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7825 Fay Ave, Suite LL-A
The Merrill Lynch Building
La Jolla, CA 92037
phone (toll-free): 855-OLD-MAPS or 855-653-6277
info@lajollamapmuseum.org
La Jolla Map and Atlas Museum Hours
• Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 AM to 4 PM
• 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, 11 AM to 4 PM
• Also by appointment
• NOTE: Museum will be closed on Wednesday, Feb 22nd, 2012
for a Special Event
The La
Jolla Map and Atlas Museum features maps that span 500 years, from the
15th century all the way to the mid-20th century. The maps are from all
over the world, but most of the collection can be traced back to European
roots.
The maps are a part of the Stone Map and Atlas
Foundation, headed by local businessman and philanthropist Michael Stone,
who has been collecting maps for 20 years.
“It was
just not right having them locked up in an oversized closet,” said Stone,
who also serves on the board of the San Diego Museum of Art and is an
advisory board member for the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston
Public Library. “This material needs to be seen and
appreciated.”
The new La Jolla museum — believed to be the only one
of its kind West of the Mississippi — has “a very comprehensive collection of
cartographic materials that spans well over 500 years — all under one
roof,” said Stone, a La Jolla resident for the past seven years. The maps
and atlases will be “very well displayed and described. There are very few
venues of this sort anywhere.”
The unique collection includes
items that “would typically be considered ‘rare cartographic material’ and
most items have some critical importance in a historical or political
context,” Stone said.
Michael Stone, Founder
mike@lajollamapmuseum.org
Richard Cloward, Director
richard@lajollamapmuseum.org
Rosalind Gibson, Assistant Director
roz@lajollamapmuseum.org
Tracy
Houdmann, Executive Asst. to Mr. Stone
tracy@lajollamapmuseum.org |
