San Diego, CA (KSWB) — After more than 100 years, the Museum of Man announced Sunday it is changing its name to the Museum of Us. Its former website URL now redirects users to a new one consistent with the update. "It's us! “We are extremely excited to have a name that reflects our commitment to being a place that truth-tells and challenges, but does so from a place of love,” CEO Micha Parzen said in a statement. In 2017, the museum’s Board of Trustees thought it was time to reconsider a name change. The museum first considered a name change in 1991. San Diego, CA — After more than 100 years, the Museum of Man announced Sunday it is changing its name to the Museum of Us. Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Stream or tune in Sundays, Oct. 4 - Nov. 8, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV, San Diego Museum Of Man In Balboa Park Wants Your Help Deciding New Name, San Diego City Council Approves Plaza De Panama Funding, Plan To Remove Traffic From Balboa Park Plaza Clears Hurdle, VIDEO: Balboa Park Museum Touches Encinitas Woman's Artistic Heart, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 International Vaccine Trial To Include San Diegans, SDSU Football Schedule Released, All Mountain West Teams In Single Division, New Law Streamlines Environmental Review For NAVWAR Redevelopment, California To Study Reparations For Black Americans, County Reworking Climate Plan, So Long Antiquated Sedition Law, Proposition 16 Break Down And Italian Film Fest Preview, GI Film Festival San Diego Virtual Showcase Presents 'The Donut Dollies', Outdoor Playgrounds In California Can Now Open, Earthquake Swarm In Imperial County Felt In San Diego, Tijuana, Two Military Aircraft Collide In Riverside County, Forcing One Pilot To Eject, Live Blog: 305 New COVID-19 Cases, 9 Deaths Reported In San Diego, San Diego Will Start Enforcing Parking Regulations Again In October, KPBS Financial Formerly known as the San Diego Museum of Man, the Museum of Us is a new identity for a 100-plus-year-old institution, beloved by generations of San Diegans and tourists alike. “After operating as the San Diego Museum of Man for over 40 years, it is time we step into a new identity that better reflects our values of equity, inclusion, and decolonization,” the post read. Become a Member Volunteer Application Donate Now! It’s a good idea—the name is confusing: But one tourist from Europe said he thought the museum … The museum posted on Facebook early Sunday morning that it will now go by the “Museum of Us.". Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS. Not anymore.” Not anymore.” Earlier this month, the Balboa Park museum announced that it is looking to change its name … Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Located here in Balboa Park, on the unceded ancestral homelands of the Kumeyaay people, our mission is “inspiring human connections by exploring the human experience.” Local leaders in Virginia celebrated the removal of Confederate memorials from the state's capitol last week, and polls conducted around the same time showed most Americans support efforts to do so across the country. “It’s really important to us that our name is a reflection of our values as an institution and it reflects who we are and what we stand for and that is being a place that is welcoming to everybody, that sends an invitation to everybody that you belong here.”, Museum leaders said the Museum of Us, which specializes in cultural anthropology and has been operational for more than a century, now will offer visitors exhibits which “delve into universal themes that cut across time and cultures.”. The Museum of Us, formerly called the Museum of Man, displays a message thanking health care workers near the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak on April 16.
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