San Diego area residents and visitors are in for a special treat in February! Pick up your Museum Month discount pass at participating libraries or when you stay at a Hilton to enjoy 50% off the cost of admission at more than 40 San Diego Museum Council member museums. The San Diego Museum Month pass is free; one pass can be used at several museums* throughout the month of February.

Whether you are an art aficionado, history buff, science or nature lover, the San Diego Museum Council has a variety of member organizations that are bound to capture your interest.

Take advantage of this annual program to visit both old favorites and new attractions you have never even heard of!

For more than sixty years, Mother Nature has transformed the rolling hills of North San Diego County into one of the most spectacular and coordinated displays of natural color and beauty anywhere in the world. The nearly fifty acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers that make up the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California, are in bloom for approximately six to eight weeks each year - from early March through early May - literally bringing the famous fields back to life. This annual burst of color, which has become part of the area’s local heritage, also is one of nature’s official ways of announcing the arrival of spring here in Southern California.

Spanish artist Ana de Alvear’s work shifts perceptions and perspectives in a way that’s both subtle and transformative. A “search for identity” pervades her multifaceted projects, explored through this engaging online performance by Art of Elan musicians featuring the haunting “Spectra” for violin, viola, and cello by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

The Virtual SDMA+ Art of Elan: Identities video premiere will be shared on Friday, January 22 7:00 p.m. PT on The San Diego Museum of Art YouTube channel.

Learn more: https://www.sdmart.org/event/art-of-elan-pop-up-concert-identities/

From public health to business, what will climate change bring to California? Join The Nat and Climate Science Alliance for the first of several talks about the impact of climate change in our region, beginning with Dr. Richard Norris, paleontologist and oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Imagine we had statewide forecasts of air pollution 10 or 20 years from now. What would we do differently to safeguard public health? What would happen to insurance costs or property value if we could accurately assess wildfire risks? What if we could predict future conditions for almonds, grapes, and apricots? How would this affect agricultural land and water prices? Consider how that knowledge would change where you live, how you conduct business, or even invest your savings.