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MOPA@SDMA is the photography museum at 1649 El Prado in Balboa Park. It is open Thursday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Monday to Wednesday. Adults pay $10 and seniors 65 and over $7; youth 17 and under, students with ID and members are free.Checked October 23, 2026.
Exhibitions With Dates
These dated exhibitions are posted on the museum’s visit page (see our museum events page): Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World (July 11, 2026 to January 10, 2027); Betsabeé Romero: Tejiendo Redes (Weaving Nets) (September 5, 2026 to January 3, 2027); Udó Nöger: Chasing the Light, Dancing in the Shadows (January 23 to May 23, 2027); and Meghann Riepenhoff: Waters of the Americas (March 6 to September 6, 2027). The page does not say which building hosts each one.
The Website Address
The mopa.org address redirects to the San Diego Museum of Art’s site, sdmart.org, where the visit page is. Our guide to the San Diego Museum of Art covers that museum.
What We Could Not Verify
- Which building hosts each exhibition is not confirmed; the page names the exhibitions without saying. MOPA@SDMA can confirm.
- A general free day is not confirmed; the page lists none. MOPA@SDMA can confirm.
- Whether the MOPA and San Diego Museum of Art merger wording is current is not confirmed; we saw only the redirect and page text.
- Our source was read through a tool because a direct fetch was blocked; check the live page before you go.
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FAQ
What days is MOPA@SDMA open?
Thursday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed Monday to Wednesday.
Is it free for kids?
The page says youth 17 and under are free.
Sources
Checked October 23, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 23, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.