MCASD La Jolla
700 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037-4291
858 454 3541 (24-hour recorded information)
Fax: 858 454 6985
Fully handicapped-accessible
Hours
11 AM - 5 PM Weekdays
11 AM - 7 PM Thursdays
11 AM - 5 PM Weekends
Closed Wednesday
Admission
General Admission $10
Military/Seniors $5
25 and under Free
MCASD Members Free
Admission is valid for 7 days at all MCASD locations.
25 and under free is generously supported by QUALCOMM.
Free Museum admission the third Tuesday of the month.
MCASD Downtown—Jacobs & Copley Buildings and 1001 Kettner
1100 & 1001 Kettner Blvd. (between Broadway and B Street)
858 454 3541
San Diego, CA 92101
Fully handicapped-accessible
Hours
11 AM to 6 PM Saturday through Tuesday
11 AM to 9 PM Thursday and Friday
Closed Wednesday
Admission
General Admission $10
Military/Seniors $5
25 and under Free
MCASD Members Free
Admission is valid for 7 days at all MCASD locations.
25 and under free is generously supported by QUALCOMM.
Free Museum admission the third Tuesday of the month.
The Joan & Irwin Jacobs Building and the David C. Copley Building
The expanded MCASD Downtown will provide San Diego and the binational region with a new dynamic cultural venue, allowing the Museum to serve many more visitors with contemporary art exhibitions and educational programs for adults as well as children. Combined with the existing MCASD Downtown facility across the street at 1001 Kettner Blvd., the expanded MCASD Downtown will have more than 16,000 square feet of exhibition space—featuring light-filled galleries and large spaces to present site-specific work—as well as a new lecture hall and education room for hands-on, interactive art activities.
The Richard Gluckman-designed project features a thoughtful renovation of the 1915 Santa Fe Depot baggage building (the Jacobs Building) and a new three-story structure (the Copley Building). The international lineup of commissioned and opening artists includes Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Roman de Salvo, Jenny Holzer, Ernesto Neto, Richard Serra, and Richard Wright. When completed, the three-building facility of MCASD Downtown, along with MCASD La Jolla, will provide an unprecedented variety of exhibition spaces and experiences for the community.
(Gluckman Mayner Architects, New York) and M. Wayne Donaldson, FAIA have created a stunning facility that respects and preserves the history and architectural integrity of the 1915 Santa Fe Depot baggage building (now called the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building to honor the lead donors to the project). The architects’ design maximizes the soaring industrial interiors, which will be ideal for the display of contemporary art, and adds a striking new three-story modernist structure adjacent to the historic building. This contemporary wing, named the David C. Copley Building in honor of major donor David Copley, will house a lecture hall, educational areas, art handling, and support functions for MCASD Downtown.
The historic Spanish Mission-Colonial Revival style exterior—designed by Bakewell & Brown, San Francisco, for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego—will be preserved while its lofty interior spaces will be re-purposed for presenting art. The Jacobs Building will offer four gallery spaces—the Peter C. Farrell Gallery; the Pauline and Stanley Foster Gallery; the Iris and Matthew Strauss Gallery; and the Melinda Farris Wortz Gallery—and Robert Caplan Artist-in-Residence Studio.
The brick and stucco exterior, hand-formed Spanish clay roof tiles, exterior 16-inch globe light fixtures, and the refurbishment of the wood storefronts with historic glass honor the landmark building. High, clerestory windows will stretch the length of the building’s east and west sides, and generous open spaces will provide light-filled spaces for large-scale sculpture, site-specific, and installation art. A major art commission by Richard Serra will be displayed on the Figi Family Concourse.
The new three-story contemporary structure features a corrugated metal, channel glass, glass and board-formed concrete exterior, and the simple volumetric mass responds to the historic building to the north.
The Mary and James Berglund Room, a 120-seat auditorium for lectures, programs, and films, and the Woods Terrace will offer spectacular harbor views. The Betlach Family Foundation Education Room will provide space for public programming and educational activities. The third floor will house a boardroom, as well as curatorial and administrative offices. A major art commission by Jenny Holzer will be installed on the exterior of the building.
Richard Gluckman, FAIA
Principal, Gluckman Mayner Architects
For more than 20 years, Richard Gluckman's architectural practice has focused on the creation of spatial contexts for art and art-related activities. Working in collaboration with artists, curators, gallery owners, and museum directors, Mr. Gluckman designs projects that satisfy demanding, often conflicting requirements of complex programs, public use and access, aesthetics, security, and archival issues.
Past projects include Dia Center for the Arts (New York, NY), the Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (Sante Fe, New Mexico), and the Whitney American Museum of Art (New York, New York). Current projects include the Austin Museum of Art (Austin, Texas), the Museo Picasso Malaga (Malaga, Spain), and the Mori Art Center (Tokyo, Japan).
M. Wayne Donaldson, FAIA
State Historic Preservation Officer, State of California
Prior to his appointment as California’s State Historic Preservation Officer in 2004, M. Wayne Donaldson had served since 1978 as founder and president of award-winning Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, specializing in historic preservation services.
Donaldson and his team of architects, conservators, and historians were instrumental in preserving, restoring, and reconstructing hundreds of buildings throughout the western states with an emphasis in California, and have been involved in more than 300 historic projects in San Diego County alone, including many projects in Balboa Park, the Horton Grand Hotel, Leo Carrillo Ranch, National City Depot, Town Transit Center, and all the renovations at the Santa Fe Depot. Upon Mr. Donaldson’s move to Sacramento, the successor firm, Heritage Architecture & Planning took over work with MCASD Downtown’s expansion project.
all information is taken from the MCASD website and can be found at http://www.mcasd.org
