San Diego Museum of Art

The San Diego Museum of Art's mission is to inspire, educate, and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

EXHIBITIONS: THE MUSEUM PRESENTED A BROAD RANGE OF EXHIBITIONS DURING THE YEAR. THESE WERE CREATED FROM THE MUSEUM'S OWN COLLECTION, AS WELL AS BORROWED FROM OTHER MUSEUMS AND LENDERS. MODERN MASTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA: THE PEREZ SIMON COLLECTION, NANCY LORENZ: MOON GOLD AND EPIC TALES FROM ANCIENT INDIA WERE SOME OF THE EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2018. MODERN MASTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA: THE PEREZ SIMON COLLECTION WAS AN EXHIBITION FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST PRIVATELY HELD ART COLLECTIONS. THE LATIN AMERICAN WORKS, WHICH INCLUDED 20TH CENTURY ARTISTS DIEGO RIVERA, RUFINO TAMAYO, AND JOAQUIN TORRES-GARCIA, HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON VIEW TO THE PUBLIC. PROGRAMS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE MODERN MASTERS EXHIBITION INCLUDED A LATIN AMERICAN FILM SERIES AND FRIDA AND ME, AN INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN THAT REVOLVES AROUND FRIDA KAHLO'S RESIDENCE IN MEXICO CITY.NANCY LORENZ: MOON GOLD, ORGANIZED BY THE MUSEUM, WAS THE NEW YORK-BASED ARTISTS'S FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION. THE ARTIST WAS TRAINED IN THE CONSERVATION OF JAPANESE ANTIQUITIES AND BRINGS A MASTERY OF THESE TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES TO HER PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES. SOME OF THE WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION WERE INSPIRED BY THE JAPANESE ART FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION.EPIC TALES FROM ANCIENT INDIA, CURATED FROM THE MUSEUM'S RENOWED BINNEY COLLECTION OF SOUTH ASIAN ART, WAS PRESENTED AT THE MUSEUM AFTER BEING EXHIBITED AT TWO OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THIS EXHIBITION TOOK A NEW APPROACH OF HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES FROM CLASSIC LITERATURE THAT THE PAINTINGS WERE CREATED TO ILLUSTRATE. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED AN IN-GALLERY SPACE FOR DAILY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS STORYTELLING, ART-MAKING AND PERFORMANCES.THE MUSEUM PRESENTED SMALLER EXHIBITIONS IN ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERIES, SUCH AS BRENDA BIONDO: PLAY, ART OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA: THE VALERIE FRANKLIN COLLECTION, CHILDE HASSAM: THE GRAPHICS AND MOTION PICTURES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY GJON MILI ALONG WITH ROTATIONS IN THE SOUTH ASIAN ART GALLERIES. IN THE ONGOING EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S GOAL OF MAKING ART MORE ACCESSIBLE, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO AGES 17 AND UNDER AND FREE ADMISSION TO COLLEGE STUDENTS ON FRIDAY NIGHTS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS SMARTPHONE APP TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING THE AUGMENTED REALITY FEATURE, WHICH BRINGS ART TO LIFE. THE APP IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND CAN BE USED AT HOME AS WELL AS ON THE PREMISES. THESE DIVERSE EXHIBITIONS AND THEIR COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTED TO AN 11% INCREASE IN VISITORS AS THE MUSEUM WELCOMED APPROXIMATELY 394,000 VISITORS, INCLUDING OVER 25,000 FREE GUESTS FOR RESIDENT FREE TUESDAYS AND APPROXIMATELY 18,000 STUDENTS.