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Schedule a FREE guided tour of the museum for individuals and groups!

Curator Conversations: Framing the Self: A Survey of Poetic Portraits

Led by Derrick R. Cartwright, Ph.D., Director of Curatorial Affairs, this talk looks broadly at the history of portrait painting in Europe with a special focus on the works included in Poetic Portraits: Allegory and Identity in Sixteenth-Century Europe.

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Our Location

1500 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101
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Our Hours

Open Wednesday - Sunday from 10am - 5pm
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Ā Our MissionĀ 

The Timken Museum of Art preserves the Putnam Collection of European old masters, American art, and Russian icons for the education and benefit of present and future generations of San Diego residents and visitors. The Museum celebrates the important role of art as a way of enriching lives and nurturing the creative spirit in us all. Ā 

The Collection