San Diego Archaeological Center

Specialties

The San Diego Archaeological Center is a museum where visitors can learn the story of how people have lived in San Diego County for the past 10,000 years. In addition to its role as a museum, the Center serves as an education and research facility and is the only local organization dedicated to the collection, study, curation and exhibition of San Diego County’s archaeological artifacts.

The San Diego Archaeological Center is located in San Diego County in the San Pasqual Valley, an agricultural preservation area. The Center is 1.3 miles from the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

The Center was named 2006 «BEST LITTLE KNOWN MUSEUM» by San Diego Magazine readers in their annual «Best of San Diego» issue.

The mission of the San Diego Archaeological Center is to preserve archaeological collections and promote their educational, scientific and cultural use to benefit a diverse public.

History

Established in 1993.

The San Diego Archaeological Center is the only organization in San Diego County dedicated to the care, management and use (‘curation’) of archaeological artifacts found throughout the San Diego region.

The Center’s vision is to sustain an archaeological center and museum where artifacts will be cared for in a state-​of-​the-​art environment, made available for further academic and professional research, and are used in educational programs and museum exhibits so the public can enjoy learning about the prehistory and history of the San Diego region through educational programs and museum quality exhibits.

Meet the Manager

Cindy S.

Manager

Cindy Stankowski is the Executive Director of the Center.