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The San Diego Museum of Art is open this Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026 across both campus locations. SDMA, located at 1450 El Prado, will be open 10am-5pm and MOPA@SDMA, located at 1649 El Prado, will be open 11am-5pm.

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Cafés and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-Lautrec

April 4–September 20, 2026   Known for his beguiling portraits of Paris nightlife and the unvarnished local characters of Montmartre,…
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Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World

July 11, 2026–January 10, 2027   Photographer, fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist, and writer Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) was an…
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Dutch Painting: Special Loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

March 22, 2025–March 21, 2027     A special group of loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will…
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Early American Painting

August 22, 2026–May 31, 2027   The works here represent the first generations of American artists following the signing of…
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Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions

May 21, 2026–May 31, 2027 This exhibition marks the centennial of The San Diego Museum of Art, celebrating a select…
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Ragamala Paintings from the Binney Collection

June 27, 2026–January 3, 2027   As the production of illustrated books became popular from the twelfth century, artists began…
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SDMA 100 Years

January 24, 2026–January 24, 2027   On February 28, 1926, the Fine Arts Gallery—now The San Diego Museum of Art—opened…
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Painting of a wounded drummer boy being carried in battle

Early American Painting

August 22, 2026–May 31, 2027   The works here represent the first generations of American artists following the...
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Blonde woman in red dress with red hat and gloves against red background

Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World

July 11, 2026–January 10, 2027   Photographer, fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist, and writer Cecil Beaton (1904–1980)...
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Woman playing instrument while animals listen

Ragamala Paintings from the Binney Collection

June 27, 2026–January 3, 2027   As the production of illustrated books became popular from the twelfth century,...
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Painting of two women seated

Renaissance to Revolution: European Art 1300–1900

Opening June 27, 2026     The works in this gallery tell the story of the development of...
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Abstract painting of woman by Picasso

Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions

May 21, 2026–May 31, 2027 This exhibition marks the centennial of The San Diego Museum of Art, celebrating...
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Moulin Rouge poster featuring cabaret dancer

Cafés and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-Lautrec

April 4–September 20, 2026   Known for his beguiling portraits of Paris nightlife and the unvarnished local characters...
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Construction of San Diego Museum of Art Facade, 1925

SDMA 100 Years

January 24, 2026–January 24, 2027   On February 28, 1926, the Fine Arts Gallery—now The San Diego Museum...
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San Diego Museum of Art West Wing Renovation Concept Design Rendering

A New Vision for the Next Century

  The San Diego Museum of Art has been a cornerstone of Balboa Park since its inauguration in...
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The Shadows by René Magritte 1976.205

Modern and Contemporary Art

The early decades of the twentieth century marked a decisive break in the history of art, as painters...
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Painting of man dressing wound on another man's foot in large room

Dutch Painting: Special Loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

March 22, 2025–March 21, 2027     A special group of loans from the Museum of Fine Arts,...
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Dog Howling at Moon painting by Rufino Tamayo

Art of the Americas

    Art of the Americas reveals the diverse creativity that has flourished within this expansive range of...
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Japanese woodblock of Lovers by a painted screen by Ikeda Eisen

Visible Vaults

An insider’s look at hidden masterpieces. The Visible Vaults recreates part of The San Diego Museum of Art’s...
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religious painting

Arts of South and Southeast Asia

Arts of South and Southeast Asia ranges in date from the first to the nineteenth century AD. The...
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Arts of Iran

The modern-day country of Iran, known in ancient times as Persia, has a history of civilization dating back...
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abstract sculpture

Art of the Open Air

Art of the Open Air is an eye-opening source of creative inspiration, showcasing the Museum’s internationally significant sculpture...
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Seated Bodhisattva

Art of East Asia

Art of East Asia vividly animates the philosophical and creative traditions that inspired Asian luminaries and everyday people...
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Painting of a wounded drummer boy being carried in battle

Early American Painting

August 22, 2026–May 31, 2027   The works here represent the first generations of American artists following the signing of…
mopa@
sdma
Blonde woman in red dress with red hat and gloves against red background

Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World

July 11, 2026–January 10, 2027   Photographer, fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist, and writer Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) was an…
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Woman playing instrument while animals listen

Ragamala Paintings from the Binney Collection

June 27, 2026–January 3, 2027   As the production of illustrated books became popular from the twelfth century, artists began…
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Painting of two women seated

Renaissance to Revolution: European Art 1300–1900

Opening June 27, 2026     The works in this gallery tell the story of the development of Western art…
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Abstract painting of woman by Picasso

Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions

May 21, 2026–May 31, 2027 This exhibition marks the centennial of The San Diego Museum of Art, celebrating a select…
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Moulin Rouge poster featuring cabaret dancer

Cafés and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-Lautrec

April 4–September 20, 2026   Known for his beguiling portraits of Paris nightlife and the unvarnished local characters of Montmartre,…
sdma
Construction of San Diego Museum of Art Facade, 1925

SDMA 100 Years

January 24, 2026–January 24, 2027   On February 28, 1926, the Fine Arts Gallery—now The San Diego Museum of Art—opened…
sdma
San Diego Museum of Art West Wing Renovation Concept Design Rendering

A New Vision for the Next Century

  The San Diego Museum of Art has been a cornerstone of Balboa Park since its inauguration in 1926. As…
sdma
The Shadows by René Magritte 1976.205

Modern and Contemporary Art

The early decades of the twentieth century marked a decisive break in the history of art, as painters and sculptors…
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Painting of man dressing wound on another man's foot in large room

Dutch Painting: Special Loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

March 22, 2025–March 21, 2027     A special group of loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will…
sdma
Dog Howling at Moon painting by Rufino Tamayo

Art of the Americas

    Art of the Americas reveals the diverse creativity that has flourished within this expansive range of geographies and…
sdma
Japanese woodblock of Lovers by a painted screen by Ikeda Eisen

Visible Vaults

An insider’s look at hidden masterpieces. The Visible Vaults recreates part of The San Diego Museum of Art’s most carefully…
sdma
religious painting

Arts of South and Southeast Asia

Arts of South and Southeast Asia ranges in date from the first to the nineteenth century AD. The earliest works…
sdma

Arts of Iran

The modern-day country of Iran, known in ancient times as Persia, has a history of civilization dating back approximately ten…
sdma
abstract sculpture

Art of the Open Air

Art of the Open Air is an eye-opening source of creative inspiration, showcasing the Museum’s internationally significant sculpture collection in…
sdma
Seated Bodhisattva

Art of East Asia

Art of East Asia vividly animates the philosophical and creative traditions that inspired Asian luminaries and everyday people throughout China,…

Events

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Docent smiling and leading Family Art Adventures Tour with group of young kids

Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families with young...
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly...
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Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting...
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Jane Avril by Toulouse-Lautrec, detail

In Conversation: The Remarkable Legacy of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Friday, September 11 10:00 a.m. Speakers: Fanny Girard, Director of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, and Michael Brown, PhD, Senior...
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
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two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County...
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Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come...
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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Japanese painting of white horse

Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema

Thursday, September 24 1:00–3:00 p.m. PT Speaker: Meher McArthur, Asian art historian and curator Virtual Event   Meher...
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
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Docent smiling and leading Family Art Adventures Tour with group of young kids

Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families with young...
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Mehregan Fall Fete 2026

Saturday, October 3 4:00 p.m. VIP Access 5:00 p.m. Concert Celebration The San Diego Museum of Art, James...
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Camarada chamber musicians

Camarada: Tango

Saturday, October 4, 7:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art John M. and Sally B Thornton Rotunda...
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly...
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Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting...
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
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meteorite art by Ulrike Arnold

Meteorites as Artistic Matter: Artist Ulrike Arnold in Conversation with Astronomer Gerard van Belle PhD, and Curator Rachel Jans PhD

Friday, October 16 10:00 a.m. Speakers: Ulrike Arnold, Artist; Gerard van Belle, PhD, Former Director of Science at...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County...
sdma

Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come...
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
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Artist Betsabee Romero at The San Diego Museum of Art

Artistic Practice: Roxana Velázquez in Conversation with Artist Betsabeé Romero

Friday, October 30 6:00 p.m. Speakers: Roxana Velázquez, Maruja Baldwin Executive Director and CEO at The San Diego...
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San Diego Shakespeare Society performer Gabriela Sosa performing Macbeth in The San Diego Museum of Art galleries

San Diego Shakespeare Society at SDMA: Spooky Shakespeare

Saturday, October 31 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art John M. and Sally B...
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Betsabeé Romero Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead skull with marigolds

Día de los Muertos at SDMA

Sunday, November 1, 2026 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.   Come together with family, friends, and the community at large...
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Plated tacos

The Taco Party

Sunday, November 1, 2026 noon–4:00 p.m. SDMA May S. Marcy Sculpture Court and Garden Join us for The...
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Docent smiling and leading Family Art Adventures Tour with group of young kids

Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families with young...
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly...
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Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting...
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
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two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County...
sdma

Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come...
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly...
sdma
Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting...
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
sdma
two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County...
sdma

Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come...
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
sdma
Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for...
sdma
Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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Building Balboa Park: John D. Spreckels and the Shaping of San Diego’s Cultural Heart

Friday, February 19 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Sandra E. Bonura, PhD, Author and Historian MOPA@SDMA Joan and Irwin Jacobs...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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The Zoo Lady: How Belle Benchley Saved the San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park

Friday, March 19 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Sandra E. Bonura, PhD, Author and Historian MOPA@SDMA Joan and Irwin Jacobs...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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Art in the Public Realm

Friday, April 16 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Lara Bullock, PhD, Civic Art Project Manager with the City of San...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
sdma
Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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Dr. Ying Choon Wu

The Neuroscience of Art

Friday, May 21 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Ying Choon Wu, PhD, Associate Project Scientist, Institute of Neural Computation, UC San...
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
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Silhouette of artist painting at easel

The Surprise Artist

Friday, June 18 10:00 a.m. Hosted by: Deidre Guevara, Director of Community Engagement, The San Diego Museum of...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come...
sdma
Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden  ...
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The Museum is Closed

Happy Thanksgiving! The Museum is closed across our two locations (SDMA and MOPA@SDMA) in observance of the Thanksgiving...
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The Museum is Closed

Happy Holidays! The Museum is closed in observance of Christmas Day....
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Docent smiling and leading Family Art Adventures Tour with group of young kids

Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families with young children ages…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly tour designed…
sdma
Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting storytelling in…
sdma
Jane Avril by Toulouse-Lautrec, detail

In Conversation: The Remarkable Legacy of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Friday, September 11 10:00 a.m. Speakers: Fanny Girard, Director of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, and Michael Brown, PhD, Senior Curator of…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
sdma
two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County residents (with…
sdma

Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come explore art…
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
sdma
Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
sdma
Japanese painting of white horse

Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema

Thursday, September 24 1:00–3:00 p.m. PT Speaker: Meher McArthur, Asian art historian and curator Virtual Event   Meher McArthur will…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
sdma
Docent smiling and leading Family Art Adventures Tour with group of young kids

Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families with young children ages…
sdma

Mehregan Fall Fete 2026

Saturday, October 3 4:00 p.m. VIP Access 5:00 p.m. Concert Celebration The San Diego Museum of Art, James S. Copley…
sdma
Camarada chamber musicians

Camarada: Tango

Saturday, October 4, 7:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art John M. and Sally B Thornton Rotunda   Celebrating…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly tour designed…
sdma
Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting storytelling in…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
sdma
meteorite art by Ulrike Arnold

Meteorites as Artistic Matter: Artist Ulrike Arnold in Conversation with Astronomer Gerard van Belle PhD, and Curator Rachel Jans PhD

Friday, October 16 10:00 a.m. Speakers: Ulrike Arnold, Artist; Gerard van Belle, PhD, Former Director of Science at Lowell Observatory;…
sdma
Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
sdma
two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County residents (with…
sdma

Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come explore art…
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
mopa@
sdma
Artist Betsabee Romero at The San Diego Museum of Art

Artistic Practice: Roxana Velázquez in Conversation with Artist Betsabeé Romero

Friday, October 30 6:00 p.m. Speakers: Roxana Velázquez, Maruja Baldwin Executive Director and CEO at The San Diego Museum of…
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San Diego Shakespeare Society performer Gabriela Sosa performing Macbeth in The San Diego Museum of Art galleries

San Diego Shakespeare Society at SDMA: Spooky Shakespeare

Saturday, October 31 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art John M. and Sally B Thornton Rotunda…
sdma
Betsabeé Romero Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead skull with marigolds

Día de los Muertos at SDMA

Sunday, November 1, 2026 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.   Come together with family, friends, and the community at large at a…
sdma
Plated tacos

The Taco Party

Sunday, November 1, 2026 noon–4:00 p.m. SDMA May S. Marcy Sculpture Court and Garden Join us for The Taco Party,…
sdma
Docent smiling and leading Family Art Adventures Tour with group of young kids

Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families with young children ages…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly tour designed…
sdma
Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting storytelling in…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
sdma
two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County residents (with…
sdma

Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come explore art…
sdma
Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
sdma
Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
sdma
Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Storytime Family Tour

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art   Join Museum docents for a family-friendly tour designed…
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Woman reading to group of young children in library

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library   Gather to listen to exciting storytelling in…
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
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two women looking at a painting

Resident Free Tuesday

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.   The San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County residents (with…
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Community Open Studio

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.–noon Museum Art Studio   Join us for an in-studio art making experience. Come explore art…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Family tour at The San Diego Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures

Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.   Family Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families. Family…
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Building Balboa Park: John D. Spreckels and the Shaping of San Diego’s Cultural Heart

Friday, February 19 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Sandra E. Bonura, PhD, Author and Historian MOPA@SDMA Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater  …
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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The Zoo Lady: How Belle Benchley Saved the San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park

Friday, March 19 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Sandra E. Bonura, PhD, Author and Historian MOPA@SDMA Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater  …
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Art in the Public Realm

Friday, April 16 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Lara Bullock, PhD, Civic Art Project Manager with the City of San Diego MOPA@SDMA…
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Dr. Ying Choon Wu

The Neuroscience of Art

Friday, May 21 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Ying Choon Wu, PhD, Associate Project Scientist, Institute of Neural Computation, UC San Diego MOPA@SDMA…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Silhouette of artist painting at easel

The Surprise Artist

Friday, June 18 10:00 a.m. Hosted by: Deidre Guevara, Director of Community Engagement, The San Diego Museum of Art MOPA@SDMA…
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Live model posing during drawing session

Live Model Drawing

Monthly, Third Tuesdays 1:00–3:00 p.m. Museum Art Studio   Join us for a live model drawing session. Come engage in…
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Kids making art with artist teacher in museum sculpture garden

Community Art Workshop

Monthly, Third Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden   Great for…
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The Museum is Closed

Happy Thanksgiving! The Museum is closed across our two locations (SDMA and MOPA@SDMA) in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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The Museum is Closed

Happy Holidays! The Museum is closed in observance of Christmas Day.

Upcoming Exhibitions

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Betsabee Romero soccer ball with border artwork

Betsabeé Romero: Tejiendo Redes (Weaving Nets)

September 5, 2026–January 3, 2027     Drawing on her Mexican heritage and ancestral traditions, Betsabeé Romero explores fútbol as…
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Icons of Imperial Russia - Christ the Redeemer Ukrainian art

Icons of Imperial Russia

September 5, 2026–August 15, 2027     Icons are religious images in the Greek or Russian tradition. They differ from…
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Painting of a seated girl with flowers in front of a window

Paris After 1900

Opening October 10, 2026     Impressionism’s radical break with tradition in the 1870s and 1880s gave rise to the…
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Landscape painting of Catskills by Asher Brown Durand

Landscape: Nature and Evolution

Opening October 10, 2026     From the earliest ancient Sumerian myth to the six-day genesis in the Bible, the…
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Blue and tan cyanotype of crashing waves at US-Mexico border by Meghann Riepenhoff

Meghann Riepenhoff: Waters of the Americas

March 6, 2027–September 6, 2027     Since the 2010s, Meghann Riepenhoff (American, b. 1979) has emerged as a leading…
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Betsabee Romero soccer ball with border artwork

Betsabeé Romero: Tejiendo Redes (Weaving Nets)

September 5, 2026–January 3, 2027     Drawing on her Mexican heritage and ancestral traditions, Betsabeé Romero explores fútbol as…
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Icons of Imperial Russia - Christ the Redeemer Ukrainian art

Icons of Imperial Russia

September 5, 2026–August 15, 2027     Icons are religious images in the Greek or Russian tradition. They differ from…
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Painting of a seated girl with flowers in front of a window

Paris After 1900

Opening October 10, 2026     Impressionism’s radical break with tradition in the 1870s and 1880s gave rise to the…
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Landscape painting of Catskills by Asher Brown Durand

Landscape: Nature and Evolution

Opening October 10, 2026     From the earliest ancient Sumerian myth to the six-day genesis in the Bible, the…
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Blue and tan cyanotype of crashing waves at US-Mexico border by Meghann Riepenhoff

Meghann Riepenhoff: Waters of the Americas

March 6, 2027–September 6, 2027     Since the 2010s, Meghann Riepenhoff (American, b. 1979) has emerged as a leading…

Past Exhibitions

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Black and white photo of woman standing, facing away from viewer, surrounded by vegetation

Chanell Stone: Undulation of a Rupture

March 21–August 16, 2026     Created during a journey through the Mississippi Delta, California-based photographer Chanell Stone’s (American, b.…
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Local Visions: Reimagining the Façade

January 24–July 26, 2026     This exhibition celebrates the creativity and vision of artists from across our region, each…
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Museum Suite: A Collection Performed in Nine Movements

January 24–July 12, 2026     As part of The San Diego Museum of Art’s centennial celebrations, the Community Engagement…
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Black and white photograph of women stoically standing with iguanas on her head

Graciela Iturbide: Photographs from Colecciones Fundación Mapfre

February 14–June 7, 2026     Arguably Latin America’s best-known living photographer, Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, b. 1942) has spent five…
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Portrait of Maharaja Sujan Singh of Bikaner by Kayam

Pearls from the Ocean of Contentment

  Featuring arts of the book from South Asia and the Persianate world, produced from the 12th through the 19th…
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Painting of Haystacks at Chailly by Claude Monet

Impressionism Across the Atlantic

May 31, 2025–April 5, 2026   See approximately 40 Impressionist works from Europe and the United States alike, drawn from…
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Man in bed floating on water

Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism

September 6, 2025–March 1, 2026     Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism brings together thirty-five paintings from outstanding private collections in…
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Marianela de la Hoz (painting) and Marc Urselli (sound), Guerra, nunca he podido domesticarte (War, I have never been able to domesticate you), 2024. Mixed media. Courtesy of the artist.

Marianela de la Hoz and Marc Urselli / Palpitations: The Cadence of Heartbeats

September 6, 2025–February 22, 2026       This installation is the result of a unique collaboration between painter Marianela…
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Sculptures in rocky cliff by ocean

Eduardo Chillida: Convergence

August 2, 2025–February 8, 2026     Experience the powerful sculptures of Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002) in this exhibition marking the…
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Black and white photo of woman standing, facing away from viewer, surrounded by vegetation

Chanell Stone: Undulation of a Rupture

March 21–August 16, 2026     Created during a journey through the Mississippi Delta, California-based photographer Chanell Stone’s (American, b.…
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Local Visions: Reimagining the Façade

January 24–July 26, 2026     This exhibition celebrates the creativity and vision of artists from across our region, each…
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Museum Suite: A Collection Performed in Nine Movements

January 24–July 12, 2026     As part of The San Diego Museum of Art’s centennial celebrations, the Community Engagement…
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Black and white photograph of women stoically standing with iguanas on her head

Graciela Iturbide: Photographs from Colecciones Fundación Mapfre

February 14–June 7, 2026     Arguably Latin America’s best-known living photographer, Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, b. 1942) has spent five…
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Portrait of Maharaja Sujan Singh of Bikaner by Kayam

Pearls from the Ocean of Contentment

  Featuring arts of the book from South Asia and the Persianate world, produced from the 12th through the 19th…
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Painting of Haystacks at Chailly by Claude Monet

Impressionism Across the Atlantic

May 31, 2025–April 5, 2026   See approximately 40 Impressionist works from Europe and the United States alike, drawn from…
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Man in bed floating on water

Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism

September 6, 2025–March 1, 2026     Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism brings together thirty-five paintings from outstanding private collections in…
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Marianela de la Hoz (painting) and Marc Urselli (sound), Guerra, nunca he podido domesticarte (War, I have never been able to domesticate you), 2024. Mixed media. Courtesy of the artist.

Marianela de la Hoz and Marc Urselli / Palpitations: The Cadence of Heartbeats

September 6, 2025–February 22, 2026       This installation is the result of a unique collaboration between painter Marianela…
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Sculptures in rocky cliff by ocean

Eduardo Chillida: Convergence

August 2, 2025–February 8, 2026     Experience the powerful sculptures of Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002) in this exhibition marking the…

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