If you love visiting art galleries there is no better place to do it than a major city. In this case you will often find several within a fairly small radius, giving you plenty of artwork to appreciate.
Art comes in lots of different forms however, and if you go to San Diego you will be able to see all kinds of artistic endeavours housed in the city's many museums.
Start off your journey of discovery at the Museum of Man. This doesn't sound like a particularly artistic museum but when you venture inside you will be surprised by what you find. There are textiles, pictographic paintings, ceramics and many more forms of art to see here.
If you like your artwork to be thoroughly modern in nature, make sure you visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. You can see countless drawings, paintings and even photographs in this museum, and you can spend hours wandering around looking at art in all its forms.
Expect to see 3D sculptures as well as flat paintings hanging on the walls ' this really has a delightful mix of modern art on show. Watch out for Nathan Mabry's Process Art in particular ' an eye catching piece with an unmissable expression on its face.
If classic artwork is more appealing to you, head over to the Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park. The park itself is worth exploring but the museum is home to many artworks by the likes of Rembrandt and Rubens among others.
American artwork is represented here alongside many European painters, giving a well rounded collection that never fails to impress. Thomas Birch's 'An American Ship in Distress' is worth seeing, as is Rubens' 'Portrait of a Young Man in Armour'. The museum is also free to enter.
Elsewhere in Balboa Park the San Diego Museum of Art is also waiting to welcome you inside. As with all the other museums there are regular collections on display as well as occasional exhibitions, so check before you visit to see what the latest ones are.
Pablo Picasso, Hieronymus Bosch and Henri Matisse are among the world famous artists you will find represented by their works in this particular museum. Since every kind of picture, view and person is depicted in the paintings on show, there is something here for every art lover to appreciate.
As you can see San Diego is a stunning city to visit if you know your art. There are lots of hotels in
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