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The Timken Museum of Art is a fine art museum, established in 1965. It preserves the Putnam Collection of European old masters, American art, and Russian icons for the education and benefit of present and future generations of San Diego residents and visitorsAddress : 1500 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
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