San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego · founded 1926
The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, that houses a broad collection with particular strength in Spanish art. It opened as the Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego on February 28, 1926, and changed to its current name in 1978. The official Balboa Park website calls it "the region's oldest and largest art museum".
- Founded
- 1926Founded
What to see
The Young Shepherdess
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1885.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Tears of Saint Peter
El Greco, 1595.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
David with the Head of Goliath
Jusepe de Ribera, 1642.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Maria at La Granja
Joaquín Sorolla, 1907.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The 'Mirror' on the River Loue at Scey-en-Varais, near Ornans
Gustave Courbet, 1864.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Æneas and His Father Fleeing Troy
Simon Vouet, 1635.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.sdmart.org before you travel.
Getting there
1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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