San Diego Museum of Man

Museum of Man

Located beneath the ornate 200-foot California Tower, the San Diego Museum of Man is the city’s only museum devoted to anthropology.

Maya: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth displays several huge Maya monuments,or stelae, in the Rotunda Gallery.

Ramp It Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America: this exhibit reveals the rich world of skateboarding and celebrates the vibrancy, creativity, and history of Native American skateboarding culture

Adventures in Photography: This collection of vintage photographs belonging to the University of Pennsylvania features anthropologic scenes from various parts of the world

Footsteps Through Time: This exhibit displays replicas of skulls and reconstructions of early hominids and are arranged to show the timeline of human evolution

Half-Pipe: the skate ramp is used for professional skateboarding demos and is open to the public at select times for open skate sessions.

Kumeyaay: Native Californians: This exhibit explores traditional Kumeyaay lifeways, featuring the art of pottery and basket making, food procurement, dress and adornment, traditional medicine, games, and ceremonies.

Ancient Egypt: This exhibit displays painted mummy coffins, funerary masks, and the mummified remains of two Egyptian mummies and falcons.

Children's Discovery Center: the Discovery Center visitors an opportunity for interactive, sensory learning about ancient Egyptian civilization, and about the role of anthropologists and archaeologists in the research and interpretation of the culture.