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Gold Specimen from the Collection of Wayne and Dona Leicht
Photo by Erica Van Pelt
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There are only three short weeks remaining to experience California Gold! This exhibition both transfixes visitors with the sight of beautiful and astounding examples of gold in its natural form and transports them to a time when finding and mining gold were an essential part of life.
Through the inclusion of fascinating stories about the sunken treasure from the SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, and objects relating to mining and prospecting gold, California Goldtells the tale of a significant part of California and world history. Although the California Gold Rush ended in 1855, the attraction to California’s gold-rich areas has endured. The ten pound Mojave Nugget found in 1977 and included in the exhibition as well as the continued operation of the Oriental Mine in Sierra County are just two examples of the persistence of gold’s allure to Californians as well as to people around the world.
In addition to viewing the exhibition in these upcoming three weeks, make sure you also attend our exciting gold related events! Renowned collector and dealer of gold Wayne Leicht will give a lecture on the pieces he has loaned to the California Gold exhibition on August 26, the Charlie Chaplin film The Gold Rush will be shown on September 1, a Liquid Gold of California themed wine tasting and talk will take place at our Bowers After Hours on the evening of September 7, and finally our festivities will close with one last exhibition gallery talk in the PIMCO Foundation gallery on September 9. For more information on these events, please visit the Bowers Museum website, www.bowers.org. We look forward to celebrating California Goldwith you!
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