Museum of Photographic Arts
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The Museum of Photographic Arts or MoPA is a museum located in San Diego’s historic Balboa Park. MoPA officially opened in 1983, with Arthur Ollman being the first Executive Director for the museum.
Over the years, MoPA has collected thousands of photographs that currently reside in the museum’s permanent collection. The museum’s permanent collection includes photographs that span the history of photography including collections from renowned film maker Lou Stoumen’s estate as well as the entire Nagasaki Journey: The Photographs Yosuke Yamahata, August 10, 1945.1
In March 2000, the Museum of Photographic Arts re-opened to the public after a twelve-month renovation project. The museum expanded its gallery space in addition to adding a classroom, a state of the art theater, a print viewing room and a 20,000-volume library.
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- [1] Official Museum Website, History or Historical Timeline.
