A photo that says "see what's in our drawers." There are different bugs laid out around the text including a large black and blue butterfly.

Ocean Oasis

San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States

Take a fascinating journey into two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds—Mexico’s Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert. Ocean Oasis mesmerizes audiences as they witness the beauty of life in Baja California's rich waters and seemingly barren land. Fly over sweeping vistas of snow-capped mountains, vast deserts, palm oases, and mangrove swamps—then plunge into astonishing ...

Free – $24.00

T.REX

San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. June 28, 2024 through February 27, 2025 For over a century, dinosaurs have captivated audiences all over the world. But standing tall among them is the king—the T. rex. Come on an unforgettable journey from today’s sweeping North American badlands to the forests and estuaries of prehistoric Hell ...

Becoming Betty Boop

Comic-Con Museum

Betty Boop has been a cultural icon for nearly 100 years. In collaboration with Fleischer Studios, this one-of-a-kind exhibit embarks on a nostalgic journey, starting with Betty’s beginnings to her rise to international popularity—and what makes her a fan favorite today. First introduced in 1930, Betty Boop was created by Max Fleischer for his “Talkartoons” ...

Free – $25.00

Border Blitz: Artistas del Cómic de Tijuana

Comic-Con Museum

Comic-Con Museum, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego and sponsored in part by Cross Border Xpress, announces the opening of “Border Blitz: Artistas del Cómic de Tijuana,” a binational exhibition and participating World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 community initiative. The exhibit showcases the work of Charles Glaubitz, Alejandra ...

Free – $25.00

Collaboration(s)! A Journey with John Jennings

Comic-Con Museum

Jennings is a consummate collaborator; he shares ideas, inspiration, and control with an array of co-creators. Jennings has no qualms with the creative process and instead revels in the results. His work is a testimony to the power of community and an example of what can be gained when we eschew the trappings of the ...

Free – $25.00

Art of Science

San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States

Data is beautiful and science has style—see the beauty that can emerge from scientific research. In collaboration with the UC San Diego Library, see the winners of the Art of Science competition, showcasing the work of UC San Diego students and researchers.

Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo

Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo presents indigo through stunning objects of creative expression and the astonishing study of a chemical reaction. Blue Gold is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of Getty’s 2024 PST ART initiative. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this ...

Free – $15.00

Nathalie Miebach: Restless Waters

Institute of Contemporary Art Central 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

Nathalie Miebach (b.1972, Zeven, Germany, lives Boston, MA) foregrounds the human relationship to data in her meticulously researched practice. Using basketweaving techniques to transform a variety of material into sculpture, wall installations, and 2D weavings, Miebach has devised her own visual languages to describe our reciprocal relationship with data. Each material in a work by ...

Free

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Remote Pulse

Institute of Contemporary Art Central 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

The ICA Central mezzanine will be the site of Rafael LozanoHemmer’s (b. 1967, Mexico City, lives Montreal) celebrated interactive installation, Remote Pulse (2019). Working in collaboration with the Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), we invite visitors to participate in a crossborder activation. Using two identical pulsesensing stations connected by the internet, visitors to both ICA Central ...

Free

Modeling for the Masses: Sculptural Ideals in Nineteenth-Century America

Timken Museum of Art

This new exhibition highlights the small-scale, three-dimensional works of acclaimed sculptors including celebrated works by Hiram Powers, Thomas Ball, Chauncey B. Ives and John Rogers. Sculpture was remarkably popular during the period surrounding the American Civil War. Audiences flocked to exhibitions to see the latest works by favorite artists, many of whom established successful studios ...

The Myth of Superheroes

Comic-Con Museum

Heroes are windows to our past, present, and future. The Myth of Superheroes takes guests on a journey through time that connects ancient Greek and Roman gods and goddesses to the superhero legends of today. From the strength of Hercules to the speed of Mercury, explore the evolution of these powerful mythological figures, and how they became ...

Free – $25.00
Event Series Art Mart

Art Mart

Balboa Park San Diego, CA, United States

San Diego County Art Mart Association features artists in oil, acrylic and watercolor, photography and jewelry design, stained glass and ceramics along with a veriety of other unusual and distinctive art forms.  Artists show their own work, so you are assured of the opportunity to talk with the creator of any piece on display. Our ...

  • Pink poster that says "We put the eek in Geek." A black beetle is at the bottom of the photo along with the Nat logo
  • See 75 million years in one day. An orange dinosaur is on one side and a green dinosaur is on the other side. The Nat logo is on the bottom.