Comic-Con Museum®

CELEBRATING THE MAGIC OF THE POPULAR ARTS, YEAR ROUND

As part of Comic-Con, the world-renowned comics and popular arts convention, Comic-Con Museum is a participatory space focused on celebrating and bringing together diverse audiences for shared vibrant experiences featuring comics, film, television, cosplay, science fiction, fantasy, books, video games, anime, and other related popular arts.

With interactive exhibits that are updated regularly, hands-on STEAM based art-making activities, panels, movie screenings, and other dynamic programming, you will always find something new and exciting to explore.


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Become a Legend!

Enjoy all the perks of Museum membership and receive a Comic-Con 2024 four-day plus Preview Night badge.

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TCM | Julien’s Exhibit and Auction

Comic-Con Museum Presents: TCM | Julien’s Auctions 2024 Spotlight Series: Harry Potter & Other Heroes, their first co-branded grand exhibition, opens July 15 and culminates in a live and online auction at the Museum theater on July 28. This year, the exhibit features iconic props, production material, and memorabilia from the Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and DC Comics franchises.

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Becoming Betty Boop

Boop-Oop-a-Doop

Opening June 27th!

Comic-Con Museum® and Fleischer Studios present Becoming Betty Boop, an exclusive exhibit showcasing the nearly 100-year history and evolution of the iconic cartoon character.

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Collaboration(s)! A Journey with John Jennings

This exhibit showcases collaborations of John Jennings, an Eisner Award–winning comic artist and author. He is the director of the Abrams ComicArts imprint Megascope and co-editor of the 2016 Eisner Award–winning collection The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art.

Border Blitz: Artistas del Cómic de Tijuana

In collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego and sponsored in part by Cross Border Xpress, Comic-Con Museum announces the opening of “Border Blitz: Artistas del Cómic de Tijuana,” a binational exhibition and participating World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 community initiative.

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Logo Legacy exhibit

What’s old is new again!

Matt Bruback, an avid comic book collector, discovered the first appearances of several unique brand emblems displayed on comics from the 1940s.



Thank you Prebys Foundation for your generous contribution of $100,000 to support our mission.

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Exterior Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego.

VISIT

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Calendar

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EVENTS

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MAKERSPACES

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EDUCATION

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JOiN