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The Path of the Mystic: Art & Theosophy at Lomaland

posted: Sep 06, 2019
The establishment of the Theosophical Society in Point Loma marks an important period in San Diego’s art history and cultural development, as it fostered a developing art community in...

Welcome to the Mix: Each of Us Has a Story

posted: Jul 12, 2019
hrough first-person perspectives and studio portraits, Welcome to the Mix provides a glimpse into some of the fascinating people and stories that will now be part of SDHC’s collection.

Fashion Redux

posted: Feb 20, 2019
Bob Matheny: Almost Anonymous is the first major survey of the work of San Diego-based artist Bob Matheny.

Carol Lindemulder: Color Story

posted: Jan 03, 2019
Carol Lindemulder: Color Story features a selection of oil paintings, dating from 1996- 2018, that highlight the artist’s passion for the natural and built environment, her mastery of color,...

Bob Matheny: Almost Anonymous

posted: Nov 09, 2018
Bob Matheny: Almost Anonymous is the first major survey of the work of San Diego-based artist Bob Matheny.

LET’S EAT! A TASTE OF HISTORY

posted: Jul 09, 2018
The Japanese first came to San Diego in the late 19th century. San Diego was not San Francisco or Los Angeles with their large immigrant populations and there were...

LGBTQ+ San Diego: Stories of Struggles and Triumphs

posted: Mar 23, 2018
The San Diego History Center in partnership with the Lambda Archives brings the first exhibition EVER in Balboa Park, focused on San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community titled LGBTQ+San Diego: Stories...

Gaps in the Record: Vanguard Print Culture in San Diego

posted: Mar 13, 2018
"Gaps in the Record: Vanguard Print Culture in San Diego" documents the convergence of literary and visual art practices, and independent publishing activity, in the city’s mid-twentieth-century creative community....

Fashion Redux: 90 Years of Fashion in San Diego

posted: Jan 26, 2018
Ninety years of San Diego fashion is the “common thread” this year in the exhibition "Fashion Redux: 90 Years of Fashion," the annual fashion collaboration between the San Diego...

Mail Call

posted: Nov 04, 2017
A name is shouted out, and a parcel is handed through the crowd to its eager recipient—mail call is a moment when the front line and home front connect....

Exquisite Views

posted: Sep 08, 2017
Exquisite Views is the inaugural exhibition in the History Center’s new gallery dedicated to displaying works from the fine art collection. Many of these works have rarely, if ever,...

Legacy In Black

posted: Jul 14, 2017
The San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art (SDAAMFA) is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibit in collaboration with the San Diego History Center (Center). The exhibit will...
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