Current Exhibition

Abbeys, Barns, and Churches: Drawings of Medieval Architecture by Ernest Born

Artist-in-residence: july 8-10, 2026
vip member preview reception: july 12, 2026
On View July 15–September 6, 2026

On View:

October

February 28, 2027

This fall, the Timken Museum of Art invites visitors to view the Middle Ages through adistinctly modern eye. Abbeys, Barns, and Churches, The Building Blocks of Medieval Architecture, an exhibition of drawings by California architect Ernest A. Born, opens October 7, 2026 and remains on view through January 31, 2027 in the Timken's intimate galleries in Balboa Park. Comprising more than 20 meticulous studies in ink, chalk, pastel, and pencil, the exhibition follows one of California's singular architectural minds as he traces the appearance of stone barns, sprawling abbeys, and small parish churches of Europe.

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