Joan & Irwin Jacobs Theater

The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater is a renowned cinema destination in Southern California that hosts a diverse selection of film festivals, premieres, documentaries, retrospectives, and one-of-a-kind events.

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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.

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