Timken Museum of Art
Balboa Park
December 28, 2018
We closed out 2018 with a trip to our favorite local museum, the Timken. It was a banner week for us because all three daughters, our son in law, and our new grandchild all visited together, overlapping by several days.
We first bought lunches from food trucks and ate out on the Plaza de Panama.
We then strolled through the Timken Museum lobby, looking at the hand made holiday decorations which were hanging both overhead and on the large tree at the back of the lobby. They are an annually recurring exhibit, Jewels of the Season.
We next viewed the special exhibition of Rococo art. (It closed a few days after our visit.)
We then dispersed to enjoy the permanent collection, particularly the Russian icons and San Diego’s only Rembrandt, “Saint Bartholomew.” He is back in town after being loaned out to museums elsewhere.
The Timken offers free admission, so it is a great option for the thrifty or an easy add-on to other activities in Balboa Park. Donations are welcomed and encouraged, however.
The next special exhibit at the Timken will be Metonymies: A Dialogue with 20th Century Works from the Sonnabend Collection, which runs from February 8 through April 28. We plan to visit again soon.