Place of Promise
posted: Jan 28, 2016
This permanent exhibition showcases San Diego history from 10,000 BCE up to the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
Past Exhibitions
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The Lore Behind the ROAR! 100 Years of the San Diego Zoo
posted: Jan 28, 2016
In collaboration with the San Diego Zoo, this vibrant family-friendly exhibition celebrates the Zoo’s centennial, telling the amazing story from its humble origins to its evolution as a world-famous...
It’s Raining Man!
posted: Jan 22, 2016
Jan 22, 2016 - Mar 13, 2016: One hundred years ago, San Diego withstood one of the most torrential downpours on record, the 1916 Hatfield Flood. The flood was...
The Border: A Line that Divides
posted: Dec 03, 2015
This photographic exhibition explores the evolution of the San Ysidro border crossing. Two border towns—Tijuana and San Diego—bestride the world’s busiest land-border.
Invisible People, Invisible Structures: San Diego Artwork by Neil Shigley
posted: Dec 03, 2015
Shigley displays portraits of San Diego’s homeless through monumental graphic block prints and graceful hyper-detailed graphite drawings, his bold faces conveying the tragedy of the homeless.
The Border: A Line that Divides
posted: Oct 15, 2015
As the debate over immigration policy in the United States looms continuously in the halls of American government, the San Diego History Center has opened a new photographic...
Hats Off to Dr. Seuss
posted: Mar 23, 2015
The Hats Off to Dr. Seuss! Exhibition delivers a unique opportunity to view a selection of hats from Dr. Seuss’s private collection.
Innovation Showcase: ResMed
posted: Mar 13, 2015
The San Diego History Center is showcasing San Diego businesses and organizations that are making HISTORY in their own time!
Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: 2015
posted: Dec 18, 2014
San Diego has been a military town ever since 1774 when it was officially made a presidio guarding the coast of California against the encroachment from other European nations...
Masterworks of the Exposition Era
posted: Jun 23, 2014
Masterworks commemorates the path-breaking art displayed at the 1915 Exposition, which featured a dramatic presentation of the work of prominent California and American artists.
Ingenious! The World of Dr. Seuss
posted: Jun 23, 2014
A joyous and exuberant celebration of the art of the world’s most popular children’s book author, artistic genius and beloved San Diegan, plus fun-filled family activities!
SIN DIEGO
posted: Dec 06, 2013
SIN DIEGO: The Stingaree's Transformation from Vice to Nice showcases the development, and eventual "clean up" of San Diego's infamous redlight district. The district existed between 1st and 6th...
Capturing the Light
posted: Aug 16, 2013
Maurice Braun (1877-1941) was one of San Diego's most accomplished and well known landscape painters and was part of the "Eucalyptus School" of San Diego painters.
Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse
posted: Aug 06, 2013
San Diego has been a military town ever since 1774 when it was officially made a presidio guarding the coast of California against the encroachment from other European nations...
A Sweet Life
posted: Aug 02, 2013
The Showley wholesale confectionery—more popularly referred to as the Showley Bros. Candy Factory—operated from 1905 to 1951, and was one of many locally- based manufacturing enterprises that populated America’s...
Crossing Cultures
posted: Jul 25, 2013
Edward H. Davis (1862-1951) was a field collector for the Museum of the American Indian and ranch and lodge owner in Mesa Grande, California. Fascinated by Indian life and...