To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA
Sep 12, 09 thru Jan 3, 10
Launching this fall, the San Diego Air & Space Museum pays tribute to the 40-year anniversary of Apollo 10 with an ...
Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh
Oct 10, 09 thru Jan 31, 10
Intimate portraits and testimony of women and young girls from two communities in India: a nation where despite progressive laws, women ...
Darwin: Evolution\Revolution
Nov 7, 09 thru Feb 28, 10
Marking the 200-year anniversary of Darwin’s birth, the exhibition Darwin: Evolution\Revolution presents the most ...
LAWN PROGRAMS at the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
thru Nov 8, 09 Every Sunday
Free programs feature ethnic food, music, and dance
09/13 Sunday: Puerto Rico
09/20 Sunday: Austria
09/27 Sunday: Germany
10/04 ...
Sammy
Sep 19, 09 thru Nov 8, 09
World-premiere musical based on the life of legendary entertainer, Sammy Davis, Jr.
The DaVinci Experience
Jan 31, 09 thru Jan 3, 10
While Leonardo da Vinci’s genius as an artist is renowned, a new exhibition at the San Diego Air & Space Museum reveals how his ...
Ollin
Nov 7, 09
. Los Angeles Chicano Band, Ollin, began as more than a musical project; the essence of the band is punk, but the instrumentation and musical ...
Art Glass Guild 28th Annual Juried Glass Exhibition, “Waves of Glass”
Oct 31, 09 thru Nov 15, 09
Juried Art Glass show. Categories include Hot (blown and flame worked), Warm (kiln fired), Cold (stained, etched and mosaic), Wearable Art, ...
Noh Woodblock Prints
Sep 1, 09 thru Nov 29, 09
Kogyo was a master of the Japanese woodblock print at the turn of the 20th century and spent much of his working life creating the prints that ...
Dinosaurs! Alive 3-D
Oct 5, 09 thru Nov 30, 09
Are descendants of dinosaurs alive and still walking, and flying, among us? Learn the answers in ...
Place of Promise: Stories of San Diego
Dec 1, 08 thru Dec 1, 09
Objects from Kumeyaay, Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods of San Diego's past through 1880.
A Salute to James Hubbell
Oct 18, 09 thru Dec 31, 09
Celebrating the accomplishments of this world famous, Santa Ysabel-based artist, designer, craftsman, and dedicated environmentalist.
Baja California: Photography Exhibition
Sep 19, 09 thru Jan 3, 10
Exhibition features imagery by National Geographic photographer, author, and expedition leader Ralph Lee Hopkins and highlights the ...
Calder Jewelry
Jul 25, 09 thru Jan 3, 10
Alexander Calder, one of the most innovative American artists of the
20thcentury, is duly famous for his ubiquitous and often ...
New Light on the Old Masters
Jan 31, 09 thru Jan 3, 10
Exhibition highlights the great but under-appreciated strengths of the Museum's permanent collection, especially in the areas of Italian ...
Masters of Mid-Century California Modernism - Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman
Mar 29, 09 thru Jan 10, 10
While Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman may not be household names, their designs helped shape the style of home décor and ...
American Artists from the Russian Empire
Oct 24, 09 thru Jan 17, 10
Works of artists who came from Russia to U.S. before or after WWII.
Picasso, Miro, Calder
Jul 25, 09 thru Jan 17, 10
Exhibition features works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Alexander Calder and is a complement to Calder Jewelry.
Through the Lens
Oct 3, 09 thru Jan 24, 10
Annual youth exhibition showcases the works created by students.
Porsche
Oct 5, 09 thru Jan 31, 10
Over the past 60 years, the Porsche has emerged as the world’s most prestigious high-performance sports car. A new exhibition ...
Picturing the Process: The Photograph as Witness
Aug 1, 09 thru Feb 6, 10
Fourth in a series of educational based exhibitions explores the variety of ways that photographers and photographs document people, places, and ...
Film: AMAZON
Oct 1, 09 thru Feb 28, 10
A journey of discovery down the mightiest river in the world - the lifeblood for whole civilizations and home to more than 5,000 species of fish ...
FILM: Under the Sea
Apr 1, 09 thru Feb 28, 10
In one of the most beautifully filmed IMAX adventures ever, Under the Sea submerges moviegoers in remote undersea ...
Oceanic Art: A Celebration of Form
Jan 31, 09 thru Feb 28, 10
Exhibition features approximately 70 artworks that represent ancient Oceanic traditions from Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia . The works ...
The Art of Andean Retablos: Religion, Tradition, and Social Commentary
May 23, 09 thru Apr 18, 10
Explores the museum’s collection of retablos, an art form that communicates the stories, histories, and traditions of the Highland people ...
Fisch Out of Water
Oct 23, 09 thru May 16, 10
Wondrous sea creatures knitted and/or crocheted of color-coated copper wire by renowned San Diego designer craftsman Arline Fisch.
Balboa Park Audio Walking Tour
Jul 1, 09 thru May 31, 10
A fascinating one-and-one-half-hour tour of Balboa Park can be rented at the Balboa Park Visitors Center, located in the House of ...
Motion Mania: Move Your Mind
Jun 20, 09 thru Jun 6, 10
Discover what makes the world go round with the Fleet’s new hands-on exhibits. Motion Mania is about every kind of motion ...
San Diego Style
Oct 1, 09 thru Jun 27, 10
While New York, Paris, and Milan may be the fashion capitols of the world, San Diego has had its own share of trend setters. ...
Fifty-Six Chinese Hat Boxes - and one hat!
Oct 22, 09 thru Jul 3, 10
Made of wood, lacquer, paper and leather from the late Qing Dynasty (c. 1890-1912)
Transformed by Fire: June Schwarcz Enamel Vessels
Oct 23, 09 thru Jul 3, 10
90 pieces of innovative work by this Bay Area artist recognized by many as the nation's leading enamellist.
Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing:
Jul 26, 09 thru Sep 5, 10
Sonabai Rajawar, a sculptor who came to Mingei in 1986 to exhibit her art, was an untrained artist who lived in total isolation for the first ...
The Genographic Project
Oct 16, 09 thru Nov 1, 10
The Genographic Project attempts to unravel the remarkable tale that our genes can tell: where we originated, how we came to populate the Earth, ...
Ongoing: Rare Irving Gill Furniture
Nov 8, 09 thru Nov 30, 10
Redwood furniture designed a century ago by Irving J. Gill, San Diego foremost modernist architect, is on view together for the first time. ...
250 Years of Military in San Diego
Jul 24, 09
History of the military in Point Loma, North Island, Balboa Park and the Naval Hospital and other areas of San Diego.
IMAX en Español
On the Third Sunday of each Month
“IMAX en Español,” a monthly IMAX film screening with the soundtrack entirely in Spanish!
This special public ...
ONGOING:Lockheed Vega from the movie Amelia
Nov 1, 09
The Lockheed Vega 5B used in the movie Amelia, starring Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank, has now joined the San Diego Air & ...
Lecture: Buying Green: Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting in San Diego
Nov 5, 09
Learn how the City of San Diego is leading the way in many areas of procuring green products and services that not only outperform the ...
Rock Art Symposium 2009
Nov 7, 09
Day-long event offers an opportunity to share in the results of rock art research around the globe, presented in slide-illustrated lectures. ...
Sound & Fury: Explore a world Without sound & Controversial Alternatives
Nov 7, 09
A special "Exploring Ethics" event with special guest Josh Aronson, Director of "Sound and Fury" who shares his ...
Outstanding Visual Artists Regional Show
Oct 9, 09 thru Nov 8, 09
Featured artists: Judith Parenio "Wax, Wood and Clay" & Betty Hock "Town and Country: Common Threads".
Puppet Show: Elves & the Shoemaker
Nov 4, 09 thru Nov 8, 09
Target Free Family Day and Festival: Oceanic Art
Nov 8, 09
Enjoy performances, artist demonstrations, and tours - inspired by and celebrating the art and culture of Polynesia, Micronesia, and the South ...
Adult Program - Digital Nature Photography - Beginning
Nov 5, 09 thru Nov 12, 09
Learn basic principles in photography to capture nature and personal photographic images. A digital single-lens-reflect camera is required. ...
Day of the Dead Altar
Nov 1, 09 thru Nov 30, 09
Month-long installation celebrates the annual Mexican commemoration honoring departed relatives and friends and welcoming home their spirits. ...
Exploring Ethics: Topics Change Monthly
thru Dec 2, 09 On the First Wednesday of each Month
In conjunction with the Center for Ethnics in Science and Technology, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center welcomes guests to encounter science ...
Lecture and Tour: ArtStop
Oct 1, 09 thru Dec 17, 09
A fifteen minute tour of one to three works from the permanent collection.
Free with museum admission
Nov. 5 & 17, Mexican ...
Free Organ Concerts
Every Sunday
John D. and Adolph Spreckels donated the Spreckels Organ, one of the world’s largest outdoor pipe organs, to the City of San Diego in 1914 ...
Lunchtime Art Talks
Every Friday
Informal 15 minute lectures offers insight into a single work of art from the museum's permanent collection.
PalabraDas
On the Third Sunday of each Month
Open mic/open stage opportunity for performing artists.
Park Ranger Tour
Every Sunday
Historical, architectural and botanical treasures of Balboa Park are discussed on these one-hour tours led by Park Rangers.
Meets at the ...
Wacky Science Sundays with Ms. Frizzle
Every Sunday
Live performances in the Discovery Center. Explore mysterious creatures, fascinating habitats, and hands-on science. Free with museum admission ...
Young Scientists
Every Wednesday
A new hands-on preschool program for children ages 3-5 (accompanied by an adult).
Explore the scientific wonders of the world at the Fleet's ...