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Grow, harvest, and share native seeds. The Native Seed Library is a conservation initiative of the San Diego Bird Alliance.
Learn about the important maritime traditions of Native Californian communities.
Pop-up poetry-making labs with San Diego’s Poet Laureate, Jason Magabo Perez.
The summer of 2024 was an eventful one at the Museum of Us!
Join Us for a special event and meet & greet with PostSecret creator, Frank Warren.
Meet anthropologist, Jason De León, and join us for a panel discussion, book reading and signing for his newly released book.
San Diego, CA - Twenty sections of border wall recently dismantled at Friendship Park have been procured...
Celebrate the joy of reading with a virtual book club hosted by the Museum of Us.
Calling all bookworms! Swap your gently loved book for a new-to-you book to take home.
Sign up for complimentary workshops on select dates throughout October.
Join us for a screening of "Crossings" and Q&A with director and filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem.
Educators enjoy free admission to the Museum on September 16-22.
Join us for a day of fun to celebrate and kick off San Diego Pride!
NAGPRA, which stands for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, is a federal human rights law...
Move, jump, and play with Us on Friday afternoons in the California Plaza.
Learn about the Museum's offerings and resources for educators.
What do you want people to know about your generation, culture, or community? We ask our 7th and 8th grade School in the Park students this question as part of...
Celebrated on the third Thursday in February, Anthropology Day celebrates the field of anthropology and its many disciplines.
What do you want to see in an exhibit about race and identity?
The replacement of the longstanding exhibition, “Kumeyaay: Native Californians, Iipay/Tipay,” is another project underway at the Museum of Us.
Our exhibit, Race: Are We So Different?, first went on view at the Museum of Us in 2011 as a traveling exhibition developed by the American...
In October 2022, our Museum of Us staff and Board of Trustees joined community consultants on a training retreat focused on cultural competency.
The Museum of Us was recently awarded a consultation and documentation grant...
Join us for a uniquely grounding experience in our historic rotunda.
Join us on Friday mornings for a breath of fresh air!
A quieter, sensory-friendly experience for guests who prefer less audio-visual stimulation
Check-out books from our library and more ongoing reading programs.
Accountability means a lot at the Museum of Us. Our annual Accountability Reports are comprehensive recaps of the Museum’s programs and initiatives.
Today, we celebrate liberation and honor Black history.
“Maya Peoples: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth” is updated and open at the Museum of Us.
Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month from the Museum of Us!
May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, girls, Two Spirits, and relatives. IllumiNative explains...
This Earth Day, we recognize that climate change and environmental injustices disproportionately impact marginalized communities.
So, what is “intersectional feminism?”
As part of the reframing of our “Maya: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth” exhibit, a new mural is coming to the exhibit space.
Today is Anthropology Day. In honor of the occasion, we asked our Cultural Resources team a simple, yet big, question, “What does anthropology mean to you?
Since launching Membership On Us, over 25,000 visitors have joined our vibrant and inclusive community – and you can, too!
Let’s take a look back on what we’ve accomplished together.
Together, we can ensure equitable and inclusive learning is accessible to everyone.
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Looking for a learning experience without having to leave the comfort of your home?
We check-in on where we are at with our commitments in our first-ever “Accountability Report.”
If you’ve visited the Museum of Us recently, you may have noticed some changes underway in the “Maya: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth” exhibit...
After almost six years, our “Monsters!” exhibit is finally coming to a close.
Meet Cudi! Cudi is a Service Animal that sometimes comes to work with his human here at the Museum of Us.
The Museum of Us is one of 28 nonprofit organizations awarded funding from the Nissan Foundation in support of unique cultural and racial diversity programming.
You are invited to a free, COVID-19 Vaccine clinic hosted by the Museum of Us!
Join us for a conversation on the joys and struggles QTBIPOC communities face in the outdoors...
This webinar is a part of the series Reclaiming Wellness...
Annual Access for All
We stand in solidarity with Asian and Asian American communities.
Thank you, Larry, for everything. You made, and will continue to make, us all better.
We are thrilled to be selected as a host organization for the California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship program!
Start off the new year right by signing up for the 2021 Winter Reading Challenge and diving into a good book!
Museum Earns Sixth Consecutive 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating!
This webinar is a part of the series Reclaiming Wellness...
This webinar is a part of the series Reclaiming Wellness...
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The Museum of Us stands with the American Alliance of Museums in their condemnation of a recently issued Presidential Executive Order that stifles essential DEAI training.
Museum Awarded Nearly $250,000 Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for Community-Driven Partnerships
Black Lives Matter
We’re in this Together
Following a temporary closure due to the California Tower seismic retrofit, the Ancient Egypt exhibit is back open and has undergone a refresh!
The San Diego Museum of Man has selected Erin Spiewak as its new Chief Financial and Operations Officer (CFO/COO)...
For the sixth year in a row, we’ve received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of nonprofits...
The Kumeyaay: Native Californians/Iipai-Tipai exhibit recently underwent a refresh as part of our ongoing commitment to decolonizing initiatives...
Early last year, the Museum of Man was honored to welcome Cultural Ambassador Ole Sankale of the Maasai during a tour of Southern Californian cultural institutions...
The Museum of Us recognizes that it sits on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Kumeyaay Nation. The Museum extends its respect and gratitude to the Kumeyaay peoples who have lived here for millennia.
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