San Diego Museum of Art

The San Diego Museum of Art is located in the heart of Balboa Park. Tweets come from the Museum basement.

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The weather is heating up in San Diego…but it’s always sweater weather in the galleries.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴 (altered), 1885. Oil on canvas mounted on board. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Larsen, 1968

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With Kid’s Free October in full swing, there has never been a better time to explore everything San Diego has to offer. Kids are free at The San Diego Museum of Art and MOPA at SDMA, 365 days a year, and family programming helps kids of all ages enjoy the Museum to the max.

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Our event calendar is all treats and no tricks this October 👻

We’re talking performances by the San Diego Ballet and the San Diego Shakespeare Society, art workshops, tours for the whole family, lectures and more!

Visit https://t.co/WGSU6GhMGJ

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Image Credit: Harold Edgerton, Football Kick, 1938. Dye transfer print. Victor Diaz Color Photography Collection, 2015.184.2.© 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum.

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Happy NFL kick off day to everyone with a roster to manage and a game to watch. If football isn’t you thing…you can always spend Sundays with us.

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Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions has been extended! https://t.co/N7oqioacwz

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The pups of Art Alive Petal Pop Ups are always our faves, maybe we need to change the name to Petal Paw Pups just for today 🐾 #nationaldogday

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we’ve been crushing on art for 100 years 💚🖼️ #artlovers #arthumor

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Here are your July art-making opportunities at SDMA. Visit https://t.co/0cAicrCZ2D for more information.

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Museum Suite: A Collection Performed in Nine Movements closes July 12 at MOPA at SDMA — and this is your reminder not to miss it. 📷

In this clip, artist and Museum docent Douglas McMinimy shares the story behind one of the exhibition’s most quietly powerful moments.

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Image Credit: Cecil Beaton, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘴 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳 (𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭), 1946. Original color transparency, The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, London © Condé Nast

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The king of Vogue is coming to MOPA at SDMA 👑 https://t.co/1Qzw0LRU1W

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Art has the power to take you on a beach holiday without all that pesky sand ☀️🐚⛱️🌊

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El Greco’s The Penitent Saint Peter is our current #ArtHistoryHyperfixation #ArtHistory #ElGreco

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🌅💐 Midsummer Shakespeare is coming up on Saturday, June 20 at @SDMA ! 💐🌅

Performances are at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., free with museum admission. https://t.co/sk5XX17MOV

See you there!

#summer #Shakespeare #SanDiego

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SDMA’s annual summer sale is starting soon and you won’t want to miss it. New items are added throughout the sale so come early and visit often. Available in store only.

🗓️ SDMA Store: June 18 – 23
🗓️ MOPA at SDMA Store: June 18 – 28

https://t.co/JQHko37atl for store hours.

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David Hockney, 15 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯, 1998. Oil on canvas. On loan from Art Bridges. On view at SDMA in Gallery 3 Art of the Americas.

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"What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought."

We are deeply saddened by the passing of David Hockney, 1937-2026.

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David Hockney, 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘰𝘦𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘴, 1993. Color lithograph and screenprint on Arches 88 wove paper. Gift of the Richard A. Lieboff Trust, 2020.9. On view at SDMA in Gallery 5 Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions

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June events at the Museum