Santa Ana’s Bowers Museum has been in operation for almost 80 years, upholding its longstanding reputation as one of Southern California’s finest museums. Featuring exquisite art exhibits from all over the world, the museums permanent exhibitions include everything from 5,000-year-old Chinese and early Native American (specifically, early Californian) works to a collection of over 30,000 objects from Orange County's own colorful history. The Bowers Museum also features a variety of rotating exhibits that have covered interesting topics such as Evita: Up Close and Personal and an entire showcase on Egyptian Mummies borrowed from the British Museum. The museum also holds frequent lectures and family festivals, so there's something for every art-inclined family. In 1994, in fact, Bowers opened its “Kidseum,” an arts-and-culture experience in which children’s creativity is encouraged. 

The Bowers Museum is open Tuesday – Sunday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children (children under 6 can visit for free). It might just be one of the best museums near Coventry Court Apartments.

Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 567-3600
bowers.org