News Archive

Raising the sphinx, meet the people behind a movie set restoration project (10/9/2018)
Unearthing the mysteries of ‘Egypt’ in the dunes of the California Coast (10/8/2018)
Dunes Center to host soiree with artifacts from 1923 movie set in Guadalupe (10/8/2018)
Long-Buried Sphinx Head Unveiled at Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center Gala (10/8/2018)
Buried for nearly a century, this Hollywood movie set will soon be displayed on Central Coast (10/8/2018)
Guadalupe Mural Debut (10/8/2018)
New mural in the works at former Far Western tavern building in Guadalupe (10/8/2018)
Guadalupe’s old Far Western Tavern building getting new mural (10/8/2018)
New Guadalupe Mural Displays ‘Small Town, Big Heart’ at Old Far Western Tavern (10/8/2018)
Small town, big heart: Ruben Espinoza creates a new mural in Guadalupe (10/8/2018)
The Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes Center is a tiny natural history museum with BIG plans! (10/8/2018)
La nouvelle destinée du sphinx oublié dans les dunes de Californie (10/8/2018)
The strange tale of the lost California sphinx (1/12/2018)
Archaeologists unearth ‘sphinx’ in California sand dunes (1/12/2018)
Second sphinx from ‘Ten Commandments’ set discovered in Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes (1/12/2018)
Archaeologists unearth plaster sphinx from “The Ten Commandments” at Guadalupe Dunes (1/12/2018)
300-pound plaster sphinx head: Archaeologists unearth new movie-history artifact at Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes (1/12/2018)
Sphinx From ‘Ten Commandments’ Movie Set Unearthed in California (1/12/2018)
Sphinx head from “Ten Commandments” movie set found buried in California sand (1/12/2018)
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center workshop features vintage typewriters (1/12/2018)
There’s a new head turner in downtown Guadalupe – well eight heads to be exact (11/1/2017)
Old landmark gets new mural in Guadalupe (10/23/2017)
‘Ladies of Guadalupe’ Mural Adds Historic Dimension to Future Dunes Center Home (10/23/2017)
KSBY joins the Dunes Center and the Squire Foundation for our new mural installation (10/23/2017)
Dunes Cener receives funding for educational and archeological programs (7/27/2017)
UCLA’s Hammer Museum to feature artifacts from DeMille’s ‘The Ten Commandments’ Guadalupe Dunes set (2/16/2017)
A walk to remeber Huell Howser (2/16/2017)
In the News: Book written and illustrated by local school children benefits Dunes Center (4/12/2016)
In the News: Western snowy plover nesting season gets underway on California beaches (3/1/2016)
In the News: The Lost City of Cecil B DeMille: The film about unearthing a 1923 movie set that took 30 years to make (1/6/2016)
In the News: Archaeologists take to the sky in search of missing movie set (11/24/2015)
In the News: Volunteers clean up Guadalupe’s garden, learn about native plants (11/16/2015)
In the News: Volunteers come out for Coastal Cleanup Day (11/9/2015)
In the News: The Dunes Center unveils new children’s book (11/2/2015)
In the News: Unearthing 91-Year-Old Sphinxes From the Buried Ten Commandments Set (11/2/2015)
In the News: There’s a Fake Egyptian City Buried in California (11/2/2015)
In the News: The Cursed, Buried City That May Never See The Light Of Day (10/13/2015)
In the News: New Dunes Center book unveiled with help of 8th grade artist (10/12/2015)
In the News: Dunes Center unveils new book cover (10/12/2015)
In the News: Mystery of the Hollywood sphinx: dig unearths Cecil B. DeMille’s lost treasures (11/25/2014)
In the News: 1930′s Hollywood ‘sphinx’ uncovered in California (11/25/2014)
In the News: Archaeologists Dig Up Giant Sphynx in Unlikely Location (11/25/2014)
In the news: Central Coast organizations and families honor the dead in the ancient tradition of Dia de los Muertos (10/31/2014)
In the news: Photographer Donald Quintana shows off local wildlife at the Dunes Center (8/18/2014)
In the news: Guadalupe Dunes Center Opens Native Garden to Public (8/4/2014)
In the news: Dunes Center to excavate sphinx (7/22/2014)
In the news: Celebrate summer with the Dunes Center (7/22/2014)
In the news: Art Exhibit Ending Soon at the Dunes Center (7/22/2014)
In the news: Center to mark 15th year (7/22/2014)
In the news: Dunes Center seeks funds to unearth spinx used in Cecil B. Demille film (4/17/2014)
In the news: To preview the orchids, attend annual show, Adobe Press (4/1/2014)
In the news: McKenzie writings in Dunes book (4/1/2014)
In the news: Jenzen honored for Dunes Center work in the Santa Maria Times (4/1/2014)
In the news: Santa Maria Times writes,”New book documents Guadalupe’s History: (4/1/2014)
In the news: Santa Maria Sun reports, “Creative ecology: The Dunes Center publishes a book showcasing the talents and education of its students.” (1/20/2014)
In the News: Holiday hike set for Today at Oso Flaco Lake (12/31/2013)
In the news: The Santa Barbara Independent “Resource Conservation District receives $60,000 grant to give Guadalupe 5th graders hand-on… (10/23/2013)
In the news: KSBY Fifth graders in Guadalupe get hands on learning at the dunes (10/23/2013)
In the news: KSBY’s coverage of San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (8/21/2013)
In the news: KSBY coverage of our reTHINK art exhibition opening (7/20/2013)
In the news: Santa Maria Times coverage of our creative writing program (7/7/2013)
In the news: KCOY coverage of Lost City of DeMille from Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 film The Ten Commandments (7/3/2013)
In the news: KSBY coverage of the Lost City of DeMille Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 film The Ten Commandments (6/18/2013)