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Lecture: Parallel Visions

Monday, 9:30 a.m.
Offsite, St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Del Mar

Mary Kay Gardner, Museum Docent, will discuss how photography came into its own as an art form and, in doing so, made both painting and photography more interesting and creative. Images will be presented thematically and chronologically, emphasizing two different artistic visions of the same world.

Sponsored by the North County Chapter.

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25
2013

Yoga at the Museum

Monday, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Hibben Gallery

Experience art in context during Yoga at the Museum. Strengthen your mind and body as you practice yoga in Museum galleries and meditate on the art around you. Instructor Amy Pachowicz will offer one six-week course ending in March and one four-week course beginning April 1. Classes are limited to 15 people.

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28
2013

ArtStop: Art of East Asia

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

Lucy Eron, Museum Educator, discusses Art of East Asia.

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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28
2013

Lecture: Japanese Prints for Books

Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Museum Boardroom

Japanese woodblock-print books, including those in the Museum's Permanent Collection, will be explained by Dr. Masato Nishimura, Professor at UCSD.

Sponsored by the Asian Arts Council.

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Mar
1
2013

Drawing in the Galleries

Drawing with Improvisation

Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Museum Galleries

Flying Apsaras. Wood with pigment, ca. early 18th century. Japan. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Barbara and William

This informal drawing workshop gives adult and teen participants the opportunity to draw from objects in the collection while being guided by a trained drawing instructor.

Gallery Visit: Art of East Asia

Drawing Topic: Drawing with Improvisation

Class fee includes all supplies

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Mar
1
2013

First Friday Films: Double Feature

Friday, 7:00 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

Film Cover: Urbanized, 2011

Presented in conjunction with the interactive exhibition Journey through the City, First Friday Films features a pre-film lecture on the redesign of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as a double feature screening of the short film Default Averted (1975) and the documentary Urbanized (2011). 

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Mar
2
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 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: Memorializing History

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Mar
2
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Saturday, 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: Memorializing History

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Mar
3
2013

Family Drop-In Day

Exploring Space: Nevelson Wood Sculptures

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

Explore the art element of space as you construct an abstract wooden sculpture inspired by the artist Louise Nevelson.  

Each Sunday in The 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.  

Recommended for families with children ages 6 - 12. Registration is not required, but space is limited.

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Mar
3
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: Memorializing History

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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

March Docent Tour Schedule

Masterworks in Metal, Ink, and Silk*
Sunday | 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.
Friday | 3:00 p.m.

Art of East Asia
Monday | 2:00 p.m.
Thursday | 2:00 p.m.
Saturday | 2:00 p.m.

Journey Through the City
Monday | 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday | 11:00 a.m.

European Art before 1900
Monday | 11:00 a.m.
Saturday | 1:00 p.m.

Contemporary Art
Sunday | 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday | 1:00 p.m.
Friday | 2:00 p.m.

Facade & Rotunda
Thursday | 11:00 a.m.

Museum Highlights
Sunday | 2:00 p.m.
Monday | 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.
Thursday | 1:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Friday | 11:00 a.m.**
Sat. | 11:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m.

*Through March 17
**5th Fridays only

Location

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

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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 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

Joanne Watson, Friend Member
Bram and Sandy Dijkstra, Patron's Circle

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