San Diego Natural History Museum
- Address
- 1788 El Pardo, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone
- (619) 232-3821
- Website
- sdnhm.org
About San Diego Natural History Museum
The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. It is the second oldest scientific institution west of the Mississippi and the oldest in Southern California. The present location of the museum was dedicated on January 14, 1933. A major addition to the museum was dedicated in April 2001, doubling exhibit space.
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- Founded
- 1874
- Opened
- 1933
Photos of San Diego Natural History Museum
01San DiegoRhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Inside San Diego Natural History MuseumLostplanetKD73 · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Enhydra lutris, sea otter, taxidermy display, San Diego Natural History MuseumMary Mark Ockerbloom · CC BY-SA 4.0
04Atrium of the San Diego Natural History Museum, MarchWest32 · CC BY-SA 3.0
05Library ExhibitWest32 · CC BY-SA 4.0
06Mammoth skeleton fossil on display in San DiegoLostplanetKD73 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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