Faces of San Diego
posted: Jul 09, 2010
With the use of personal photographs, Faces of San Diego 2000 seeks to connect the personal history of San Diegans to our community, our nation and ultimately...
Past Exhibitions
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Capturing the Light: San Diego Landscape Painters
posted: Jul 09, 2010
Landscape painting is more than just an objective record of physical facts. It also explores a subjective relationship between man and nature, and as such reveals as...
Popcorn Venus The Business of Hollywood Fashion
posted: Jul 09, 2010
With gilt and feathers, a glint of fabric and a flash of smoldering eyes and red lipstick, the movie industry known as Hollywood stirred a steamy cauldron of...
Wedding Belles: Traditions and Attire
posted: Jul 09, 2010
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and a Sixpence in her Shoe.
100 Years of Art in San Diego
posted: Jul 09, 2010
100 Years of Art showcases a century of artwork by San Diego artists. You'll find plenty of inspiration in this impressive sampling of works!
Olaf Wieghorst: Painter of the American West
posted: Jul 09, 2010
Wieghorst painted the West as it was coming to a close. He experienced the West firsthand - serving on border patrol for the U.S. Cavalry in Texas, working...
It’s All About Me… in San Diego!
posted: Jul 09, 2010
Artwork created by fifth grade Balboa Park Program students explored the thoughts of these young people, what they like about the region, and how the area has...
Belle’s Legacy
posted: Jul 09, 2010
This exhibition highlighted the artwork and history projects of Francis Parker Middle School students as they interviewed former faculty and friends of Belle and created art projects...
ROMP! Children Discover Balboa Park
posted: Jul 09, 2010
This fun new children’s exhibition is a walk through time exploring the fascinating history of Balboa Park from its beginning to the "Park of the Future." Originally...
Taking Flight
posted: Jul 09, 2010
May 30, 2009 - September 13, 2009:
Featuring rare wartime aviation posters from the early 20th century, Taking Flight boasted a stunning collection from Bill and Claudia Allen and...
San Diego 2000
posted: Jul 09, 2010
Supported by a grant from San Diego County, this San Diego Historical Society project will add 400 large format black and white photographs of San Diego to...
Nikkei Youth Culture
posted: Jul 09, 2010
Presented by the San Diego History Center and the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego Nikkei youth were the subject of this educational exhibition that illustrated...
Dressing the Part
posted: Jul 07, 2010
October 15, 2010 - April 15, 2011:
San Diego History Center presents a new, collaborative exhibition with The Old Globe Theatre!
San Diego Style
posted: May 23, 2010
October 2, 2009 - June 27, 2010:
Style, sophistication, and San Diego – they’re inextricably linked. For its 20th anniversary, the San Diego History Center’s Costume Council is rolling...
Faces of the Frontier
posted: May 16, 2010
March 12, 2010 to June 6, 2010:
This special exhibition was organized by the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery and will feature over 100 portraits representing men and women who...
