Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
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The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in La Jolla occupies a dramatic building perched on a coastal bluff, offering both art and ocean views. The museum features rotating exhibitions of works by living artists, spanning painting, sculpture, photography, and new media. Its collection emphasizes regional and international contemporary art, with a focus on works that engage with the environment. Visitors can explore galleries, a sculpture garden, and a store, all within a space that itself is a work of modern architecture.
Don't miss
- Explore the rotating exhibitions featuring cutting-edge contemporary artists.
- Stroll through the outdoor sculpture garden with views of the Pacific.
- Admire the building's modernist architecture designed by Irving Gill and later expanded.
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Ways to visit Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
You can visit Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego on your own. A guide mainly adds context, what you are looking at and why it matters, and a tour can add transport or combine nearby sights into one day.
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