Calendar of Potentially Interesting
(But Not Necessarily Class-Related)
Exhibitions, Expeditions, & Concert Series

This page is for exhibitions, expeditions, concert series, and other activites that continue over a period of time. All strike me as potentially interesting, although not necessarily relevant to any courses I am teaching.

Ends: November 13, 2009 (Begins: September 1, 2008)

Gods & Gold

Place: Museum of Man (Balboa Park) (Museum Information)

Now nearing the end of its run (a date formerly kept secret), this exhibition features objects from the Museum's collections of Mexican, Central American, and South American archaeological objects, including gold and jewelry, figurines, intricate stonework, and sometimes startling pottery from the pre-Columbian world. Particularly interesting is a case of ancient Peruvian skulls that have been surgically or otherwise modified by human activity.

Information entered: 10/25/2009 by DKJ
Event Number 118

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Ends: January 3, 2010 (Begins: January 31, 2009), 10-4 winter, 10-5 summer

The Da Vinci Experience

Place: Air & Space Museum, Balboa Park

Replicas and models of the mechanical devices designed and described by Leonardo da Vinci. Unfortunately, this museum, while more interesting than it sounds, is not cheap. Student tickets run $20 for admission and the Da Vinci exhibit. (Details.) Admission payable at the door.

Information entered: 4/29/2009 by DKJ
Event Number 107

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Ends: January 24, 2010 (Begins: May 23, 2009)

The Art of Andean Retablos: Religion, Tradition, and Social Commentary

Place: Museum of Man (Balboa Park) (Museum Information)

This exhibit explores and discusses the art of the retablo, specifically the works of artist Nicario Jimenez Quispe. Retablos —the term in this case refers to the potato-starch figures placed in boxes to make dioramas— first came to Peru in the 16th century. Brought by the Spanish Conquistadors, they were used in the Old World as portable altars for travelers and also carried into battle by warriors during the Crusades. Today they have evolved into an important form of Peruvian folk art.

Information entered: 5/22/2009 by DKJ
Event Number 111

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Ends: February 28, 2010 (Begins: November 7, 2009)

Darwin: Evolution/Revolution

Place: San Diego Natural History Museum (Balboa Park) (Museum Information)

This exhibition, developed by the American Museum of Natural History, celebrates the life and work of the 19th-century British naturalist Charles Darwin. It is timed to coincide with the celebration of the bicentenary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species.

Information entered: 5/22/2009 by DKJ
Event Number 109

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Ends: May 1, 2010 (Begins: May 15, 2009), 1-3 pm, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays (except holidays)

"Katsina, Commodified and Appropriated Images of Hopi Supernaturals"

Place: Room 214B in Serra Hall, University of San Diego

This exhibit of Hopi Kachina (Katsina) dolls at USD's David W. May American Indian Collection and Gallery is the same one which ran for a year at UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History in 2002-03. The big difference is that this time it is right here in San Diego. Open free to the public.

Information entered: 5/9/2009 by DKJ
Event Number 108

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Ends: September 5, 2010 (Begins: May 29, 2010)

Heroes: Mortals & Myths in Ancient Greece

Place: San Diego Museum of Art (Balboa Park) (Museum Information)

This traveling exhibit, originated by the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, will tour several museums across the country. It includes about 100 objects "that explore the inherent human need for heroes by using ancient Greek culture as a point of origin. Greek history and mythology are especially rich in various kinds of heroes, who were represented in the arts but were also the object of cults, receiving sacrifices and offerings from worshipers who sought their intervention."

Information entered: 10/14/2009 by DKJ
Event Number 117

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