San Diego’s Largest Rococo Painting, François Boucher's ‘Lovers in a Park’ to Undergo Extensive Onsite Conservation by Balboa Art Conservation Center Beginning October 18, 2023 Public to be given rare opportunity to observe the scientific examination and professional conservation of a major work of art—the first public conservation at the Museum in more than half a century. For the first time in its 58-year history, the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego's Balboa Park will undertake something truly unique. Its upcoming exhibition, titled 'Boucher: Conservation in a Park,' wi ..read more

Timken Museum of Art Presents P&!NTING by Artist-in-Residence Matt Rich for its 2023 Summer Installation Artist-in-Residence: June 28 - July 9, 2023 ‘P&!NTING’ on View: July 19 - September 10, 2023 Multi-disciplinary artist, Matt Rich, will create his unique, colorful and ‘not-quite-flat’ paintings that have been featured in exhibitions throughout the world. Visitors to the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego’s Balboa Park will have the opportunity for a unique artistic experience as multi-disciplinary, artist-in-residence Matt Rich brings his installation P&!NTING to life. P&am ..read more

Timken Museum of Art Presents Distinguished, Major Work by Renowned Artist Kehinde Wiley: 'Equestrian Portrait of Prince Tommaso of Savoy-Carignan' On View Now through May 2024 The Timken Museum of Art, located in San Diego’s Balboa Park, announced this summer the presentation of a distinguished, major work by artist Kehinde Wiley: Equestrian Portrait of Prince Tommaso of Savoy-Carignan (2015), a modern-day version of the famed 17th-century painting by Dutch master, Anthony van Dyck. Wiley’s version, a massive artwork measuring 112 x 118 inches is an extension of his Rumors of War series ..read more

NEWS RELEASE Timken Museum of Art ‘Night Watching by Rineke Dijkstra’ – a Three Channel Video Installation with Sound Based on Rembrandt’s Dutch Masterpiece, ‘The Night Watch’ Acclaimed Dutch photographer, Rineke Dijkstra, creates a unique experience designed to stimulate and elicit thought-provoking audience reactions. The experience of visiting Amsterdam’s renowned Rijksmuseum will be transported to San Diego, California when the three-channel video installation, Night Watching, based on Rembrandt’s celebrated and iconic Dutch masterpiece, The Night Watch (1642) comes to the  Timken Mu ..read more

Pieter Claesz., Still Life, 1627   It is hard to prove it just now, but the Timken’s small panel by Pieter Claesz. (1597/98-1660) talks to Jacob van Ruisdael’s (1628/29-1682) canvas in our gallery (see Work of the Week #7). The two paintings hang about two feet apart on the walls of the museum. Both men lived in Haarlem and both were leading artists in their respective genres in that city by the North Sea. Claesz. was widely regarded as the preeminent still-life painter of the early 17th century and Ruisdael occupied the same rank when it came to topographical landscapes, a ..read more

Timken Interview -  Jazz 88.3 KSDS-FM San Diego. Listen to our Director of Curatorial Affairs, ??????? ?. ??????????, and Teaching Artist, ????????? ????????, chat with ???? ?????? of Jazz 88.3 about the Timken's vibrant and interactive community engagement and educational outreach programs. Discover how we're celebrating the important role of art as a way of enriching lives and nurturing the creative spirit in all of us. ????? ?? ?????? ??????  http://jazz88.us/MP3/IA092020Timken.mp3 ..read more

Timken Museum of Art Names La Jollans Kathleen Lundgren and Alexandra Davis Perez to its Board of Directors The board of directors of the ​Timken Museum of Art​ located in Balboa Park in San Diego has named bioethicist ​Kathleen Lundgren​ and interior designer ​Alexandra Davis Perez​ to its ranks bringing the total number of board members to 14. The Timken’s board is led by chair Jessie​ J. Knight, Jr.,​ Sempra Energy’s former executive vice president of external affairs and chief sustainability officer and former president and chief executive officer of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Comm ..read more

  NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Timken Museum of Art to Become the First Museum Worldwide to Adopt Revolutionary Anti-Viral Technology   The Museum is Installing Advanced Air Filtration Technologies to Ensure the Health of Visitors  The Timken Museum of Art—the Jewel Box of San Diego’s Balboa Park—announced today that it will install state-of-the-art, patented, anti-viral technologies, originally engineered in conjunction with the United States Department of Defense, to ensure the health of visitors. This  innovative system will maximize the “capture and kill” rate of airborne pathoge ..read more

Thomas Moran (1837-1926) cared deeply about artistic legacy. His own self-identification with specific works of art was important to him. Late in life, Moran began pressing his thumb into still-wet oil paint to prove that he was the maker of those representations. Another demonstration of this can be seen in the running list the artist kept of his noteworthy efforts. The English-born landscapist referred to this unique record as his “Opus List.” During the mid-1860s, Moran enumerated 42 works as worthy of this designation. He appended to the document detailed notes about these paintings’ owner ..read more

  If you were “somebody” in early-18th-century France, you definitely wanted to have your likeness painted by an important artist. As proof of noble lineage and evidence of high social standing, portraits counted among essential décor in that country’s elite households. Should you happen to be in Paris, and were not a member of the royal family, it would have been in your best interest to approach Nicolas de Largillière (1656-1746) for this task. Otherwise you headed to the studio of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743). Largillière’s solid academic training meant that he was skilled at depicting ..read more