Cultural & Visitor Centers

The Balboa Park Online Collaborative’s mission is to facilitate and execute a fundamental change in the way museums, cultural arts and science institutions in Balboa Park approach the use of online technology by making online technology an integral part of the way the institutions fulfill their missions, interact with patrons, and collaborate; to improve their technology capabilities while reducing costs by bringing organizations with similar needs together on mutually beneficial projects; and to allow smaller institutions the benefit of having technology systems of the same quality as larger organizations, who in turn benefit from streamlined expenditures.

The House of Pacific Relations is a consortium of “houses” representing 31 countries that promotes multicultural goodwill and understanding through educational and cultural programs. The houses are located in historic cottages from the 1935-36 California-Pacific Exposition plus 4 new cottages where House of Pacific Relations’ member countries can offer visitors a window to their culture, history and traditions.

The Spanish Village Art Center’s quaint buildings and courtyards were built in 1935 to depict a charming old village in Spain for the second California Pacific International Exposition. The popular and beautiful attraction was reopened in 1937 as an art center by a group of local artists. During World War II, the US Navy used the village for temporary barracks. In 1947, it was reclaimed and restored by the artists. Today Spanish Village is a thriving community of over 250 artists working in a variety of media.