Education Programs and Events


Tour Request Form
Museum Tours

Docent-guided tours in English, Spanish and German are designed to introduce adult visitors, children in grades K-12 and college students to the Timken's Putnam Foundation Collection. Tours are offered:
  • Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to noon
  • Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Sundays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

 

Gallery of the Timken Museum

 

Docent-guided tours are free of charge and may be 1/2-hour to 1-hour long. An instructor must accompany college classes and K-12 classes must include one chaperone per ten children. Tours in Spanish and German are subject to availability.

To arrange a tour call (619) 239-5548 x105 or email KRosenberg@timkenmuseum.org at least four weeks in advance of the tour date. Tour requests may be submitted with the form link at the top of the page.


Educator Programs and Resources

The Timken offers the following resources and programs that help you incorporate the study of art into your classroom:

Teacher Guide to the Collection in English and Spanish
The Teacher Guide contains a number of ideas and lesson plans to help you prepare your students for their visit to the Timken. The guide includes information about eleven works in the Museum's collection that represent painting from the fourteenth century in Italy to the nineteenth century in the United States. The Teacher's Guide introduces questions and activities for students and offers ideas for your consideration.

View the TimkenTeacherGuide.pdf

Collaborative Arts Resources for Education (CARE)
Collaborative Arts Resources for Education (CARE) is an arts education initiative offered by four San Diego arts organizations: the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), Mingei International Museum, La Jolla Playhouse and the Timken Museum of Art. An arts-based education program for Title I elementary schools, CARE includes an artist-in-residence program in elementary classrooms, teacher in-service workshops, and a website. For more information and to download free lesson plans and images go to
www.carearts.org.


Art in the Evening: Upcoming Lectures

Experience art through special evening lectures that feature prominent art historians, scholars and art connoisseurs from around the world. Art in the Evening lectures are held in the Museum galleries after hours and are followed by a reception. Participants will enjoy a very intimate encounter with art.

February 25, Thursday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
$25 Timken members/$35 non-members
Rembrandt in the Shadows of Rubens
Speaker: Sir Christopher White, former director of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

April 15, Thursday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
$25 Timken members/$35 non-members
The Search for Rembrandt
Speakers: Dr. John Wilson, Timken Executive Director, and Robert Hoehn, Rembrandt collector and connoisseur

For more information, tickets and reservations, please call Laura Stephens at 619-239-5548 ext 100, or email to lstephens@timkenmuseum.org


Art in the Afternoon

Join us for Art in the Afternoon, the Timken's popular series of afternoon gallery talks. The series features guest speakers from various backgrounds who will explore artworks from the Timken collection and special exhibitions. Admission is FREE. No reservations or tickets are required. Space is limited. For additional information, please call 619-239-5548 x105 or email KRosenberg@timkenmuseum.org.

February 11, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
From Rembrandt's Studio: Etchings by Rembrandt and Ferdinand Bol
Speaker: Dr. John Marciari, Curator of European Art, SDMA.
This talk will examine both the Timken and SDMA exhibitions.

March 18, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Rembrandt: Passion and Compassion
Speaker: Dr. John Wilson, Timken Executive Director

March 25, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Rembrandt and the Art of Printmaking*
Speaker: Victoria Sancho Lobis, Curator of Print Collection and Fine Art Galleries, USD
*This talk will be repeated in Spanish on April 29

Spanish-Language Art in the Afternoon
April 29, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.

Rembrandt y el arte del grabado
Speaker: Victoria Sancho Lobis, Curator of Print Collection and Fine Art Galleries, USD

For more information call 619-239-5548.


Off Site Programs

Rembrandt Symposium
February 6, Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Presented at the theatre of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego

Speakers: Dr. Stephanie S. Dickey, the Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Dr. Martin Royalton-Kisch, Former Senior Curator, Department of Prints and Drawings, The British Museum, London and Dr. Walter Liedtke, Curator of European Paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Details to follow. 

Study Day at Getty and LACMA
Thursday, May 6

Join Timken director Dr. John Wilson and fellow Friends of the Timken to see three acclaimed exhibitions: Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention at the J. Paul Getty Museum, and, at LACMA, American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-1915 and Renoir in the 20th Century. Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture explores Leonardo's ambitious drawings for huge equestrian sculpture projects that were never completed. The master's original drawings are exhibited side by side with important sculptures by artists who inspired Leonardo that have never been seen outside of Italy. At LACMA, American Stories surveys some of the finest American genre subjects - scenes of family life and courting, work and leisure, comic mishaps and disasters - by many of the most familiar names in American art. Renoir in the 20th Century examines the artist's most fertile period with some of the most iconic images created by this legend of Impressionism


Unique Art Workshop - Sign Up Now!
March 3-April 7, Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

The Timken galleries will serve as the classroom for the first two sessions. The last four sessions will take place at Losina Art Center

The Timken Museum of Art, in collaboration with Losina Art Center, offers a six-session art workshop for adults in which participants will have the unique opportunity to explore the human figure in a variety of artworks in the Museum's permanent collection, learn basic drawing skills, gain practical experience at the easel, and create a finished painting. The Timken galleries will serve as the classroom for the first two sessions. The last four sessions will take place at Losina Art Center, a spacious studio located on Sports Arena Boulevard, where participants will use their portfolio of drawings for their own finished paintings. The workshop will be taught by art historian and artist Olya Losina, MFA. No prior art-making experience is necessary.

The workshop will take place on six consecutive Wednesday evenings from 6:00-8:00 p.m. starting on March 3 with the final session on April 7. 

Enrollment and Fees:
Timken members: $215 plus materials/Non-members: $240 plus materials
Materials: $162.52 with early enrollment; $198.15 after January 25th
Participants are welcome to bring their own materials. The list is available at LosinaArtCenter.com; click on the link Timken Museum Workshop.

Click on the link below for a detailed class description. For more information or to sign up call (619) 630-9278 or email LosinaArtCenter@gmail.com.

A portion of the proceeds from this workshop will benefit the Timken's School Program which continues to bring free arts education to students from San Diego County and Baja California.

Art Workshop Description


2009 Family Storytelling

Join us at the Timken where a professional storyteller will share lively tales inspired by Museum masterpieces. Family Storytelling is a fun educational program that encourages visitors of all ages to broaden their perspective about art. Ages 5 and up are welcome. Admission is FREE! No reservations or tickets are required. Admission is FREE!

Sessions are held at 11:00 am on the following Saturdays:

December 12, 2009
March 20, 2010
April 17, 2010
May 22, 2010
June 19, 2010
July 17, 2010
August 14, 2010
December 18, 2010


Illustrated Presentations

The Timken offers illustrated presentations to retirement homes, schools and other sites throughout the region. To schedule a presentation, call (619) 239-5548 x105 or email KRosenberg@timkenmuseum.org Please note that this program is subject to availability.


Docent Program

If you love art, have a few hours a month to spare and are looking for new pursuits, consider becoming a docent at the Timken. As a docent, you'll give gallery tours, answer visitor questions and help with special events and projects. Ages 18 and up are welcome. Fluency in more than one language, especially Spanish, is helpful but not required. No previous art experience is necessary, as ongoing training will be provided. For more information call (619) 239-5548 x105 or email KRosenberg@timkenmuseum.org.


Internship Opportunities

The Timken Education Department is offering one unpaid, part time internship position designed to provide a 12-week practical experience in an art museum setting. Students who are college seniors, recent college graduates, or graduate level students interested in pursuing a career in art museum education are encouraged to apply. The intern will work for an average of 10-15 hours per week.

Intern Position Description
Intern Application Form


 

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