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Timken Museum of Art

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The Timken Museum of Art is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Monday and Tuesday. balboapark.org says the museum is always free. It offers free guided tours of 45 to 60 minutes. Hours can change for special events.Checked October 22, 2026.

Freeper balboapark.org
10–5Wed to Sun
ClosedMonday and Tuesday
45–60 minfree guided tours
The low modern Timken Museum of Art building with a flagpole and palm trees
The Timken Museum of Art. GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Address1500 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101.
HoursWednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday.
AdmissionFree, per balboapark.org. The Timken page we read did not state a price.

On View

Abbeys, Barns, and Churches, drawings by Ernest A. Born, is on view from October 7, 2026 into early 2027.

Timken Museum of Art Open the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What We Could Not Verify

  • The Timken’s own page did not state a price; “always free” comes from balboapark.org.
  • The exhibition end date is January 31, 2027 on one part of the page and February 28, 2027 on another.

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FAQ

Is the Timken free?

balboapark.org says so. The museum’s own page did not state a price, so check before you go.

Sources

  1. Timken Museum of Art
  2. Balboa Park FAQ

Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.