700 Prospect St.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
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Founded in 1941 as The Art Center in La Jolla, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) has evolved into an organization of national and international renown that welcomes more than 140,000 people each year. The collection includes more than 4,000 works created since 1950, and reflects an artistic program that encourages promising young artists and recognizes those mid-career artists whose work deserves more visibility. The Museum serves the region as a vital cultural and civic asset, with contemporary art and living artists as the core. As the Museum expanded its audience in the late 1980s, it opened a series of storefront gallery locations in downtown San Diego, where short-term exhibitions and public programs were presented. In 1992, the name changed to the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, institutionally expressing a commitment to the entire region. By 1993, a permanent branch facility called MCASD Downtown opened in a 10,000-square-foot building in America Plaza, across the street from the Santa Fe Depot. In January 2007, MCASD expanded its downtown location with the opening of two new buildings across the street from its 1001 Kettner location—the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building (formerly the Santa Fe Depot baggage building) and the David C. Copley Building—allowing the Museum to serve many more visitors with contemporary art exhibitions and public programs for adults as well as children. Combined with the existing MCASD Downtown facility, the expanded downtown Museum has more than 16,000 square feet of exhibition space—featuring light-filled galleries and large spaces to present site-specific work—as well as a new lecture hall and education room for hands-on, interactive art activities. The Richard Gluckman-designed project features a thoughtful renovation of the 1915 Santa Fe Depot baggage building (the Jacobs Building) and a new three-story structure (the Copley Building). The three-building facility of MCASD Downtown, along with MCASD La Jolla, provides an unprecedented variety of exhibition spaces and experiences for the community, showcasing an internationally recognized collection and a full schedule of contemporary exhibitions, public programs, education programs, and special events.
Founded in 1941 as The Art Center in La Jolla, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) has evolved into an organization of national and international renown that welcomes more than 140,000 people each year. The collection includes more than 4,000 works created since 1950, and reflects an artistic program that encourages promising young artists and recognizes those mid-career artists whose work deserves more visibility. The Museum serves the region as a vital cultural and civic asset, with contemporary art and living artists as the core. As the Museum expanded its audience in the late 1980s, it opened a series of storefront gallery locations in downtown San Diego, where short-term exhibitions and public programs were presented. In 1992, the name changed to the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, institutionally expressing a commitment to the entire region. By 1993, a permanent branch facility called MCASD Downtown opened in a 10,000-square-foot building in America Plaza, across the street from the Santa Fe Depot. In January 2007, MCASD expanded its downtown location with the opening of two new buildings across the street from its 1001 Kettner location—the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building (formerly the Santa Fe Depot baggage building) and the David C. Copley Building—allowing the Museum to serve many more visitors with contemporary art exhibitions and public programs for adults as well as children. Combined with the existing MCASD Downtown facility, the expanded downtown Museum has more than 16,000 square feet of exhibition space—featuring light-filled galleries and large spaces to present site-specific work—as well as a new lecture hall and education room for hands-on, interactive art activities. The Richard Gluckman-designed project features a thoughtful renovation of the 1915 Santa Fe Depot baggage building (the Jacobs Building) and a new three-story structure (the Copley Building). The three-building facility of MCASD Downtown, along with MCASD La Jolla, provides an unprecedented variety of exhibition spaces and experiences for the community, showcasing an internationally recognized collection and a full schedule of contemporary exhibitions, public programs, education programs, and special events.
Phone: (858) 454-3541
Web Page: http://www.mcasd.org
Address: 700 Prospect St.
City: La Jolla
Zipcode: 92037
State: CA
Country: United States
Timezone: US/Pacific