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Published September 13, 2018

Asian Treasures from the Scripps College Collections

Thursday, January 31 1:00 pm Museum Boardroom Scripps is fortunate to have a large teaching collection of artworks from Asia, including over 2500 Japanese prints, more than 150 Ming and…

Published September 6, 2017

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

Published September 6, 2017

Bus Tour: Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

Wednesday, October 18 Bus leaves East County at 7:30 a.m.; picks up in North County 8:30 a.m. Enjoy the unique treasures and grounds of the formidable Huntington. Featured on this…

Published May 26, 2017

Collections

The San Diego Museum of Art’s collections are all-encompassing with more than 35,000 objects from across the globe, and ranging…

Published September 21, 2026

Malice in Wonderland: Cecil Beaton’s Life and Work

Thursday, November 19 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Hugo Vickers, Author and Historian MOPA@SDMA Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was a total self-creation. Through photography he rose to…

Published August 27, 2026

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 Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater Art extends beyond museum…

Published August 27, 2026

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 Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater Every artist has a…

Published August 27, 2026

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 Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater Can works of art…

Published August 27, 2026

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 Join us at The San Diego Museum of Art for…

Published August 27, 2026

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 Join The San Diego Museum of Art and Author Sandra…

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