SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
EXHIBITIONS: THE MUSEUM PRESENTED A BROAD RANGE OF EXHIBITIONS DURING THE YEAR. THESE WERE CREATED FROM THE MUSEUM'S OWN COLLECTION, AS WELL AS BORROWED FROM OTHER MUSEUMS AND LENDERS. MODERN MASTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA: THE PEREZ SIMON COLLECTION, NANCY LORENZ: MOON GOLD AND EPIC TALES FROM ANCIENT INDIA WERE SOME OF THE EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2018. MODERN MASTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA: THE PEREZ SIMON COLLECTION WAS AN EXHIBITION FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST PRIVATELY HELD ART COLLECTIONS. THE LATIN AMERICAN WORKS, WHICH INCLUDED 20TH CENTURY ARTISTS DIEGO RIVERA, RUFINO TAMAYO, AND JOAQUIN TORRES-GARCIA, HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON VIEW TO THE PUBLIC. PROGRAMS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE MODERN MASTERS EXHIBITION INCLUDED A LATIN AMERICAN FILM SERIES AND FRIDA AND ME, AN INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN THAT REVOLVES AROUND FRIDA KAHLO'S RESIDENCE IN MEXICO CITY.NANCY LORENZ: MOON GOLD, ORGANIZED BY THE MUSEUM, WAS THE NEW YORK-BASED ARTISTS'S FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION. THE ARTIST WAS TRAINED IN THE CONSERVATION OF JAPANESE ANTIQUITIES AND BRINGS A MASTERY OF THESE TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES TO HER PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES. SOME OF THE WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION WERE INSPIRED BY THE JAPANESE ART FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION.EPIC TALES FROM ANCIENT INDIA, CURATED FROM THE MUSEUM'S RENOWED BINNEY COLLECTION OF SOUTH ASIAN ART, WAS PRESENTED AT THE MUSEUM AFTER BEING EXHIBITED AT TWO OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THIS EXHIBITION TOOK A NEW APPROACH OF HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES FROM CLASSIC LITERATURE THAT THE PAINTINGS WERE CREATED TO ILLUSTRATE. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED AN IN-GALLERY SPACE FOR DAILY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS STORYTELLING, ART-MAKING AND PERFORMANCES.THE MUSEUM PRESENTED SMALLER EXHIBITIONS IN ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERIES, SUCH AS BRENDA BIONDO: PLAY, ART OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA: THE VALERIE FRANKLIN COLLECTION, CHILDE HASSAM: THE GRAPHICS AND MOTION PICTURES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY GJON MILI ALONG WITH ROTATIONS IN THE SOUTH ASIAN ART GALLERIES. IN THE ONGOING EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S GOAL OF MAKING ART MORE ACCESSIBLE, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO AGES 17 AND UNDER AND FREE ADMISSION TO COLLEGE STUDENTS ON FRIDAY NIGHTS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS SMARTPHONE APP TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING THE AUGMENTED REALITY FEATURE, WHICH BRINGS ART TO LIFE. THE APP IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND CAN BE USED AT HOME AS WELL AS ON THE PREMISES. THESE DIVERSE EXHIBITIONS AND THEIR COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTED TO AN 11% INCREASE IN VISITORS AS THE MUSEUM WELCOMED APPROXIMATELY 394,000 VISITORS, INCLUDING OVER 25,000 FREE GUESTS FOR RESIDENT FREE TUESDAYS AND APPROXIMATELY 18,000 STUDENTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.9MProgram 2 [2018]
COLLECTIONS: THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS, IN PART TO CARE FOR ITS COLLECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDES MORE THAN 20,000 WORKS OF ART. THE COLLECTION IS THE MUSEUM'S GREATEST ASSET. ITS WORKS OF ART ARE DISPLAYED ON A ROTATING BASIS WITHIN THE MUSEUM AND ARE FREQUENTLY LENT TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR EXHIBITION ELSEWHERE. THE MUSEUM ALSO SEEKS TO ACQUIRE ART WHICH WILL ENHANCE ITS COLLECTION. DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2018, THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED TWO SIGNIFICANT PAINTINGS. THE PAINTING BY JOHN SINGER SARGENT, ONE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN PORTRAIT ARTISTS, NOT ONLY COMPLEMENTS OUR COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS, BUT ALSO ENHANCES OUR ABILITY TO PRESENT THE FULL STORY OF PORTRAITURE. THE MASTERPIECE, NYMPH OF THE SPRING, BY LUCAS CRANACH THE YOUNGER, ALLOWS THE MUSEUM THE ABILITY TO PRESENT THE FULL HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE. IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION BEGAN ON WORKS OF ART TO BE FEATURED IN FUTURE EXHIBITIONS, BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.2MProgram 3 [2018]
PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, FILMS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, TEEN ART CLASSES, SUMMER CAMPS, FAMILY DAYS, AND LECTURES AND SYMPOSIA. IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2018, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MODERN MASTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM HELD A LATIN AMERICAN FILM SERIES AND A LIVE ART EVENT OF SIX LATIN AMERICAN MURALISTS, WHICH DREW A LARGE AUDIENCE TO THE PLAZA DE PANAMA IN FRONT OF THE MUSEUM. FOR OUR EPIC TALES FROM ANCIENT INDIA EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM FEATURED DAILY IN-GALLERY ACTIVITIES LIKE STORYTELLING, ART-MAKING AND PERFORMANCES. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM SPONSORED A DOZEN OUTREACH PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 25,000 VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE FREE OF CHARGE OR INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF ADMISSION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$851.8K
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