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MUSEUM DESCRIPTION:
Located in San Diego's beautiful Balboa Park, the Timken Museum of Art houses the world-class Putnam Foundation Collection of European old masters American art, and Russian icons.
Artworks in the collection range from 13th-century altarpieces through 18th-century portraits to 19th-century still lifes. Represented are the works of Dutch, Flemish, French, and Italian painters, including Rembrandt, Rubens, Petrus Christus, Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, and Veronese, as well as American artists such as John Singleton Copley and Eastman Johnson.
Admission to the Timken Museum of Art is always free. The museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, major holidays, and the month of September.
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