The San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park's encyclopedic museum, known for Spanish Old Masters, South Asian art, and a growing contemporary program.
Address
1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101
Core focus: Encyclopedic collection with Spanish and South Asian strengths
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8 shows currently open
Dutch Painting: Special Loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mar 22, 2025 — Mar 21, 2027 · San Diego
SDMA 100 Years
Jan 24, 2026 — Jan 24, 2027 · San Diego
Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions
May 21, 2026 — May 31, 2027 · San Diego
Ragamala Paintings from the Binney Collection
Jun 27, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · San Diego
Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World
Jul 11, 2026 — Jan 10, 2027 · San Diego
Early American Painting
Aug 22, 2026 — May 31, 2027 · San Diego
Betsabeé Romero: Tejiendo Redes (Weaving Nets)
Drawing on her Mexican heritage and ancestral traditions, Betsabeé Romero explores fútbol as...
Sep 5, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · San Diego
Icons of Imperial Russia
Icons are religious images in the Greek or Russian tradition. They differ from...
Sep 5, 2026 — Aug 15, 2027 · San Diego
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The San Diego Museum of Art — San Diego, United States
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Dutch Painting: Special Loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mar 22, 2025 — Mar 21, 2027 · San Diego
SDMA 100 Years
Jan 24, 2026 — Jan 24, 2027 · San Diego
Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions
May 21, 2026 — May 31, 2027 · San Diego
Ragamala Paintings from the Binney Collection
Jun 27, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · San Diego
Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World
Jul 11, 2026 — Jan 10, 2027 · San Diego
Early American Painting
Aug 22, 2026 — May 31, 2027 · San Diego
Betsabeé Romero: Tejiendo Redes (Weaving Nets)
Drawing on her Mexican heritage and ancestral traditions, Betsabeé Romero explores fútbol as...
Sep 5, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · San Diego
Icons of Imperial Russia
Icons are religious images in the Greek or Russian tradition. They differ from...
Sep 5, 2026 — Aug 15, 2027 · San Diego
Past shows (8) · show· hide
- Cafés and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-LautrecApr 4, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
- Chanell Stone: Undulation of a RuptureMar 21, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026
- Local Visions: Reimagining the FaçadeJan 24, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026
- Museum Suite: A Collection Performed in Nine MovementsJan 24, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026
- Graciela Iturbide: Photographs from Colecciones Fundación MapfreFeb 14, 2026 – Jun 7, 2026
- Impressionism Across the AtlanticMay 31, 2025 – Apr 5, 2026
- Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond SurrealismSep 6, 2025 – Mar 1, 2026
- Marianela de la Hoz and Marc Urselli / Palpitations: The Cadence of HeartbeatsSep 6, 2025 – Feb 22, 2026