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Conserving one of the most amazing places on Earth. The Baja California Peninsula is one of the most special places in the world. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Sea of Cortés on the east, this 775-mile-long peninsula has a warm climate and diverse terrain, ranging from coastal sand dunes and rugged mountain peaks to desert flats to isolated islands. The varied landscape supports an amazing diversity of plant and animal life—towering cardón cacti, islands crowded…

September 21–December 31, 2022 Women and letters feature prominently in Dutch genre paintings from the second half of the seventeenth century. Captivating images show women reading, writing, and receiving letters, often in the company of books, and exchanging ideas with present or absent companions. Although the contents of these missives are rarely legible, they invite curiosity and contemplation, drawing the beholder into intimate, domestic spaces. Such scenes emphasize women’s engagement with the written word and demonstrate a remarkable interest in…

Slinking through your neighborhood. Darting across the highway. Fluttering along your favorite hiking trail. Wildlife is all around, even when we don’t see it. The Nat offers visitors a rare peek into the secret lives of wild animals in its newest exhibition. Caught on Camera: Wildlife When No One’s Watching opens November 18, 2022, in the Museum’s top- floor photography gallery. The show features remarkable images of southern California wildlife “caught” on film with the help of camera traps set…

ICA San Diego presents an exhibition of sculptural works and ink drawings by multimedia artist Sreshta Rit Premnath. Exploring the translation between humans and plants, Sreshta Rit Premnath (b. Bangalore, India, 1979, based in Brooklyn, NY) presents amorphous plaster sculptures, metal fencing, and plants that cohabitate within the gallery. He investigates shared spaces of growth and care, such as community gardens or nurseries, and how they can be embedded within the otherwise dehumanizing spaces of collective discipline and confinement, such…