Bowers Docents engage visitors of all ages in the universal messages of the world’s diverse cultures.
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The Bowers Museum Docent Guild Mission
The purpose of the Docent Guild is to provide educational tours and presentations to the community through Bowers Museum.
The Guild of the Bowers Museum is an organization of volunteers who believe that learning about people through their arts will lead us to a greater understanding of ourselves as well as a fuller appreciation of the marvelous diversity of the human family.
Bowers Museum Docent Guided Tours
In collaboration with Bowers Museum, the Docent Guild enhances the experiences of Museum visitors by providing educational tours for adults, families, youth, and school groups. To book a morning, afternoon, or weekend tour, please contact the Group Tours Office at tours@bowers.org or 714.567.3680.
Community Outreach
In collaboration with Bowers Museum, the Docent Guild offers free presentations to civic and community groups as well as service organizations and clubs. Docents serve as Museum Ambassadors to inform groups about current and upcoming special exhibitions, permanent gallery collections, and public programming opportunities. To book an event for your group, please contact the Group Tours Office at tours@bowers.org or 714.567.3680.
About our logo
The Guild’s logo is the spiral, an ancient universal symbol that signifies the expanding of life, i.e. birth and growth. It is reflected in nature in the circles of tree rings, the growing snail shell, the whirlwinds and ripples on water, as well as the spiral growth of plants. To Guild members, it signifies the expansion of their own knowledge as they learn with each new Bowers exhibit and the joy that comes with an ever-increasing ability to serve the community.