Store

VISITORS COME to the San Diego Museum of Man Store as an extension of their Museum experience, to take home a remembrance of the day or buy a gift for a friend.

In the Store, they can find a selection of unusual ethnic merchandise of high quality for the collector or the novice and information on exhibition topics in over 600 book titles.

Many items in the Museum Store complement our exhibits. For example, visitors can find Egyptian jewelry and sculptures, a fine collection of Mata Ortiz pottery from Mexico, a large variety of handmade Native American jewelry, pottery, and carvings, whimsical Mexican folk art, and a wide array of Dia de los Muertos merchandise. The Store also offers delightful carved animals from Oaxaca, Mexico, Guatemalan clothing, Zuni fetishes, and much more.

Merchandise for children includes craft kits and beautifully illustrated books that tell wonderful Native legends. Children and parents can choose from musical instruments from around the world, such as ocarinas, panpipes, and reed flutes. To complement the instruments, CDs offer a variety of music from Native American flutes to Latin guitar to Peruvian panpipes.

The Museum Store carries all of the Museum of Man publications, including Rock Art Papers, Latin American Symposium Proceedings, and the Human Paleopathology Bibliography with CD-ROM.

The Museum Store strives to further the Museum's educational mission by providing unique and authentic crafts and artwork to visitors. The Store adheres to the Museum Store Association Code of Ethics in its collection and business practices. All proceeds from purchases benefit the Museum of Man.

The Museum Store is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For additional information and telephone orders, please call 619-239-2001 or fax 619-239-2749. The Store can be reached at store@museumofman.org.

Click here for the Museum of Man Publication Order Form