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- May 6, 2025 | University of San Diego Magazine Spring Issue 2025
Preserving Heritage, Embracing Diversity - April 23, 2025 | Sidetrack Adventures
California Tower Views! Exploring San Diego's Sky-High Landmark - April 21, 2025 | National Geographic
10 eclectic, must-see museums in San Diego - April 3, 2025 | NBC 7 San Diego
Federal funding for San Diego museums and libraries in limbo - April 3, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune
'A gut punch': Trump order threatens funding for San Diego museums, libraries and zoo - February 15, 2025 | Noro
7 Free Museums to Visit in Balboa Park, San Diego in 2025 - February 3, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune
The best things to do this week in San Diego: Feb. 3-7 - January 28, 2025 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Museum Month is here: These are just 10 of the interesting exhibits you can visit - January 3, 2025 | Times of San Diego
San Diego Weekend Guide – Jan. 3-5 – New Year, New You
- November 11, 2024 | Voice of San Diego
Border Report: Migrant Deaths and the Stories They Leave Behind - August 26, 2024 | San Diego Union-Tribune
The best things to do this week in San Diego: Aug. 26-30 - August 9, 2024 | National Parks Service
National Park Service Awards $3 Million to Aid Return of Native American Remains, Sacred Objects - August 5, 2024 | La Jolla Light
La Jolla News Nuggets: La Casa de los Amigos, biomedical research, La Jolla Music Society, more - August 1, 2024 | Times of San Diego
Prebys Foundation Awards $5.7 Million in Grants to Strengthen ‘Arts Ecosystem’ in San Diego County - August 1, 2024 | Yahoo News
Prebys Introduces 2024 Grant Funding to Strengthen San Diego County's Arts and Culture Landscape - August 1, 2024 | San Diego Union-Tribune
La fundación Prebys anuncia $5,7 millones en subvenciones para organizaciones artísticas locales - August 1, 2024 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Prebys foundation announces $5.7 million in grants for local arts organizations - July 30, 2024 | Good Business San Diego
Museum of Us - July 11, 2024 | LA Focus Newspaper
Nissan Foundation Awards $160K to Eight California Nonprofits to Promote Cultural Diversity - July 11, 2024 | Nissan News
Building Community: Nissan Foundation awards $1.2 million in grants to 44 nonprofits celebrating the value of our differences - July 4, 2024 | The Hill
I’m Gen Z. Here’s how I’m escaping my phone this summer. - June 24, 2024 | CBS8 News
Spark Awards Celebrate Balboa Park Innovators and Change-Makers - June 25, 2024 | Vancouver Sun
48 Hours in San Diego, California - June 7, 2024 | SDNews.com
The latest updates from Uptown - June 2024 - June 1, 2024 | InBusiness Magazine Phoenix
Honoring Differing Donor Mindsets Amid Social Upheaval - June 1, 2024 | The Manual
These are the 10 best things to do in San Diego, according to a local - May 5, 2024 | San Diego Union-Tribune
UCLA professor tells story of ‘foot soldiers’ in human smuggling across the border in new book - March 27, 2024 | Times of San Diego
San Diego County Library, Museum of Us Are Finalists for National Honor - March 27, 2024 | WBUR Here & Now
Preserving border wall murals is the mission of one group - March 25, 2024 | Telemundo San Diego
Pilares del muro entre EEUU y México en el parque de la Amistad irán a museo - March 23, 2024 | Nómadas
Fragmentos Del Muro Fronterizo De Playas De Tijuana Serán Expuestas En Museo De San Diego - March 23, 2024 | Conexión Migrante
Convertirán fragmentos del muro fronterizo en piezas de museo - March 22, 2024 | CBS 8
Community members preserve 20 sections of art-covered border wall - March 21, 2024 | Swiss Info
Pilares del muro entre EEUU y México en el binacional Parque de La Amistad irán a museo - March 21, 2024 | La Opinión
Pilares del muro entre EEUU y México en el binacional Parque de La Amistad irán a museo - March 21, 2024 | Yahoo! Noticias
Pilares del muro entre EE.UU. y México en el binacional Parque de La Amistad irán a museo - March 21, 2024 | La Voz de Michoacan
Exhibirán pilares del muro del muro fronterizo de Estados Unidos y México en museo - March 21, 2024 | El Diario - Guadalajara
Pilares del muro entre EU y México irán a museo - March 21, 2024 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Murals from the old border wall were going to be destroyed. Now they will be given new life. - March 21, 2024 | KPBS
Activists and Museum of Us come together to save historic border wall murals - February 21, 2024 | ProPublica
Why Museum of Us and History Colorado Didn’t Have to Scramble to Comply With New Repatriation Rules - February 16, 2024 | Pressenza
How Three New Museums Are Teaching The World About A Paradigm Shift In Our Understanding Of Human Origins - February 16, 2024 | CounterPunch
How Three New Museums Are Teaching The World About A Paradigm Shift In Our Understanding Of Human Origins - February 14, 2024 | Eurasia Review
How Three New Museums Are Teaching The World About A Paradigm Shift In Our Understanding Of Human Origins - February 14, 2024 | San Diego Magazine
A Complete Guide to Balboa Park’s 18 Museums - January 27, 2024 | CNN
First of All with Victor Blackwell - Museums Re-think Exhibits Featuring Native American Artifacts As New Federal Regulations Take Effect - January 24, 2024 | American Alliance of Museums
Culture Wars 2.0 - January 5, 2024 | SD Today
Cool art exhibitions to explore in San Diego in 2024
- December 21, 2023 | KPBS "Cinema Junkie"- Podcast
Bonus Edition: Holiday movies - November 23, 2023 | The Boston Globe
The demand for social justice reaches history, science, and art museums near and far - November 10, 2023 | FOX 5 San Diego
The Localist - Tour the California Tower with Brandi - November 1, 2023 | Smithsonian Affiliates
Time for a Decolonial Turn? Making Your Case, Readying Your Organization & Doing Better - October 23, 2023 | CGN Noticias
Vive Californias - Episidio 3 - June 24, 2023 | San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego's Museum of Us invites drag queens to story hour in symbol of support for LGBTQ community - June 20, 2023 | Nissan Foundation
Nissan Foundation to award more than $1 million in grants to nonprofits promoting the value of cultural diversity - June 16, 2023 | American Alliance of Museums
Taking a Stand: A Q&A with Micah Parzen, CEO of the Museum of Us - April 25, 2023 | MSN
11 Incredible Experiences At San Diego’s Breathtaking Balboa Park - April 25, 2023 | Travel Awaits
11 Incredible Experiences At San Diego’s Breathtaking Balboa Park - February 23, 2023 | American Association of Museums
What Museums Learned Leading through Crisis - February 15, 2023 | San Diego Union-Tribune
22 free and unique resources at libraries in San Diego County - January 31, 2023 | Good Housekeeping
40 Best Things to Do in San Diego - January 24, 2023 | SDToday
Museum of Us seeks community input to reframe ‘Race: Are We So Different?’ exhibit - January 16, 2023 | KPBS
Museum of Us seeking public input on race exhibit
- November 27, 2022 | San Diego Union-Tribune
To share Native American culture and history the right way, artifacts should always be returned to tribes - August 15, 2022 | Snow Brains
National Park Service Awards $2.1 Million for the Return of Native American Remains and Sacred Objects - August 12, 2022 | The Art Newspaper
US museums and Indigenous tribes receive $2m grant to boost repatriation efforts - August 9, 2022 | National Parks Traveler
Nine Tribes Gain Grants To Help Repatriate Ancestral Remains And Cultural Items - August 8, 2022 | National Parks Service
National Park Service awards $2.1 million for the return of Native American remains and sacred objects - July 27, 2022 | The Washington Post
Human bones, stolen art: Smithsonian tackles its ‘problem’ collections - June 29, 2022 | San Diego Union-Tribune
11 new and returning things to do and see in Balboa Park this summer - March 15, 2022 | Heritage Voices, Archeology Podcast Network
Decolonizing the Museum of Us - February 8, 2022 | San Diego Magazine
5 San Diego Date Ideas That Never Fail
- November 27, 2021 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Want to get into museums and other attractions for free? The San Diego Public Library can help - November 14, 2021 | San Diego Union-Tribune
The inviting nature of ‘Hostile Terrain 94,’ a new exhibit about migrant deaths - November 9, 2021 | Times of San Diego
San Diego Public Library Offers Free Passes to Some of City’s Biggest Draws - November 9, 2021 | ABC 10 News
San Diego Public Library offers free passes to fun attractions, museums - September 29, 2021 | American Alliance of Museums
Decolonizing Museum Collections: A Conversation between Colleagues in the Field (CSAAM) - September 14, 2021 | Lonely Planet
21 best free things to do in San Diego - July 23, 2021 | American Alliance of Museums
Rethinking Our Human Resources Practices to Build a More Equitable Museum - June 27, 2021 | American Alliance of Museums
AAM Recognizes Three Individuals and Two Institutions for Exemplary Work in the Museum Field - June 21, 2021 | NBC 7 San Diego
San Diego’s Full Reopening: Everything You Need to Know About Balboa Park and Its Museums - May 26, 2021 | Skip the Queue
Decolonizing of collections and changing the name of the Museum of Us. With James Haddan - April 21, 2021 | NBC 7 San Diego
Museum of Us Reopening Soon and Will Offer Yearlong Access With General Admission Ticket - April 21, 2021 | KPBS
Museum Of Us Is Changing More Than Its Name As It Reopens - April 18, 2021 | San Diego Union-Tribune
When Museum of Us reopens Wednesday, it will unveil more than a new name - March 17, 2021 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Balboa Park museums are about to reopen. Here’s what you can expect
- March 10, 2021 | Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
- August 4, 2020 | KUSI
CEO of the San Diego Museum of Us explains the name change - August 3, 2020 | Fox Business
San Diego Museum of Man announces name change - August 3, 2020 | KPBS
San Diego Museum Of Man Changes Name To San Diego Museum Of Us - August 2, 2020 | NBC 7 San Diego
San Diego Museum of Man Announces Inclusive Name Change - August 2, 2020 | Fox 5 San Diego
Citing desire for inclusivity, San Diego Museum of Man announces name change - August 2, 2020 | San Diego Union-Tribune
As it moves forward with decolonizing, Museum of Man gets a new name - August 2, 2020 | Museum Press Release
San Diego Museum of Man Changes Its Name - April 13, 2020 | Grist
How to help your neighbors when a pandemic hits? Exhibit A: Museums. - April 9, 2020 | KPBS
San Diego Museum of Man Offers Itself To The Fight Against COVID-19 - February 21, 2020 | KUSI
California Tower in Balboa Park reopens to the public after seismic retrofit - February 20, 2020 | FOX 5 San Diego
California Tower Finally Reopens After Seismic Retrofit - February 19, 2020 | KUSI
California Tower at Balboa Park reopens to the public after year-long closure - February 18, 2020 | CBS 8
California Tower reopens at Balboa Park - February 18, 2020 | San Diego Metro
California Tower at Balboa Park reopens after seismic retrofit - February 17, 2020 | NBC Bay Area
California Tower Finally Reopens After Seismic Retrofit - February 17, 2020 | Times of San Diego
California Tower in Balboa Park Reopens to Public After Seismic Retrofit - February 17, 2020 | FOX 5 San Diego
California Tower at Museum of Man reopens for tours - February 17, 2020 | ABC10 News
California Tower at Museum of Man in Balboa Park reopens following seismic retrofit - February 17, 2020 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Balboa Park’s California Tower, closed for a year, is open to the public again - January 31, 2020 | San Diego Metro
Daily Business Report – Erin Spiewak named chief financial and operations officer of S.D. Museum of Man - January 21, 2020 | Museum Press Release
The San Diego Museum of Man Names Erin Spiewak as Chief Financial and Operations Officer - January 8, 2020 | American Alliance of Museums
Knowing Better, Doing Better: The San Diego Museum of Man takes a holistic approach to decolonization.
- November 11, 2019 | Hawaii Public Radio
Indigenous Authority Over Museum Objects Could Be the Future - September 25, 2019 | San Francisco Chronicle
Missing Mail: As Postcards Celebrate 150 Years, They’re Also Disappearing - September 5, 2019 | NBC California Live
It’s “Un-beer-lievable!” Check out this BEERology Exhibit in San Diego - July 9, 2019 | PartySlate
9 San Diego Wedding Venues with Rich History & Architectural Flair - July 1, 2019 | American Alliance of Museums
Ceding Authority and Seeding Trust - June 26, 2019 | San Diego Reader
Now in Balboa Park: Secrets That Take Your Breath Away - April 28, 2019 | CBS Sunday Morning
PostSecret: Private Secrets Anonymously Shared with the World - February 18, 2019 | FOX 5
California Tower Closes for Earthquake Safety Improvements - February 7, 2019 | MuseumNext
What does it mean to decolonize a museum? - February 5, 2019 | KUSI
California Tower at Balboa Park will Close for a Retrofit Project February 18th - February 5, 2019 | FOX 5
Tour California Tower Before it Closes - February 1, 2019 | ABC 10
California Tower at Balboa Park to Close for Earthquake Safety Upgrades - January 23, 2019 | NBC 7
Temporary Closure of Balboa Park’s California Tower Starts Feb. 18 - January 18, 2019 | San Diego Union-Tribune
California Tower to Close Most of the Year for Earthquake Upgrades - January 17, 2019 | Museum Press Release
The California Tower at the San Diego Museum of Man to close February 18, 2019 for Seven to Ten Months for Planned Seismic Retrofit - January 2019 | National Geographic Traveler
A Walk in the Park
- October 30, 2018 | Museum Press Release
The California Tower at the San Diego Museum of Man to Undergo Seismic Retrofit - October 11, 2018 | The Washington Post
The ‘Decolonization’ of the American Museum - October 11, 2018 | CBS 8
San Diego Museum of Man: Wild Life! - October 9, 2018 | NBC 7
‘Wild Life’ Event at the San Diego Museum of Man - August 17, 2018 | NBC 7
Summer Secrets at San Diego Museum of Man - August 10, 2018 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Why the Museum of Man wants to Change its Name - August 2, 2018 | KPBS
San Diego Museum of Man in Balboa Park Wants Your Help Deciding New Name - August 1, 2018 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Museum of Man Looking for a New Name. What Should it be Called? - July 31, 2018 | Voice of San Diego
Culture Report: Taking Dance from Viral to Vital - July 28, 2018 | ABC 10
San Diego’s Museum of Man Mulls New Name - July 11, 2018 | Times of San Diego
Unsightly 1940s Bullhorns Replaced on Iconic California Tower - July 9, 2018 | San Diego Union-Tribune
‘PostSecret’ Exhibit Turns Museum of Man into a Confession Booth - April 16, 2018 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Deep, Dark Thought-Provoking Secrets Revealed at New Exhibition - April 16, 2018 | KPBS
San Diegans Spill their Secrets in PostSecret Exhibit at Museum of Man - April 14, 2018 | Times of San Diego
What Secrets Lurk in San Diegans’ Hearts? Museum of Man Knows - April 12, 2018 | KUSI
San Diego Museum of Man Opening New Interactive Exhibit - April 11, 2018 | CBS 8
Sneak Peek: San Diego Museum of Man’s New Exhibit, PostSecret - April 5, 2018 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Want to Know a Secret? Museum of Man Exhibit Displays Postcards in which People Open Up Anonymously - April 4, 2018 | Museum Press Release
San Diego Museum of Man Explores Secrets with New and Interactive Exhibit, PostSecret - April 2, 2018 | NBC 7
PostSecret Exhibit Coming to Museum of Man in San Diego - March 26, 2018 | San Diego Magazine
Personal Stories are on Display at the Museum of Man’s PostSecret - March 5, 2018 | FOX 5
Millions of People Anonymously Shared their Secrets with One Man - March 5, 2018 | CBS 8
San Diego Museum of Man Shares Secrets in New Exhibit - February 21, 2018 | ABC 10
Iconic California Tower in Balboa Park Gets 100,000th Visitor - February 21, 2018 | KUSI
100,000th Visitor to Go Up California Tower in Balboa Park - January 27, 2018 | KUSI
PostSecret Pop Up in Balboa Park - January 22, 2018 | San Diego Business Journal
Museums Exhibit Self-Reliance - January 3, 2018 | USA Today
Beer Museums Around the World
- November 3, 2017 | San Diego Downtown News
Friends Honor Valuable Volunteers - October 5, 2017 | Los Angeles Times
Climb the Balboa Park Tower that Authorities Kept Closed for 80 Years - VisitorFun
Do Pets Look Like Their Owners: San Diego Museum of Man’s Latest Exhibit Tests Out Animal Theories - July 31, 2017 | FOX Sports San Diego
Get to Know Padres’ Phil Maton - May 2017 | There San Diego
SD Museum of Man Invites You to Slide into the Season of the Summertime Happy Hour - April 19, 2017 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Balboa Park LEEDing on Sustainability - April 6, 2017 | CBS 8
Woof Squad: Dogs of the SDPD Comes to the Museum of Man - March 16, 2017 | NBC 7
Museum of Man Unveils ‘Living with Animals’ Exhibit - March 9, 2017 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Cuddling up to Pets and Pests at the San Diego Museum of Man - March 2017 | Museum Magazine
Museum Leadership, Organizational Readiness, and Institutional Transformation - March 7, 2017 | KPBS
Living with Animals: New Exhibit Opens at Museum of Man - March 7, 2017 | Times of San Diego
New Museum of Man Exhibit Explores ‘Living with Animals’ - February 23, 2017 | Museum Press Release
San Diego Museum of Man Explores Human Relationships with Animals in New and Whimsical Exhibit, Living with Animals
- November 28, 2016 | KPBS
San Diego Museum of Man Explores History of Cannibalism - November 21, 2016 | USA Today
10 Museum Exhibits About Eating and Drinking - November 9, 2016 | Times of San Diego
Museum of Man Opens for Free in Aftermath of Contentious Election - May 10, 2016 | Ranch & Coast
California Tower Tour - March 27, 2016 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Faces Become Artifacts at Museum of Man - March 15, 2016 | KPBS
San Diego Museum of Man Serves up New Exhibit on Cannibals - March 4, 2016 | San Diego Union-Tribune
‘Cannibals,’ a Show with Bite - March 4, 2016 | CBS 8
Can Jeff Stomach the New Cannibal Exhibit? - March 3, 2016 | Times of San Diego
Museum of Man Explores Myth and Reality of Cannibals
- September 4, 2015 | San Diego Union-Tribune
California Tower is the Height of Fun - May 22, 2015 | San Diego Magazine
Inside the Icon: The California Building - February 26, 2015 | San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego Museum of Man Goes Green - January 23, 2015 | KPBS
2,600 Visitors Climb California Tower Since Reopening - January 15, 2015 | NBC Bay Area
San Diego New: Climb the California Tower - January 5, 2015 | LA Times
Tickets to San Diego’s Newly Opened California Tower in Hot Demand
- December 29, 2014 | KPBS
Balboa Park’s Iconic California Tower Opens to Public After 80 Years - December 28, 2014 | Times of San Diego
Balboa Park’s California Tower Reopening After 80 Years - December 24, 2014 | NBC San Diego
California Tower Tours Now Available - December 24, 2014 | CBS 8
California Tower in Balboa Park to Reopen New Year’s Day - November 26, 2014 | San Diego Magazine
Balboa Park Opens to the Public - November 11, 2014 | Red Tricycle
Your Insider’s Guide to the Museum of Man - October 31, 2014 | NBC 7
Sasquatch Like Bacon and Other Interesting Monsters! Facts - October 22, 2014 | KPBS
California Tower in Balboa Park will Reopen to Public Jan. 1 - October 21, 2014 | KPBS
$3M Fundraiser Kicks Off to Reopen Balboa Park’s California Tower - October 21, 2014 | San Diego Union-Tribune
California Tower Will Open to Public - July 14, 2014 | Voice of San Diego
Culture Report: She’s Crafty, Global Empowerment Edition - June 2, 2014 | San Diego Union-Tribune
‘Border Crossing’ Taking Shape in Balboa Park - March 18, 2014 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Museum of Man’s Edible, Quaffable, Exhibition - March 12, 2014 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Empowering Women with Ideas, Sharing - February 3, 2014 | San Diego Tourism Authority Blog
Don’t Miss These Exciting Exhibitions at San Diego Museums - January 29, 2014 | KPBS Midday Edition
San Diego Exhibit Puts Women Empowerment on Display - January 10, 2014 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Drinkin’ it Old, Old, Old School - January 9, 2014 | Zagat
BEERology at San Diego Museum of Man - January 7, 2014 | NBC Los Angeles
BEERology at the Museum of Man
- November 6, 2013 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Balboa Park: Putting Energy Into Energy Upgrades - August 29, 2013 | KPBS Midday Edition
BEERology, New Exhibit Explores the History of Beer - September 4, 2013 | San Diego Magazine
8 Things I Learned About Ancient Beer - August 26, 2013 | NBC 7
Museum Toasts to Beerology Exhibit - February 2, 2013 | San Diego Union-Tribune
One-on-One With Micah Parzen: That Human Connection - January 23, 2013 | San Diego Reader
Shameless - January 10, 2013 | FOX 5
Movie Hype Makes Torture Exhibit Popular
- November 13, 2012 | CBS 8
Balboa Park’s California Tower May Open to the Public - September 3, 2012 | KPBS Midday Edition
Instruments of Torture - June 22, 2012 | San Diego Union-Tribune
1031 Team on the Half-Pipe at Museum of Man Saturday - April 22, 2012 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Museum of Man Retooling Itself for 21st Century
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