Organization: SAN DIEGO ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER
Mission: PRESERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS AND PROMOTE THEIR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURUAL USE TO BENEFIT A DIVERSE PUBLIC.
Activities: UNFORTUNATELY, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SERIOUSLY AFFECTED THE SAN DIEGO ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTERS PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE CENTER CLOSED DOORS ON MARCH 19, 2020, DURING THE BUSIEST TIME OF OUR PUBLIC CALENDAR. IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020, 1,216 VISITORS CAME TO THE CENTER FOR EXHIBITS. NINETY-FIVE 95 K-12 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE HELD, SERVING 2,113. TWENTY-FIVE 25 ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED 983. THE CENTER PARTICIPATED IN FOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, SERVING 1,110. TWO SPECIAL EVENTS WERE HELD AT THE CENTER, WITH 203 ATTENDING. SIXTY-FOUR VOLUNTEERS DONATED 4,001 HOURS IN CURATION, EDUCATION AND DOCENT POSITIONS. THE CENTER NOW CURATES 1,078 ARCHAEOLOGIAL COLLECTIONS, REPRESENTING 3,083 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES FROM THE REGION.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education