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Dec 1 2012 |
Jewelry ShowcaseSaturday, 10:00 am - Sunday, 5:00 pmThe Museum Store  La Jolla jewelry designer Sheri Liebert will showcase beautiful jewelry and premiere her new men's line. continue reading |
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Dec 2 2012 |
Family Drop-In DayDecember Theme: Exploring LineSunday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmThe Studio  Project Example Explore line as you construct an abstract geometric sculpture inspired by contemporary works in the permanent collection and the featured exhibition Behold, America!. The art project and tour focus on specific elements of art found in the galleries. Each Sunday in The Studio we'll explore a new art-making activity inspired by paintings, sculptures, and drawings on view at The Museum. continue reading |
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Dec 3 2012 |
Heritage Luncheon and Silent AuctionAsian Arts CouncilMonday, 11:00 amOffsite, The Prado Ballroom Join the Asian Arts Council for their Annual Heritage Luncheon and Silent Auction at the Prado Grand Ballroom. As always, there will be great Asian items to bid on at the Silent Auction, along with a presentation by Michael Knight, Ph.D., Senior Curator of Chinese Art at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. continue reading |
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Dec 6 2012 |
ArtStop: Charles ReiffelThursday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pmMuseum Galleries  Ariel Plotek, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, discusses Charles Reiffel. ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon. |
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Dec 7 2012 |
December NightsFriday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park  The Museum will be closed during the day and open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m., December 7 and 8, in celebration of Balboa Park’s 35th annual December Nights holiday festival. In addition to free admission the Museum will host concerts in the Hibben Gallery both evenings. continue reading |
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Dec 8 2012 |
December NightsSaturday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe Museum will be closed during the day and open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m., December 7 and 8, in celebration of Balboa Park’s 35th annual December Nights holiday festival. In addition to free admission the Museum will host concerts in the Hibben Gallery both evenings. continue reading |
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Dec 9 2012 |
Family Drop-In DayDecember Theme: Exploring LineSunday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmThe Studio  Larry Rivers. An Outline of History. 1975. Lithograph and screenprint. 26 3/8 in. x 40 1/4 in. The San Diego Museum of Art. Explore the possibilities of line as you make lively contour drawings. The art project and tour focus on specific elements of art found in the galleries. Each Sunday inThe Studio we'll explore a new art-making activity inspired by paintings, sculptures, and drawings on view at The Museum. Play with games, earn prizes from the Search and Find, and engage in family-friendly, docent-led tours. |
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Dec 13 2012 |
ArtStop: Identity in Contemporary PhotographyThursday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pmMuseum Galleries Alexander Jarman, Manager of Public Programs, discusses Identity in Contemporary Photography. ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon. |
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Dec 13 2012 |
Reiffel RoundtableThursday, 7:00 pmJames S. Copley Auditorium  Charles Reiffel, Wolf Pit Road, 1920. Oil on canvas. Private Collection. Exhibition curators Bram Dijkstra and Ariel Plotek speak with scholar Keith Colestock about Charles Reiffel. Presented in conjuction with Charles Reiffel: An American Post-Impressionist. continue reading |
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Dec 16 2012 |
Family Drop-In DayExploring LineSunday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmThe Studio  Project example. Learn the art of beautiful writing as you explore calligraphy! Use traditional brushes to make elegant lines under the guidance of our experienced Museum Educators. The art project and tour focus on examples of calligraphy found in the galleries. Each Sunday inThe Studio we'll explore a new art-making activity inspired by paintings, sculptures, and drawings on view at The Museum. |
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Dec 18 2012 |
ArtStop: Could She Be by Caravaggio?Tuesday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pmMuseum Galleries John Marciari, Ph.D., Curator of European Art and Head of Provenance Research, discusses the possibility that a work in the Museum's permanent collection could have been painted by Caravaggio? Read more on ArtInfo. ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon. |
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Dec 20 2012 |
ArtStop: Marienela de la HozThursday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pmMuseum Galleries Amy Galpin, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Art of the Americas, discusses Marianela de la Hoz. ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon. |
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Dec 21 2012 |
The New World Discovers ItalyAmerican Artists in a Classical Land, 1760-1900Friday, 10:00 amJames S. Copley Auditorium  Thomas Moran. Opus 24: Rome, from the Campagna, Sunset, 1867. Oil on canvas. Timken Museum of Art, 2005.001. Between 1760 when Benjamin West embarked on the first artistic pilgrimage from America to Italy, and the 1880s when the practice began to wane, hundreds of American painters and sculptors made the trek to Italy. continue reading |
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Dec 21 2012 |
Drawing in the GalleriesPositive & Negative SpaceFriday, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmMuseum Galleries, (Meet in the Rotunda)  Drawing in the Galleries A trained drawing instructor will guide you as you focus on positive and negative space, taking inspiration from the Modern and Contemporary Art collection during this informal drawing workshop. Class fee includes all supplies. |
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Dec 22 2012 |
Fabric Design ShowcaseSaturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pmThe Museum Store  Lucy Eron, Museum Educator and local fabric designer, will show her stunningly beautiful designs inspired by California plein-air artists such as Charles Reiffel. continue reading |
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Dec 24 2012 |
Holiday HoursMonday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pmThe Museum is open. continue reading |
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Dec 25 2012 |
Holiday HoursTuesdayClosed for the Holiday. continue reading |
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Dec 31 2012 |
Holiday HoursMonday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pmThe Museum is open. continue reading |
