Become a Friend of the Timken today!

Experience the Timken as a member. Exclusive privileges include invitations to member-only events, discounts, priority notice to special events and trips, and more! Members and donors provide financial support for enrichment programs that make the Timken an important—and free—resource.

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FRIENDS OF THE TIMKEN

Connect with a community of art enthusiasts by joining the Friends of the Timken.

Friend $100

  • Annual membership for two individuals
  • 20% discount on museum merchandise
  • Unlimited free audio tour rental for two
  • Discounted tickets for the Art in the Evening lecture series
  • Discounted tickets and priority reservations for Study Day trips
  • Advanced notification of Art in the Morning lectures and Art in the Afternoon gallery talks
  • Private docent guided tour for up to 15 guests

Conservator $250

All benefits at the Friend level, plus:

  • Two complimentary tickets to attend an Art in the Evening lecture
  • Reciprocal membership at over 682 art museums nationwide. View participants here.
  • Access to services provided by the Balboa Art Conservation Center

Curator $500

All benefits at the Conservator level, plus:

  • One complimentary Gallery Guide
  • Two additional complimentary tickets to attend an Art in the Evening lecture (four total tickets)
  • Invitation to members-only exhibition openings

Connoisseur $1,000

All benefits at the Curator level, plus:

  • Exclusive invitation for two to attend the annual Timken Holiday Party
  • One complimentary Collection Catalogue
  • Invitation to Timken international travel opportunities
  • 50% discount on new Gift Memberships
  • Special acknowledgment on donor sign in the museum foyer

CIRCLE PARTNERS

Circle Partners is the Timken’s premiere membership group.  Enjoy all the benefits as Friends of the Timken, plus:

Putnam Circle $2,500

  • Invitation to VIP exhibition opening receptions
  • Curatorial consultation on personal art acquisition or collection
  • Two complimentary tickets for the annual Art in the Evening lecture series
  • Special invitation to private Timken receptions throughout the year
  • Private behind-the-scenes tour of the Timken and special reception with the executive director for up to eight guests

Timken Circle $5,000

All benefits of the Putnam Circle, plus:

  • Privilege of hosting a private event at the Timken
  • Two additional invitations to the annual Timken Holiday Party (four total tickets)
  • Exclusive invitation to view exhibitions prior to opening
  • Concierge service and ticket assistance for special exhibitions nationwide

Director’s Circle $10,000

All benefits of the Timken Circle, plus:

  • Private lunch for four guests with the executive director
  • Two complimentary tickets to attend Study Day trips
  • Invitation to elite gatherings with prestigious artists and art-world figures

Founder’s Circle $25,000

All benefits of the Director’s Circle, plus:

  • Complimentary $1,000 Connoisseur membership to give as a gift
  • Two complimentary exhibition dinner tickets with VIP seating at the executive director’s table
  • Two additional invitations to the annual Timken Holiday Party (six total tickets)

For more information contact Allison Ferrera
(619) 239-5548 x101
aferrera@timkenmuseum.org

CURRENT EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION

Metonymies: A Dialogue with Twentieth-Century Works from the Sonnabend Collection

On view February 8 – April 28, 2019

Ileana Sonnabend (1914-2007) was a gallerist and connoisseur of twentieth-century art. Through her legendary galleries in Paris and New York, Sonnabend helped establish the global reputations of many young artists: Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jeffrey Koons, to name only a few. Metonymies—from the Greek word for substitution—exchanges well-known works from the Timken’s permanent collection with unique objects from the Sonnabend Foundation Collection and Antonion Homen. This exhibition represents the first time that these works from the Sonnabend Collection are being shown publicly in San Diego.