To toast its 150th anniversary, the San Diego Natural History Museum is digging into its archives to honor its storied past while looking to its bright future.
The San Diego Natural History Museum’s duckbill dinosaur looms over the exultant Vera Marshall in a 1937 publicity photo. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Known as the Summer of Wonder, the initiative brings brand-new exhibits and films, special programs and activities, plus extended hours, to the Balboa Park Institute through Sept. 2. Explore the Nature Trail at The Nat, an immersive outdoor garden blooming with native plants, and Action from the Archives: The Nat at 150, a photographic journey through the museum’s illustrious past. Here, we travel back in time with a glimpse of the dazzling display.
Kate Sessions, also known as the mother of Balboa Park, shaped the horticultural landscape of San Diego.
An early member of the San Diego Society of Natural History, Guy Fleming was the first ranger of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.
Wes Farmer, Chris Parrish and John Sloan examine seaweed circa 1960.
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