Editorial Review of
Barona Cultural Center and Museum
San Diego County?s only museum on an Indian reservation dedicated to the preservation of the local Native culture. The Barona Museum offers an educational journey for visitors of all ages at no charge. The museum?s collection represents thousands of years of history with some objects dating as far back as 10,000 years demonstrating the artistry and skill of the hemisphere?s first inhabitants. The Barona Museum contains archaeological artifacts, ethnographic material, historic objects, and contemporary artworks from the Barona Band of Mission Indians, Southern and Baja California Native American cultural nations and other indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Organized into two series: Ancestral Collections and Contemporary Collections, the focus of the collection is to increase understanding and appreciation of the Kumeyaay, Diegue?o, ?Iipay and Tiipay people.