Past Exhibitions

Celebrate San Diego! The History & Heritage of San Diego’s Jewish Community

posted: Dec 21, 2016

San Diego’s Jewish pioneers arrived with statehood in 1850 looking for adventure, good weather, better health, and, above all, the opportunity to make the American dream their own. Many...

Art & Heritage, Three San Diego Jewish Artists: Baranceanu, Braun & Sternberg

posted: Nov 28, 2016

Art & Faith: Baranceanu, Braun & Sternberg explores the artwork, lives, and Jewish heritage of three historically-important San Diego artists: Belle Baranceanu, Maurice Braun, and Harry Sternberg.

Irving J. Gill: New Architecture For A Great Country

posted: Sep 23, 2016

Architect Irving J. Gill was a San Diego architect, by way of Chicago, who relished the opportunity to work in this city during the end of the late 19th...

Of Animal Importance

posted: Apr 08, 2016

Of Animal Importance, a four-person exhibition, showcases the work of San Diego artists Laura Ball, Belle Baranceanu, Jeff Irwin, and Walter Haase Wojtyla. With the depiction of animals as...

San Diego Invites the World: 1915 Expo

posted: Feb 04, 2016

The definitive exhibition of the Panama‐California Exposition is celebratory and engaging, demonstrating the legacy of the Expo that put San Diego on the map and created the nation’s largest...

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.

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!

Celebrate San Diego! The History & Heritage of San Diego’s Jewish Community

Art & Heritage, Three San Diego Jewish Artists: Baranceanu, Braun & Sternberg

Irving J. Gill: New Architecture For A Great Country

Of Animal Importance

San Diego Invites the World: 1915 Expo

Place of Promise

The Lore Behind the ROAR! 100 Years of the San Diego Zoo

It’s Raining Man!

The Border: A Line that Divides

Invisible People, Invisible Structures: San Diego Artwork by Neil Shigley

The Border: A Line that Divides

Hats Off to Dr. Seuss

Innovation Showcase: ResMed

Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: 2015

Masterworks of the Exposition Era

Ingenious! The World of Dr. Seuss

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