SUMMER 2014 / CHOW, BABY: THE EXHIBIT

MESSY BUSINESS—On the hallowed grounds of a former Navy training facility turned shopping mall, is a new art exhibit called “Chow: Feeding a Navy.  It one time the facility was the largest mess hall ashore that fed sailors and staff simple meals from simple menus.

The exhibit is being held thru Dec. 28, 2014 at NTC at Liberty Station, Building 201 Gallery, 2820 Roosevelt Road.

CHOW is part of a ten museum, year-long celebration of the military history of San Diego from Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse.

Details: http://www.sandiegohistory.org/PresidioToPacificPowerhouse

From the San Diego History Center: San Diego has been a military town ever since 1774 when it was officially made a presidio guarding the coast of California against the encroachment from other European nations like England and Russia. Built atop a hill, in what is today Presidio Park, Spanish soldiers lived with their families inside the fort, eking out an existence in defense of the Spanish Crown in the New World.

Since then, San Diego has been a training ground for all services of the United States military and today, San Diego is still inextricably tied to the United States military with naval, Marine, and Coast Guard  installations scattered throughout the county. The United States Navy is the second-largest employer in the county and many of the service members who have come through the region during their enlistments have stayed and started families. Many have started their own businesses as contractors to the United States military.

Throughout its existence, San Diego has been impacted in some way by the military’s presence and has benefitted from its proximity as well. Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego is a nine-museum collaboration that tells the story of San Diego’s relationship with our military.

The San Diego History Center is the exhibition’s hub with nine other museums telling supplementary stories! Pick up a Tour of Duty Passport at The History Center and catch this exhibition at:

--Coronado Historical Association and Museum of History and Art

--Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum

--Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

--Maritime Museum of San Diego

--MCRD Command Museum

--NTC at Liberty Station

--San Diego Air & Space Museum

--USS Midway Museum

--Veteran's Museum & Memorial Center