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Monday, January 9, 2012

Free Admission to a Culturally Enriching Experience: Timken Museum of Art

Timken Museum of Art

Museum Mondays: Balboa Park Series

Looking for a local culturally enriching experience? Then visit the Timken Museum of Art located in San Diego’s gorgeous Balboa Park. The Timken Museum is considered one of the great small museums in the world because it houses the Putnam Foundation Collection of European old Master paintings, American Paintings, and Russian icons. Represented in the museum are artists such as Rembrandt, Rubens, Fragonard, Bierstadt, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, John Singleton Copley, and Eastman Johnson. 

The Timken Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4:30pm, Sunday 1:30pm-4:30pm and is closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission to the museum is always free! Visit the Timken Museum of Art!

For more information visit: http://www.timkenmuseum.org

Monday, January 2, 2012

Veteran’s Museum and Memorial Center




Museum Mondays:  Balboa Park Museums Series

Located in Balboa Park in the Old Navy Chapel, the Veteran’s Museum and Memorial Center honors the memory of men and women in the Armed Forces, Coast Guard and Wartime Merchant Marines. This Memorial Center preserves documents, photographs, artifacts and other memorabilia from the Civil War to the present. The exhibitions change to highlight the accomplishments and experiences of San Diego veterans throughout history.

 Interested in learning more about the experiences of the veterans highlighted in this museum; then come enjoy a living history tour by the veterans who have been part of the action!

 The Veteran’s Museum and Memorial Center in San Diego’s Balboa Park is truly home to all veteran groups as it covers history of all branches of service.

For more information visit: http://veteranmuseum.org/