Museum of Us

The San Diego Museum of Man (SDMoM) will improve stewardship and collection management of its ethnographic weapons collection by re-housing 3,000 artifacts for long-term preservation. The project will enable SDMoM to strengthen its adherence to conservation best practices, improving the safety and security of the collection. To expand accessibility and use of the collection for education programming, exhibition, lending purposes, and outside access, SDMoM also intends to increase intellectual and physical control of the objects. At the end of the project, a preservation plan completed by a conservation consultant will provide the framework for a sustainable approach to the collection's long-term care.