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Category: News


April 2

The Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art Welcomes Three New Exhibitions This Spring →


January 16

Feb. 2–10: San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival to Shine Spotlight on Changemakers Tackling Global Social Issues →

May 23

Exciting News!! →


February 1

This Happened at MOPA: 1983 Push Pin Party →

March 25

MOPA’s Solidarity Message to the API Community →

March 2

MOPA Partnered with Bank of America Art Conservation Project to Restore Century-old Artworks of Cultural Significance →


August 20

MOPA launches photo challenge series for youth →

August 6

Yosuke Yamahata: 75th anniversary of the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki →

July 31

Photo interpretation tool helps substance abuse prevention program examine the role of racism on health →

June 22

MOPA Reopens at Balboa Park on November 13 →

 

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MOPA is now MOPA@SDMA!

Welcome to the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art!

As of July 1, 2023, the Museum of Photographic Arts and The San Diego Museum of Art have merged to become one unified institution. The Museum of Photographic Arts is now the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA@SDMA).

MOPA@SDMA remains a pay-what-you wish museum open Thursdays through Sundays 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you soon!