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.
