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		Orange County is quickly becoming an Arts and Culture mecca, Orange County offers numerous museums, cultural centers and historical sites. The Directory below will help you find all the BEST OC has to offer.....              Back  The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Location:  2002 North Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92706 Phone: (714) 567-3600 Visit Website    For more info on the Kidseum at Bowers  Dining: Tangata is open solely for lunch Tuesdays through Sundays, the restaurant serves a diverse menu of California cuisine (714) 550-0906  Hours: Tuedays - Sunday 10am - 4pm  Cost: Adults: Weekdays $17 /  weekends $19 Seniors: 62 & up weekdays $12 / weekends $14 Students: Weekdays $12 / weekends $14 Children under 5 FREE  About: One of Southern California's finest museums and Orange County's largest, the Bowers Museum is one of the only museums in the United States devoted to promoting human understanding through art. Currently on display: Mummies Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt Treasures from the British Museum April 17, 2005 - April 15, 2007 Orange County Art and Culture                      Back  Location:  2002 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92706 Phone: (714) 567-3600 Visit Website   Hours: 11am - 4pm  Cost:  $5.00 for ages 3 and up  About: THE KIDSEUM, an 11,000 square foot children's museum, provides arts and cultural activities for thousands of children and their families. Creativity, stimulated by exposure to art, can be the basis for the development of ideas, problem solving and social understanding. Orange County Art and Culture                       Back  Location:  2500 North Main St. Santa Ana CA 92705 Phone: (714) 542-CUBE Visit Website   Hours: 10am - 5pm Discovery Science Center is open daily except for Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day.  Cost: Children 3-17 $8.50 / Adults $11.00 Seniors 55+ $8.50 / Children 2 and under Free  About: Discovery Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating young minds, assisting teachers and increasing public understanding of science, math and technology through interactive exhibits and programs. Discovery Center can host your Birthday Party visit site for more info.                                     Back  Laguna Art Museum Location: 307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach, CA Phone: (949) 494-8971 Visit Website    Visit site for upcoming events  see events here  Tours: Guided tours are available for groups of 10-60 call (949) 494-8971 ext.73. for reservations  Hours: Daily from 11am - 5pm  Cost: $10.00 General / $8.00 Seniors, Students, and active duty Military and their dependents. Free for Children 12 and under  About: Laguna Art Museum represents the core California art scene. It places the aesthetics of the west coast within a national and international context and develops scholarship on the art history of California. Laguna Art Museum works from a tradition going back to the founding of the Laguna Beach Art Association nearly ninety years ago.(message from the director) Orange County Art and Culture                     Back  Newport Harbor Nautical Museum Location: 151 East Coast Hwy  Newport Beach, CA Phone: (949) 675-8915 Visit Website   Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10AM to 5PM Closed Mondays  Cost: $5.00 Suggested adultdonation/Kids under 12 Free. Guided Tours for 10 or more available for $3/person.  About: The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the maritime heritage of Newport Harbor, southern California and the eastern Pacific through stimulating exhibitions, innovative research, and inspiring education programs pertaining to maritime arts, artifacts, events and customs. Orange County Art and Culture              Back  Location:  24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr. Dana Point, CA 92629 Phone: (949) 496-2274 Visit Website   Hours: Weekdays:8am–5pm (for summer camps and school programs only) Weekends: 10am–3pm for public entry Behind the Scenes Tour: Thurs & Fri at 3:30PM 45 min. $2.00 per person, members are free  Cost: General Admission (13yrs +) $6.00 Youth (3yrs-12yrs) $4.00 / Kids  2yrs and under free  About: The mission of the Ocean Institute is to inspire all generations, through education, to become responsible stewards of our oceans. Orange County Art and Culture                 Back  Orange County Museum of Art Location: 850 San Clemente Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 Phone: (949) 759-1122 Visit Website       Contact: info@ocma.net / (949) 759-1122  Hours: Museum Hours Tues - Sun 11am-5pm Thurs (Free Admission)11am-8pm  Cost: Adults  $10 Students (w/valid ID) & Seniors $8 12 and under are free  About: The Orange County Museum of Art champions and interprets the art and culture of our time for a diverse and changing community. The museum is guided by the conviction that exhibitions and programs should link historical and contemporary art, bridge local and global cultures, and inspire the sense of inquiry, creativity, and imagination within all people. Orange County Art and Culture                     Back  Mission San Juan Capistrano Location: 26801 Ortega Hwy. San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Phone: (949) 234-1300 Visit Website   Hours: 8:30am - 5pm  Cost: Adults $6 / Seniors 60 + $5 / Kids 4 - 11 $4  Children ages 3 and under are admitted free  About: Built in 1776, one of Father Junipero Serra's historic missions known for the return of the swallows every March. The birthplace of Orange County, Mission San Juan Capistrano, was founded more than two centuries ago. Today it is a monument to California's multicultural history, embracing its Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage. Originally built as a self sufficient community by Spanish padres and Indians, the Mission was a center for agriculture, industry, education and religion.  Orange County Art and Culture                   Back  Address: 2647 E. Pacific Coast Hwy Corona del Mar, CA 92625 Phone: (949) 673-2261 Visit Website   Contacts: Library (949) 673-1880 /Gift Shop (949) 673-0920  Other Services: Also a Wonderful place to host a Wedding or other special occasion. More about Wedding here  Hours: 10:30am - 4pm daily Library Tues,Wed & Thurs from 9am-4:30pm  Cost: $3.00 Adult / $1.00 Children ages 12-16 Kids under 12 are free / Monday admission is free  About: Sherman Library & Gardens is a 2.2 acre Corona del Mar horticultural retreat. The Gardens provide a museum of living plants, displayed amidst a setting of immaculate gardens, patios and conservatories linked together by wide brick walkways, beds blooming with seasonal flowers and bubbling tile fountains. The Library is a specialized research center devoted to the study of the Pacific Southwest. Orange County Art and Culture    Additional Listings... Crystal Cathedral Address: 13280 Chapman Ave. Garden Grove, CA 92840 Phone: (714) 971-4013 / Fax: (714) 971-4315 www.CrystalCathedral.org Children's Museum at La Habra Address: 301 S. Euclid St. La Habra, CA 90631 Phone: (562) 905-9793 Fullerton Museum Center Address: 301 N. Pomona Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832 Phone: (714) 738-6545 / Fax: (714)738-3124 www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/museum Laguna Beach Live Phone: (949) 715-9713 www.lagunabeachlive.org Laguna Beach Live! is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and increasing the knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts in Laguna Beach and to nurturing young musicians and singers.From classical and jazz to pop and world, we are bringing great music to enliven the arts scene in Laguna. Laguna College of Art and Design Address: 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. Laguna Beach CA Phone: (949) 376-6000 www.lagunacollege.edu First Sundays at the College -- exhibits and concerts -- are offered 2:00-4:30 pm the first Sunday of each month, October-May (excluding January). Pageant of the Masters Address: 650 Laguna Canyon Rd. Laguna Beach, CA Phone: (949) 497-6582  Richard MacDonald Galleries & Sculpture Garden Address: 326 Glenneyre St. Laguna Beach CA 92651 Phone: (949) 497-4988 / (888) 972-5543 One of the most collected figurative bronze sculptors at work today. www.richardmacdonald.com Sherwood Gallery Address: 460 S. Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: (949) 497-2668 Sherwood Gallery, established in 1976, specializes in contemporary and progressive works of art. www.sherwoodgallery.com