San Diego –The San Diego Museum of Art’s 36th annual Art Alive, an event in which floral designers transform famous works of art from the permanent collection into exquisite floral displays, returns April 28–April 30, 2017. A highly anticipated San Diego spring tradition, Art Alive is the Museum’s signature fundraiser that provides support for education, outreach programs and special exhibitions. For the Art Alive exhibition, more than 100 floral designers from throughout Southern California are selected to create floral interpretations of the Museum’s most famous works of art. Following the completion of the reinstallation of many of the Museum’s permanent collection galleries, floral designers will be inspired by the most prominent highlights in the collection including works from Diego Rivera, René Magritte, Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse, Francisco de Zurbarán, Goya,…

The San Diego Museum of Art Awarded Reaccreditation by American Alliance of Museums SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Museum of Art is pleased to announce it has received reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the leading professional organization for museums in the United States. The reaccreditation signifies the Museum’s commitment to meeting, and in many areas exceeding, the national standards and best practices for U.S. Museums, while holding itself publicly accountable to excellence. The rigorous accreditation process, which takes 8-16 months to complete, is peer-driven and provides invaluable feedback and validation of museum operations and impact. The requirements cover everything from high standards of collection care and climate control, to effective and mission-driven leadership, governance, and strategic planning. The AAM Accreditation Commission, comprised of museum leaders from…

GURU’s ‘The San Diego Museum of Art App’ Selected as a Winner of CONNECT’s 29th Annual Most Innovative New Product Awards GURU’s ‘The San Diego Museum of Art App’ Selected as a Winner of CONNECT’s 29th Annual Most Innovative New Product Awards Popular Mobile App Offers Museum Visitors an Enhanced Experience Through Augmented Reality and Beacon Technology SAN DIEGO – December 4, 2016. The San Diego Museum of Art, the region’s oldest, largest and most visited art museum, announced that The San Diego Museum of Art App (SDMA App), powered by Guru, has been selected as a winner in the Software, Digital Media, Mobile App Category at CONNECT’s 29th Annual Most Innovative New Product Awards. CONNECT, a premier innovation company accelerator in San Diego that creates and scales companies in…

THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART ACQUIRES SPANISH BAROQUE MASTERPIECE 17th-Century Painting from Jusepe de Ribera Joins Museum’s Extensive Collection of Spanish Art SAN DIEGO, CA – The San Diego Museum of Art is proud to announce the acquisition of Saint James the Lesser (ca. 1632) by Jusepe de Ribera. This 17th-century work by the renowned Spanish Baroque master builds on the Museum’s prestigious collection of Spanish art. The painting is currently on display in the European galleries alongside other masterpieces in the collection by Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and El Greco. Considered the first great Old Master of the Spanish Baroque, Jusepe de Ribera is known for his detailed, unflinchingly hyperrealistic depictions of the human body. Born in Spain, Ribera moved to Italy seeking prominence as a…

Richard Deacon: What You See Is What You Get Debuts At The San Diego Museum Of Art RICHARD DEACON: WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET DEBUTS AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART The First Major U.S. Exhibition for the Internationally Acclaimed Artist San Diego – The San Diego Museum of Art is pleased to announce Richard Deacon: What You See Is What You Get, the renowned contemporary sculptor’s first major museum survey in the United States. On view beginning March 25, 2017, through July 25, 2017, the exhibition includes roughly 40 works from more than three decades of Richard Deacon’s oeuvre. A self-proclaimed “fabricator,” Deacon uses everyday materials such as laminated wood, linoleum and limestone. His abstract forms, which challenge viewers’ expectations in terms of the limitations of…

Visible Vaults Offers Inside Look at The San Diego Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection New galleries to showcase nearly 300 rarely viewed works from the Museum vaults  SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Museum of Art is revealing hundreds of hidden masterpieces and cultural treasures with the opening of Visible Vaults, an interactive exhibition that brings works of art from the Museum’s vaults to the public eye, many for the first time. Featuring nearly 300 culturally diverse works, Visible Vaults highlights the breadth of the Museum’s permanent collection. This new installation will occupy two galleries at The San Diego Museum of Art starting November 12, 2016. Visible Vaults is designed to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the Museum’s vast permanent collection, connect art from across the world and increase the…

The San Diego Museum of Art’s Collection of Indian Paintings Embarks on Nationwide Tour in Major New Exhibition San Diego – The San Diego Museum of Art will premiere 91 works of art from its world-renowned Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Indian paintings in an exhibition titled Epic Tales from Ancient India: Paintings from The San Diego Museum of Art at the Princeton University Art Museum in Princeton, N.J. This is the first stop for this landmark exhibition, where it will be on view November 19, 2016 through February 5, 2017. Epic Tales from Ancient India will introduce viewers to the world of South Asian paintings and their original narrative context by explaining the classics of literature that they illustrate. The exhibition will feature four sections arranged by book or…

The San Diego Museum of Art Welcomes Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture San Diego – The San Diego Museum of Art welcomes Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture, the first retrospective of the American architect’s work in two decades. On view November 5, 2016 through January 31, 2017, the exhibition presents over 200 objects related to Louis Kahn’s selected buildings and projects in the form of architectural models, plans, original drawings, photographs, films and more. The late Louis Kahn is regarded as one of the leading architects of the 20th century. With complex spatial compositions and a mastery of light, Kahn created buildings of dignified beauty and powerful universal symbolism, believing buildings should be monumental and spiritually inspiring. Among his most famous architectural works are the Salk Institute in…

The San Diego Museum of Art Appoints Diana Chou As Associate Curator of East Asian Art SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Museum of Art has hired Diana Y. Chou, Ph.D., as the Museum’s Associate Curator of East Asian Art. Chou will begin her role on June 29, 2016. Working with the Museum’s world-renowned permanent collection of East Asian art, Chou will oversee approximately 7,000 works, a selection of which is currently on view in Brush and Ink: Chinese Paintings from The San Diego Museum of Art Selected by Pan Gongkai. She will also manage the development of installations and related exhibitions, and contribute to the Museum’s provenance research and art acquisition programs. Chou brings more than 15 years of museum curatorial and academic teaching experience, with expertise spanning Chinese…

Grant-funded Program from The San Diego Museum of Art Brings Public Art to Four San Diego Communities SAN DIEGO, CA – The San Diego Museum of Art is pleased to announce the completion of public art projects for Open Spaces, the public art program funded by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation’s Exploring Engagement Fund. Open Spaces worked with residents and artists in four San Diego communities and their surrounding areas – Lemon Grove, Lincoln Park, Logan Heights and National City – to conceptualize, plan and create works of art. The mission of Open Spaces, which began working in communities in June 2013, was to cultivate and strengthen relationships with diverse local neighborhoods through art, and to support The San Diego Museum of Art to share art beyond its…