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Da Vinci’s First Flight

Discover Da Vinci’s First Flight, a groundbreaking exhibition premiering at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in February 2025. Explore the story of Zoroastro of Peretola, the apprentice who may have tested Da Vinci’s legendary flying machines.

Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction

Step into the world of Doctor Who at the Comic-Con Museum’s U.S. premiere of Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder. Explore props, iconic characters, and the science behind the show, starting March 15, 2025, in Balboa Park.

25 years of The Hapa Project

Explore hapa.me – 25 Years of The Hapa Project, Kip Fulbeck’s powerful portrait series on multiracial identity, now expanded at the Museum of Us with updated reflections from original participants.

Conversations in Art: Dignity

Conversations in Art: Dignity invites San Diego artists to reflect on what dignity means through newly commissioned works in dialogue with the museum’s collection. Featuring Hugo Crosthwaite, Anthony Sigala, Cat Chiu Phillips, and Shinpei Takeda with The AjA Project, the exhibition fosters personal engagement and collective reflection on dignity and justice.

Silent Movie Mondays at the Balboa Theatre

Relive the enchantment of the 1920s at Silent Movie Mondays at Balboa Theatre! Celebrate its centennial with classic silent films, brought to life by the rich melodies of the historic Wonder Morton theatre organ for a truly magical experience.

Palpitations: The Cadence of Heartbeats

Palpitations unites painter Marianela de la Hoz and sound artist Marc Urselli in an immersive installation where sound and image pulse with themes of life, death, and resilience.

Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism

Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism brings together thirty-five paintings from outstanding private collections in North America and Spain for the first museum retrospective of the artist’s work in the United States.

Omni Intelligent

Omni Intelligent is a group exhibition that explores the intertwined and interdependent relationships between non-human and human entities as artificial intelligence becomes an integrated part of contemporary life.

Me voy pa’l pueblo – by PANCA

PANCA reflects on the binational and transborder experience amid the political turmoil and violent immigration policies, a look into Paola's experience of moving back to Mexico after living in the USA for 3 years.

Story Concerts

Write Out Loud’s Story Concerts transform literature into a shared, live experience, featuring curated short stories, poetry, and music performed by professional actors around a central theme.

The Measure of Our Days

The Measure of Our Days at LOS/NR features six L.A. artists exploring time, memory, and material through painting, sculpture, and fiber art. Curated by Jason Jenn.

Reimagining La Linea

Responding to issues affecting our region, our Fall 2025 Museum Studies class has juried, curated, and installed Reimagining La Linea, an exhibition about migration which highlights the work of thirty […]

The Strangers

An Our Town for the 21st Century- The Strangers dives into love, identity, and belonging in a changing America. Secrets surface and realities collide in this daring look at what “home” really means today. Cris returns to a place he used to call home-to work on a production of an old play and then falls […]

Lightscape at San Diego Botanic Garden

Experience Lightscape at San Diego Botanic Garden — 20+ dazzling light installations, festive treats, and immersive soundscapes in a magical winter wonderland.

Race: Power, Resistance & Change

The exhibition Race: Power, Resistance & Change shares stories of how the construction of race has shaped laws, institutions, and daily life in San Diego and the broader multinational region.

Ongoing

ARTwear

ARTwear is an exhibition of innovative original artwork designed to be worn on the body, created from fiber and textile materials, and constructed using fiber and textile techniques. The print […]

Future Rituals

Future Rituals is an exhibition that invites us to imagine a time when insects, birds and all animals are precious to humanity. These works serve as rituals of appreciation and […]

Working Girl

This sharp and hilarious adaptation of the iconic 1988 film features an exhilarating original score by the legendary Cyndi Lauper, a smart, fresh book from award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck, and direction by our own Tony Award-winning Christopher Ashley.

The Salty Series: Seaweeds

Blurring the lines between cinema and live performance, Seaweeds reimagines the lost ending of The Toll of the Sea—the 1922 silent film that introduced screen legend Anna May Wong (1905–1961) in the first-ever Technicolor motion picture.