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San Diego Museum of Man Review
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San Diego Museum of Man
- Address: California Bldg., 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA | Map It
- Phone: 619/239-2001
- www.museumofman.org
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: Balboa Park
Fodor's Review:
If the facade of this building -- the landmark California Building -- looks familiar, it's because filmmaker Orson Welles used it and its dramatic tower as the principal features of the Xanadu estate in his 1941 classic, Citizen Kane. Inside, exhibits at this highly respected anthropological museum focus on Southwestern, Mexican, and South American cultures. Carved monuments from the Mayan city of Quirigua in Guatemala, cast from the originals in 1914, are particularly impressive. Rotating shows might include examples of intricate beadwork from across the Americas, and demonstrations of such skills as weaving and tortilla-making are held regularly. Other great exhibits show the lifestyles of the Kumeyaay peoples who inhabited San Diego before Europeans arrived. Among the museum's more recent additions is the hands-on Children's Discovery Center.
- Cost: $8
- Open: Daily 10-4:30
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