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15
2013

ArtStop: Ana Mendieta

Tuesday, 12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Museum Galleries

Alexander Jarman, Manager of Public Programs, discusses Ana Mendieta.

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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Jan
17
2013

ArtStop: 7 Passages to a Flight

Thursday, 12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Museum Galleries

Amy Briere, Manager of Educator and Student Programs, discusses 7 Passages to a Flight.

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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Jan
18
2013

The Power of Relics

Art of Reliquaries in Buddhist Traditions

Friday, 10:00 a.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

Dr. Sonya Quintanilla, Curator, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, will explore a variety of ways in which Buddhists across Asia used the physical remains associated with deceased holy men to sanctify works of art and monuments.

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Jan
18
2013

Drawing in the Galleries

Communicating Mass and Volume

Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Museum Galleries, (Meet in the Rotunda)

Drawing in the Galleries

A trained drawing instructor will guide you as you focus on communicating mass and volume, taking inspiration from Art of Africa, the Pacific, and Native Americas during this informal drawing workshop. 

Class fee includes all supplies.

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Jan
18
2013

Symposium: Across the South of Asia

Friday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

6:00-8:00 p.m. Keynote Lecture | 8:00-9:30 p.m. Reception

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Jan
19
2013

Symposium: Across the South of Asia

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

9:00 a.m. Coffee and Pastries | 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Presentations

Throughout this 3-day symposium, prominent scholars from across the globe will present illustrated lectures on south and southeast Asian art in honor of their mentor and colleague, Robert L. Brown, Curator of Southeast Asian Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art, UCLA.

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Jan
19
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art

Miquel Navarro. 1994. Game/artwork. Commissioned by the Centre Pompidou, Paris. © Museo de la Ciudad de México

Visitors of all ages can invent their own city and explore an imaginary urban environment with others during this guided workshop in Journey Through the City.  Working with more than 1,000 pieces of materials in the space, visitors will be able to manipulate and transform their visionary models of urban landscapes.

Workshop Theme: Adapting the Past

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Jan
19
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art

Miquel Navarro. Beneath the Moon II: Journey through the City, 1994. Game/artwork. Commissioned by the Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Visitors of all ages can invent their own city and explore an imaginary urban environment with others during this guided workshop in Journey Through the City.  Working with more than 1,000 pieces of materials in the space, visitors will be able to manipulate and transform their visionary models of urban landscapes.

Workshop Theme: Adapting the Past

Recommended for families and visitors of all ages.

Pre-registration is not required.

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Jan
20
2013

Symposium: Across the South of Asia

Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

9:00 a.m. Coffee and Pastries | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presentations

Throughout this 3-day symposium, prominent scholars from across the globe will present illustrated lectures on south and southeast Asian art in honor of their mentor and colleague, Robert L. Brown, Curator of Southeast Asian Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art, UCLA.

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Jan
20
2013

Family Drop-In Day

Exploring Texture

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Studio

Huichol inspired yarn painting.

Explore the art element of texture as you create yarn paintings, inspired by the traditional art of the Huichol culture of Mexico.  Draw, cut, and glue yarn to create a soft 'painting' under the guidance of our experienced Museum Educators.  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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Jan
20
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art

Visitors of all ages can invent their own city and explore an imaginary urban environment with others during this guided workshop in Journey Through the City.  Working with more than 1,000 pieces of materials in the space, visitors will be able to manipulate and transform their visionary models of urban landscapes.

Workshop Theme: Adapting the Past

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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

January Docent Tour Schedule

Mon: 11:00 a.m., 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.
Tues: 11:00 a.m., 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.
Thurs: 11:00 a.m., 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.
Fri: 11:00 a.m.* , 2:00, and 5:00 p.m.
Sat: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
Sun: 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
*(4th & 5th Fridays only)

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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 6 through August 29

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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Member Spotlight

Tim January, Gallery Member
Amanda Sitton & Tim Wallace, Household Members

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