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Exhibitions

Pacific Horizons

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Canoe Prow Ornament from Pacific Horizons
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Melanesian Imunu Sculpture from Pacific Horizons
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Melanesian Uli Figure From Pacific Horizons

Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design

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Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design Symposium Part 1
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ArtStop: Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design
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Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design Symposium Part 2
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Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design Symposium Part 3
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Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design Panel

Behold, America!

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Naomi, Alekxis, Andrea
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Linda
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Danny
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Adam
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Sandra
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Kiki

Dyeing Elegance

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Dyeing Elegance: Introduction
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Dyeing Elegance: Spring
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Roketsozome demonstration by Hisako Takaku
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Dyeing Elegance: Winter
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Dyeing Elegance: Summer
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Dyeing Elegance: Autumn

From El Greco to Dalí

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Roxana Velásquez, Executive Director of the Museum, on Sorolla
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Nicola Spinosa, Director of the Capodimonte Museum Naples, Italy, speaks on Jusepe de Ribera
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From El Greco to Dalí Exhibition and Interviews
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Guillermo Solana, Chief Curator and Artistic Director, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, speaks on Dalí
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Ignacio Henares, University of Granada, Spain, speaks on Goya
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Dr. John Marciari, Curator of European Art, speaks on Francisco Bayeu
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Dr. John Marciari, Curator of European Art, speaks on Alejo Fernández

Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement

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Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement- Exhibition Tour

Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman

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Thomas Gainsborough video with Benedict Leca

Howard Hodgkin

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Howard Hodgkin on Howard Hodgkin

Brutal Beauty: Drawings by Hugo Crosthwaite

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Hugo Crosthwaite creates A Tail for Two Cities

From Rembrandt’s Studio: The Prints of Ferdinand Bol

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Rembrandt in Southern California

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(619) 232-7931

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San Diego, CA 92112-2107

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Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Amazing artstop in progress @SDMA with the brilliant John Marciari, @BPOC_SD documenting so check the mueum's YouTube if you missed it!
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