*FREE DAYS FOR SANTA ANA RESIDENTS*
Courtesy of the Lockhart Family and a generous donation in the memory of Dorothy Goerl, the Bowers Museum is pleased to offer free admission to Santa Ana residents, with proof of residency (e.g., driver's license, utility bill, etc), on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month.

Gems! Colors Of Light And Stone
The Michael Scott Collection
June 17, 2007 - June 16, 2008

The most important private gem collection in the United States, with few rivals in the world outside of the royal families, the Michael Scott Collection is back at Bowers Museum and features even more luxurious pieces. GEMS! Colors of Light and Stone opens on June 17, 2007 for a year-long run in the new Anderson-Hsu-Tu Gallery.

GEMS! Colors of Light and Stone is the most important exhibition of colored gemstones, diamonds and gems as art ever shown in a U.S. museum.,” says Dr. Peter Keller, president of Bowers Museum, who is also a geologist and gemologist and who curates this exhibit.

In GEMS! Colors of Light and Stone you’ll see most of the major gem species in every color and variety known. In addition, you’ll see very rare examples of little known color varieties such as green tanzanites and "electric-blue" Paraiba tourmalines. It also includes examples of cut “collector” stones—those too rare to be used in the general jewelry trade; antique jewelry from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries; spectacular gem carvings, including those by German artists Bernd Munsteiner and Gerd Dreher; and the work of Seattle-based silversmith/contemporary artist, John Marshall.

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Admission to all events is $5 or free with a museum admission and to members (unless otherwise noted).

Note: ADMISSION is $5, free to Bowers members or included with museum admission, unless otherwise noted. Lectures are presented in the FHP Healthcare/Robert Gumbiner Conference Center. Seating in the Conference Center is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs and dates subject to change. Visit www.bowers.org for current listings. For further information on programs, call 714.567.3680 or 714.567.3649 or e-mail mette@bowers.org or gmontejano@bowers.org.

Rick Weinberg, Director of Public Relations and Marketing

The Bowers Museum

2002 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92706
Direct 714-567-3642 / Cell 714-552-2842 / Fax 714-567-3633
rweinberg@bowers.org / www.bowers.org