Bowers Museum
Bowers Museum
Bowers Museum: Bringing the World to You
A non-profit museum located in the historic heart of Orange County in Santa Ana, CA, Bowers Museum showcases art and artifacts from cultures around the world in 8 permanent collection exhibitions and rotating featured exhibitions. As the largest and one of the oldest museums in Orange County, Bowers has been voted ‘Best Museum’ in Orange County for the past 31 years by OC Register Readers (2024). Partnering with world-class institutions, Bowers Museum’s featured exhibitions include blockbusters such as Terracotta Warriors; Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Treasures of the British Museum; and Guo Pei: Art of Couture.
The museums holds a very significant collection from PNG with many masterpieces on display in the Art of the Pacific Islands exhibition.
https://www.bowers.org/index.php/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/art-of-the-pacific-islands
As a museum with one of the most significant collections of art from Papua New Guinea, it is our duty to educate the public about this magnificent culture; we are proud to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence and to promote knowledge of their creativity around the world.
- Seán O'Harrow,
Ph.D., President & CEO, Bowers Museum