Reflection On The San Diego Museum Of Man

San Diego Museum of Man focuses on the anthropology providing cross-cultural perspective through exhibitions, education, and research. The museum is located in iconic California Building which combines Baroque, Plateresque, and Churrigueresque influences in a unique Spanish-colonial facade. The building itself with the details and colors referring to Mexican culture suggests the topics of exhibitions inside. Passing the door of main entrance, I went to the hall that lead to different exhibitions organized by topic. Maya exhibition was the most impressive one as it presents casts of massive monuments from Quirigua, a site in Guatemala. The exhibition takes place in the Rotunda Gallery. Large scale monuments and location in the central gallery attracts many visitors. The monuments have unique hieroglyphic writing about important events in the Maya history, the manes of the rulers, and significant ceremonies. With these casts of the monuments, the exhibition cover the whole history of Maya. However, it is useful for the researchers to study the inscriptions …show more content…
It shows the daily life of Kumeyaay, presenting traditional pottery and adornment, medicine, food, ceremonies. The exhibition is designed in such way that photographs are mixed with artifacts which make it very easy to perceive and understand. Moreover, I like the exhibition because it represents the another view on California. It shows the culture that were oppressed and colonized and gives the value to its tradition and worldviews. Before the California lands were occupied by Spanish, Kumeyaay people lived in the coast, mountains, and deserts all around the state. They developed different tools to adapt to the diverse environment which are present at the exhibition. Overall, I like the exhibition conceptually because it makes the perception of the culture of the state more diverse. However, I would like to see it more interactive in the