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Yosuke Yamahata: 75th anniversary of the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This year is the 75th anniversary of the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We must never forget. After an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Yosuke Yamahata documented the devastation through more...
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TRUSTEE SPOTLIGHT: Claudia Salazar
For over the last decade, Claudia Salazar has been part of the MOPA family. She became involved in MOPA through the Museum’s remodel project that received the AIA 2016 Honor Award. After joining our...
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Ensure access to lifespan learning. Support the MOPA Shop online.
Your purchases help us support programs for youth and senior citizens that encourage creativity. As a result of learning opportunities with MOPA, participants’ confidence in understanding the basics...
View ArticleMOPA launches photo challenge series for youth
The Museum of Photographic Arts announced a new on-demand learning opportunity for budding artists at home. Designed for middle and high school students, Photo Club is a series of hands-on activities...
View ArticleHow can I partner with the 2021 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival?
Thank you for your consideration to become a partner. For the past 11 years, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival has empowered San Diego audiences. Your partnership with the festival supports the...
View ArticleMOPA’s delayed reopening.
Updated: 8/31/2020 Thank you for your loyalty to the Museum of Photographic Arts. You’re the first to hear our plans for what remains of 2020, a year that proved our shared interest for critical...
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Photo Club’s digital badges are now available
Participants can track their journey through the Photo Club challenges with a digital badge card MOPA rewards progress with monthly raffles of MOPA Shop merch, in addition to other mystery perks The...
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MOPA Partnered with Bank of America Art Conservation Project to Restore...
The Museum of Photographic Arts’ permanent collection holds 13 orotones by Edward S. Curtis Growing interest in American Indians revitalized attention toward work by the American West photographer...
View ArticleUpdates on MOPA reopening
March 18, 2021 After the year-long closure during the stay-at-home order, the Museum of Photographic Arts will reopen to the public on Friday, April 16. REOPENING SCHEDULE: MOPA will open three days a...
View ArticleMOPA’s Solidarity Message to the API Community
We stand with our Asian Pacific Islander family, friends, partners, members and artists. Friends, know that you have a forum in us: An ally. Our team at the Museum of Photographic Arts grieves with...
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Q&A: A conversation with artist Jed Fielding
Jed Fielding’s in-your-face street portraiture will take you right into his subjects’ vivid lives. Getting in close range, his portraits allow us to feel these intimate interactions, moving beyond...
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Welcome, Mark Dawson!
The Museum of Photographic Arts is proud to welcome Mark Dawson as the new deputy director for philanthropy. Dawson is an expert in business development, fundraising and building programs from the...
View ArticleJerry Gardner, Longtime MOPA Volunteer, Remembered for Making Photography...
The Gardner Bilingual Fund to provide translation of gallery text for years to come Gardner was a passionate collector of Russian and Eastern European photography Longtime friend of MOPA Jerry...
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Local community helps MOPA innovate through federally funded studies
Decade-long assessments show growing need for more welcoming museum spaces MOPA introduces a new role to support visitor engagement through unique visual thinking strategies For the past decade, the...
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San Diego and Tijuana Photographers Take Storytelling Into Their Own Hands
Emerging photographic artists amplify underrepresented stories Local photographers helped bridge gap between their communities and the museum Four local artists showed the Museum of Photographic...
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Forbes Deems Museum of Photographic Arts as “San Diego’s Photo Gem”
Independent museums devoted to photography like MOPA are rare in the world Recognition highlights photography’s ability to “educate, inform, challenge and lift our spirits” After visiting an opening...
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San Diego Youth Explore Their Creative Potential at MOPA Camps
Camps strengthen confidence and intentionality in young people Balboa Park offers a fun, engaging backdrop for youth At MOPA camps, learning creative skills and having fun go hand in hand. Youth...
View ArticleMOPA’s delayed reopening.
Updated: 8/31/2020 Thank you for your loyalty to the Museum of Photographic Arts. You’re the first to hear our plans for what remains of 2020, a year that proved our shared interest for critical...
View ArticleWhy MOPA staff add pronouns in email signatures
By proactively including pronouns in our email signatures we: Ensure we have the language we need to be affirming to our staff, Help avoid assumptions about a person’s gender identity, Respect the...
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This Happened at MOPA: 1983 Push Pin Party
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