California Car Rentals and the Bowers Museum
The Bowers Museum is a museum in Santa Ana, California, easily accessible from your California car rental location.. It was created nearly 70 years ago, with many great and changing exhibitions. It is one of only a small number of museums in the US accredited by the American Association of Museums, and is the only museum in the United States to partner with the British Museum, making it a must see with your California car rental. Currently on display are permanent collections of Central American native artifacts and paintings of local, Californian scenes. It also has a large temporary exhibition space, a courtyard, a children's museum section, and a restaurant, with lots of parking for your California Car Rental.
Drive through paradise
The name comes from Charles Bowers, a late 1800s prominent Orange County land developer, who donated the land on which the museum stands. Orange County is located in Southern California and is best viewed behind the wheel of your California car rental.
Plan your visit
The museum is open from Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm, and is closed on major holidays. Fees for adults are $19 and children over 6 are $14. Children under 6 are free, so be sure to pack up the whole family in your California car rental. The Bowers Museum is located at the corner of 20th & Main Streets in Santa Ana - one minute from the 5 Freeway, (Main Street South exit) and just minutes from the 57, 55 and 22 freeways in your California car rental.
New and exciting features
On February 18 2007, the Bowers Museum opened the new Dorothy and Donald Kennedy Wing which added 30,000-square-feet and doubled its exhibition space. It features two new galleries: East West Bank Gallery and Anderson-Hsu-Tu Gallery, in addition to the 300-seat Norma Kershaw Auditorium, the John Les Court for events of up to 500 people, the Anthony W. and Sharon D. Thompson Foyer, the S.L. and Betty Huang Courtyard, and more to meet the needs of a growing community and audiences. Currently the newest exhibits at the museum as of March 2007 is Egyptian art, and ancient Chinese warfare. The permanent exhibits are mainly geared toward California history, from the contemporary to the indigenous people.
Don't miss the great cultural experience for your family, and why not take a great family friendly car from California Car Rental.
Group and school events are available on request. For more information please call The Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92706, (714) 567-3600, or just drive you great California car rental up to this great museum and check it out for yourself.
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