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San Diego's museums reflect the incredible variety and interests of the region. San Diego County is proud to showcase over 90 museums, representing a wide range of collections from fine arts to transportation, from classics to contemporary and from science to natural history. Over 25 facilities are represented by the San Diego Museum Council and 15 museums are located within Balboa Park, often referred to as "the Smithsonian of the West."    



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    Through 02/04/2012
    Birch Aquarium at Scripps - Tidepooling Adventures
    Birch Aquarium at Scripps
    Location: La Jolla
    Price: $10-$12
    Description: Aquarium naturalists carefully guide participants into fragile tide-pool communities and highlight the inhabitants.
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    Through 02/05/2012
    Infinite Balance: Artists and the Environment
    Museum of Photographic Arts
    Location: Downtown
    Price: Included with Admission
    Description: Infinite Balance is the first US presentation of artists shortlisted for the Prix Pictet, the world’s top prize for photography and sustainability. The exhibition will showcase noted contemporary photographers from across the globe.
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    Through 02/06/2012
    Birch Aquarium at Scripps - Whale Watching Expeditions
    Birch Aquarium at Scripps
    Location: La Jolla
    Price: $610-$970
    Description: This unforgettable experience puts you in the center of gray whale birthing grounds where whales and their calves play, rest, and investigate their curious visitors. Accommodations and most meals included. Travel is by private motor coach.
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    Through 02/08/2012
    All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals
    San Diego Natural History Museum
    Location: Balboa Park
    Price: $10 - $17
    Description: San Diego Natural History Museum is proud to present the gem and mineral exhibition: All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals. Discover how the same Earth processes that build landscapes produce dazzling gemstones and precious metals.
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    Through 02/12/2012
    Project Home Front
    Coronado Visitor Center and Historical Association & Museum
    Location: Coronado
    Price: No Charge
    Description: A self-guided tour: The homes of Coronado aviators past and present are identified with a sign. Pick up a map and biographical information at the Visitor Center, 1100 Orange Ave
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    Through 02/19/2012
    A Harmony of Line Selections from the School of Paris, Prints and Drawings, ca. 1900-1950
    San Diego Museum of Art
    Location: Balboa Park
    Description: This installation of works on paper highlights the School of Paris, bringing to view a number of works from the Museum's permanent collection that have not recently been shown and also presenting a number of new gifts for the first time.
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    Through 02/19/2012
    Experiments in Abstraction Art in Southern California, 1945 to 1980
    San Diego Museum of Art
    Location: Balboa Park
    Description: Experiments in Abstraction: Art in Southern California, 1945 to 1980, addresses a generation of California-based artists who explored the possibilities of abstraction.
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    Through 02/19/2012
    Mexican Modern Painting
    San Diego Museum of Art
    Location: Balboa Park
    Price: Included with admission
    Description: A selection of 80 paintings dated between 1907 and 1962 from the renowned Blaisten Collection from artists including well-known painters María Izquierdo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, and many others.
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    Through 02/19/2012
    Mexican Modern Painting from the Andrés Blaisten Collection
    San Diego Museum of Art
    Location: Balboa Park
    Description: The Andrés Blaisten Collection is one of the premiere collections of 20th-century Mexican art. This exhibition features a selection of 80 paintings dated between 1907 and 1962 from this renowned collection as part of a traveling tour of the Blaisten Collection.
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    Through 02/20/2012
    Visions of Coronado: A Juried Show at the Coronado Museum of History & Art
    Coronado Visitor Center and Historical Association & Museum
    Location: Coronado
    Price: Free
    Description: Visions of Coronado showcases the work of local artists in pieces pertaining to Coronado, CA.
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