Picture Perfect Events

picture perfect events
 

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 proximity to the Park’s amenities.  MoPA’s contemporary design provides an innovative environment for private parties, corporate gatherings, wedding receptions, and fundraisers. See photos from other picture perfect events at MOPA or check out our preferred professionals.
 

David C. Copley Atrium

  • Stylish and contemporary, this space works beautifully for private parties, corporate gatherings, wedding receptions and rehearsal dinners.
  • 2,400 square feet
  • Seated dinners for 140 guests
  • Standing receptions for 200 guests
  • Porcelain travertine flooring
  • Six skylights set in a 24-foot high ceiling
  • Adjacent photographic galleries
 

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater

  • State-of-the-art film and video theater.Ideal venue for film screenings, lectures, conferences, classes and wedding ceremonies.
  • 226 guest accommodation
  • Dolby SR Sound
  • Stage: 18’ wide and 8’ deep
  • Screen: 23’4” wide and 12’ high
  • 16 and 35 mm film projectors
  • PAL/NTSC Region Free DVD Player
  • Christie DLP Digital Cinema
 

Venue Features

  • Private access to Museum’s current exhibitions.
  • Outdoor patio space for pre-reception cocktails and hors d’ oeuvres.
  • Photo booth inside the MOPA Store– great activity for entertaining guests!
  • Flat screen TV monitor on the atrium wall for displaying photo memory DVDs or corporate logos.
  • Convenient location, minutes away from the San Diego airport and Gaslamp hotels and restaurants.
  • Just steps away from Balboa Park’s many beautiful outdoor ceremony sites.
  • Scenic backdrops for your wedding photography just outside MOPA.
  • Complimentary use of MOPA’s banquet tables and chairs.
  • Planning assistance and referrals from MOPA’s knowledgeable Special Events Department
To learn more about Picture Perfect Events or to schedule an appointment to tour the museum, please contact the Special Events Department at events@mopa.org or at 619.238.7559 X290.
 
All events including food and/or beverage will require a single day liability insurance policy. Learn more about obtaining special event liability insurance.