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1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
619-238-7559 (Phone)
619-238-8777 (Fax)
info@mopa.org
MoPA is located in Balboa Park in the Casa De Balboa building, east of the main traffic circle and central fountain.
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MISSION
The mission of the Museum of Photographic Arts is to inspire, educate and engage the broadest possible audience through the presentation, collection, and preservation of photography, film and video.
Since its founding in 1983, the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) has been devoted to collecting, conserving and exhibiting the entire spectrum of the photographic medium. The museum’s endeavors consistently address cultural, historical and social issues through its exhibitions and public programs (all of which are described in detail throughout this site).
The Museum of Photographic Arts is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a member-supported, private, non-profit institution. Additional support for museum programs is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, the Weingart-Price Fund, the San Diego Foundation, Patrons of the Prado and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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HOURS OF OPERATION
Museum & Store Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Please note early closures below
Closed: Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, December 4 & 5, Christmas Day
Holiday Hours: 10:00 am - 3:00 p.m.
(Inlcudes: Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
Summer Hours: Open Thursdays until 9:00 pm (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
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Early Closures: MoPA closes at 4:00 pm on the following days
March
Wednesday, March 3
Friday, March 26
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April
Saturday, April 10
Saturday, April 17
Thursday, April 22 (4:30)
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Theater Hours:
See Film Programs for dates and times of films in the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater.
For information on renting the theater click here.
Administrative Offices Hours:
Closed on Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, December 25th(with intermittent days closed the week of Christmas through New Year's), January 1st, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day.
ADMISSION PRICES
Gallery Admissions:
$6 adults
$4 students, seniors and retired military & dependants
FREE to members, active military & dependants, and children under 12. Become a member!
FREE to school groups with advanced reservation
SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS' FREE TUESDAY
San Diego City and County residents and all active military members get in FREE, every 2nd TUESDAY of the month. Please bring your ID.
Film Admissions vary. See the Film Programs page for admission information.
DIRECTIONS
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
MoPA is located in Balboa Park in the Casa De Balboa building, east of the main traffic circle and central fountain.
From Interstate 5 and 8 intersection:
- Go southbound on I-5, take the 10th Ave. exit
- Turn left on A St. and
- Turn left again on Park Blvd.
- Take a left onto Space Theater Way and cross the small bridge.
- Park in any of the parking lots along Space Theater Way or on Park Blvd.
At the end of Space Theater Way, you will be directly behind the Museum of Photographic Arts' building. Come around to the front of the building to enter.
MoPA's building is between
the Prado Restaurant and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and in the same building as the Model Railroad Museum and the San Diego Historical Society.
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