Known for his beguiling portraits of Paris nightlife and the unvarnished local characters of Montmartre, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born into an aristocratic family in the South of France in 1864. Growing up as a child with a disability that caused his legs to stop developing, Toulouse-Lautrec turned to drawing rather than the sports his […]
As the first comprehensive mid-career survey of San Diego artist , this exhibition traces more than 25 years of a creative practice defined by a persistent exploration of what it means to inhabit a human body in an era of perpetual image culture and accelerating technology. Curated by Mark Quint of in La Jolla, the […]
Cat Gunn’s first solo museum exhibition, if only by the light of a new moon, explores the complex terrain of inherited memory and the seemingly impossible nostalgia for a home that one has never known through materials including fabric, ceramics, and cyanotypes. This experience, familiar to immigrants, first-generation children, and anyone displaced by colonialism, war, […]
Contemporary glass becomes a powerful vessel for Indigenous knowledge, identity, and innovation in Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass, on view June 27–September 20, 2026 at Mingei International Museum. This groundbreaking traveling exhibition brings together approximately 120 works by 29 Native American artists, four Indigenous Pacific Rim artists from New Zealand and Australia, and […]
Photographer, fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist, and writer Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) was an extraordinary force in the twentieth-century British and American creative scenes. This is the first exhibition dedicated to Beaton’s fashion and portrait photography, which he elevated into an art form. This exhibition showcases Beaton at his most triumphant – from shaping the public […]
Experience one of San Diego’s most treasured summer traditions at the 38th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, held every Monday evening from July 13 through September 7, 2026 at the iconic Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. Presented by the Spreckels Organ Society, the free nine-week festival showcases acclaimed organists from around the world […]
Tiny stages tell big stories at the 25th Annual Paper Theatre Festival Exhibition, on view July 14–September 27, 2026 at Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus during the building's open hours. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this beloved exhibition showcases an imaginative collection of handcrafted paper theatres created by students, artists, alumni, staff, and […]
Inspired by the electric spirit of the 1920s, the decade in which the Museum was founded, the evening invites guests to step into an era of jazz, glamour, and artistic […]
Experience the eerie charm of Washington Irving’s legendary tale brought to life in The Headless Horseman! Starring the iconic Will Rogers, these atmospheric silent classic blends humor, romance, and spine-tingling folklore as the superstitious Ichabod Crane finds himself entangled in a terrifying midnight encounter that may—or may not—be more than a ghostly legend. Join us for […]
Heartmoor is a creation story, a pursuit of love, and a reckoning with love despised. Merging dance, theater, video, and spoken word it traces primal longing, macabre desire, guilt, and revenge, threading the extraordinary into the everyday life. The work swings from irreverent comedy to mature reflective drama, shaping taboo-shattering storytelling through fractured, nonlinear portraits […]
The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival returns October 1–4, 2026, celebrating the rich cultural exchange that defines one of North America’s most dynamic binational regions. Produced by San Diego Jazz Ventures, the expanded four-day festival features an inspiring lineup of free and ticketed performances by acclaimed artists from the United States, Mexico, and Latin […]
In partnership with San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, SDDT has presented Trolley Dances™ for over 25 years. Trolley Dances™ was created by former Artistic Director Jean Isaacs to make dance accessible to our entire community by taking art “to the people.” Each fall, tour guides lead groups of audience members on and off the trolley […]