Celebrate your event in picture perfect style! Nestled in the heart of Balboa Park, MOPA provides a sophisticated venue for special events, offering guests exclusive access to MOPA's world-renowned exhibitions and close proxemity to the Park's many amenities.

MOPA turns 30 this month and POP Thursdays is going to party like its 1983! In conjunction with the POP Thursdays event will also be a "Push Pin Party." Just like when we opened in 1983, we invite you to put your pictures up on the walls of the museum while enjoying cocktails and music from 1983. 

Pictures of the Year International (May 25 - Sept. 22)

See the world through the eyes of photojournalists with their award-winning images from 2012.

Join us on June 1st for the awards ceremony and talks by a number of the winners.

David Emmit Adams, Telephone Poles 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Help-MOPA-Buy-This-Print Program has successfully supported art aquisitions resulting in the addition of nearly 25 prints to the Museum's permanent collection. Your contribution goes directly toward the purchase of this tintype.

2013 Volunteer Appreciation Sponsors

Generosity
Thursday April 4, 2013

 

MOPA would like to thank all our Sponsors for the Docent, Intern & Volunteer appreciation night.  Your contributions are...

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Other Outstanding Volunteer

News and Events

You Choose the Movie with Cinema Select04.03.2013

What if visitors also had their say on what movies played at the Museum of Photographic Arts’ theater? MOPA is pleased to announce its new Cinema Select Program. Each month, MOPA’s staff will select three movies, all of a certain theme, and visitors will get to vote on the museum’s website for the one they would like to watch. Read more

Human Rights Watch Film Festival hits its mark. 01.31.2013

This year's Human Rights Watch Film Festival has come to a close. Now in its third year, we hosted six powerful documentary films showcasing contemporary social issues, ranging from LGBT activists in Uganda to the underreported epidemic of rape in the US Military. With 1,175 attendees at the festival, MOPA is  proud to have brought our community together to witness the impact that the cinematic lens has when courageous individuals share their stories. 

 

Featured Exhibition

30x: Three Decades

In 2013, MOPA celebrates 30 years as a museum in Balboa Park dedicated to exhibiting photography, film, and video. Prior to MOPA’s founding in 1983, it existed as the “Center for Photographic Arts,” a nonprofit organization created in the early 1970s which exhibited and promoted photography as an art form. Since its founding, MOPA has presented dynamic world-class photography exhibitions in San Diego and built a world class photography collection. 30x: Three Decades highlights one acquisition from each of MOPA’s 30 years, showcasing a selection of influential figures in the history of photography, including works by Alexander Rodchenko, Loretta Lux, Thomas Struth, Lee Friedlander, Robert Adams, Marian Drew and other influential artists.