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3
2012

Heritage Luncheon and Silent Auction

Asian Arts Council

Monday, 11:00 a.m.
Offsite, 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. 

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Dec
6
2012

ArtStop: Charles Reiffel

Thursday, 12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Museum 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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7
2012

December Nights

Friday, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The 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.

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8
2012

December Nights

Saturday, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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.

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9
2012

Family Drop-In Day

December Theme: Exploring Line

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The 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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Exhibitions on View

  • Young Art 2013: The Story of Me
  • Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design
  • Pacific Horizons
  • Alternative Accounts

Docent Tour Schedule- December 2012

Follow the links below for the topic of each tour:

Monday, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.,  2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Thursdays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Fridays, 11:00 a.m. (4th and 5th Fridays only), 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
Sundays, 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.

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The San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
(619) 232-7931

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San Diego, CA 92112-2107

Hours

Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat.
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Closed


Summer Hours
June 1 through Labor Day

Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mon., Tues., Fri., Sat.
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

*See calendar for exceptions

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Bram and Sandy Dijkstra, Patron's Circle

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