclusive after-hours tour as you explore the spirits and legends of Bowers Museum.

Nov
02
2025

Dia de los Muertos (Mexican Day of the Dead)

Dia de los Muertos (Mexican Day of the Dead)
11-02-2025 11:00 am -3:00 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.

Nov
05
2025
Nov
08
2025

ARCE: Rethinking the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife with Dr. Rune Nyord | Lecture & Book Signing

ARCE: Rethinking the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife with Dr. Rune Nyord | Lecture & Book Signing
11-08-2025 1:30 pm -3:30 pm

This lecture reexamines what we think we know about the ancient Egyptian afterlife. Drawing from his new book Yearning for Immortality, Dr. Rune Nyord shows how many familiar ideas of judgment and eternal reward or punishment come more from Greek and Christian traditions than from ancient Egyptian ones.

Nov
12
2025
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