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After it was founded in San Diego in 1996 by Jack

After it was founded in San Diego in 1996 by Jack White, Ballast Point grew to be a San Diego craft beer icon and one of the largest brewers in the country! This year, they celebrate their 25th Anniversary. Join us in wishing them a happy quarter-century by learning about the history of beer in our BEERology exhibit! If you look close enough, you might even find a Ballast Point bottle or two. 😉🍻

#BEERology #MuseumofUs #SanDiegoCraftBeer #BalboaPark #CraftBeer

🚨 Intern Takeover Alert! 🚨 Tomorrow, Laura R

🚨 Intern Takeover Alert! 🚨 Tomorrow, Laura Rosado (she/her/ella) will be taking over our Instagram story to introduce herself and her work to you! Like Jacob and Shahad, Laura is one of our three talented Smithsonian Affiliates Digital Learning & Engagement Interns who have been working in our Decolonizing Initiatives Department at the Museum of Us.

Swipe to learn more about Laura and what she is doing at the Museum of Us, and please check out our Instagram story to start asking questions for her to answer tomorrow (Thursday, July 29th)!

#SmithsonianAffiliate #InternTakeover #MuseumOfAllOfUs

Meet Cudi! Cudi is a Service Animal that sometimes

Meet Cudi! Cudi is a Service Animal that sometimes comes to work with his human here at the Museum of Us.

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA), defines a Service Animal as: 
“Dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medication, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.”

Service Animals have public access rights, but Emotional Support Animals do not. If it is not obvious the dog is a service animal, staff at a business or institution are permitted to ask a person with a Service Dog two questions:

1. Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?
2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?

It is important to remember that not all disabilities are visible, and it is not appropriate to ask a person about their disability or why they have a service dog. It is illegal for a business to ask what the person’s disability is. 
Some best practices when interacting with a person with a service dog include:
🦮 Speak to the person, not the dog.   🐕‍🦺 Do not distract a service dog in any way, let the dog focus on their person.
🦮 Give them space.  🐕‍🦺 Do not take photos

For more information, visit ADA.gov or you can call 800-514-0301 (Voice) and 800-514-0383 (TTY).

#MuseumofUs #DisabilityPrideMonth #ServiceDog #LivingWithAnimals 
[ID: A black and tan corgi wearing a blue vest with patches that say “do not pet” and “we need space” sits on the steps in front of the Museum of Us sign.]

🚨 Intern Takeover Alert! 🚨Tomorrow, Shahad S

🚨 Intern Takeover Alert! 🚨Tomorrow, Shahad Salman (she/her) will be taking over our Instagram stories to introduce herself and her work to you! Like Jacob, Shahad is one of our three talented Smithsonian Affiliates Digital Learning & Engagement Interns who have been working in our Decolonizing Initiatives Department at the Museum of Us.

Swipe to learn more about Shahad and what she is doing at the Museum of Us, and check out our Instagram story to start asking questions for her to answer tomorrow (Tuesday, July 27th)!

#SmithsonianAffiliate #InternTakeover #MuseumOfAllOfUs

Meet Melanie. She is much more than meets the eye:

Meet Melanie. She is much more than meets the eye: College basketball fan. Concert-goer. Community volunteer.

Melanie is more than one thing, and you are, too. Get to know Melanie while exploring the layers of your own identity with “Boxhibits,” on sale now in the Museum of Us online store (link in bio).

Includes year-long membership to the Museum of Us! Available for shipping worldwide, or for pickup in the lobby (Wednesday - Sunday). #IAmMoreThanOneThing #MuseumofUs #Boxhibit

It’s a great weekend for a visit to the Museum o

It’s a great weekend for a visit to the Museum of Us! Know before you go:

🚪 We are open Wednesday to Sunday from 10am - 5pm.
😷 Masks are still required during your visit.
🎟 Tickets are available for purchase in advance online.
🌎 Join the membership community! Each admission ticket comes with complimentary, annual membership. Speak with an associate to join!

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