As the region’s oldest, largest and most visited art museum, located in the heart of beautiful Balboa Park, the San Diego Museum of Art holds a notable permanent collection which includes Spanish and Italian old masters, South Asian paintings, and 19th- and 20th-century American paintings and sculptures.
A program of regular temporary special exhibitions is enhanced by a year-round schedule of cultural and educational programs.
Exhibitions & Dates
Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World
Jul 11 2026 - Jan 10 2027
His era-defining photographs captured beauty, glamour, and star power
Dutch Painting: - Special Loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mar 22 2025 - Mar 21 2027
Reflecting ideal values of everyday life in the Netherlands
Early American Painting
Aug 22 2026 - May 31 2027
Exhibition reflects national optimism following the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Forging a Legacy: 15 Years of Landmark Acquisitions
May 21 2026 - May 31 2027
A select few of the many thousands of recent acquisitions
Ragamala Paintings - from the Binney Collection
Jun 27 2026 - Jan 3 2027
16th century narratives in a unique kind of musical illustration