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Timken Museum of Art

1500 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
619-239-5548

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Predominantly displaying fine paintings, this museum also exhibits excellent sculpture, 126 paintings on permanent exhibition, and other works rotated throughout the year. Opened in 1965, this museum is home to San Diegos only Rembrandt painting on public display, Saint Bartholomew. The collection also includes other works by European Old Masters, American Artists and Russian icons. There is a free afternoon lecture/gallery talk on Thursdays at 1:30p. Admission is free.

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Timken Museum of Art - This jewel-like repository houses the Putnam Foundation's collection of 19th-century American paintings and works by European old masters, as well as a worthy display of Russian icons. Yes, it's a small collection, but the marquee attractions include a Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a Young Man in Armor; San Diego's only Rembrandt, St. Bartholomew; and a masterpiece by Eastman Johnson, The Cranberry Harvest.

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