Museum of Riverside
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The Museum of Riverside is a museum of regional history and culture, Indigenous culture, and natural history located in the historic Mission Inn District of Riverside, California, United States. The museum, formerly known as the Riverside Metropolitan Museum and Riverside Municipal Museum, is a department of the City of Riverside, but is supported by the Riverside Museum Associates (RMA) and the Harada House Foundation (HHF), two independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Its mission is: "As a center for learning, the Museum of Riverside interacts with the community to collect, preserve, explore, and interpret the cultural and natural history of Riverside and its region."
Former name | Riverside Metropolitan Museum |
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Established | 1924 |
Location | Riverside, California |
Coordinates | 33.9820°N 117.3726°W / 33.9820; -117.3726 |
Type | History, Indigenous resources, Natural History |
Collection size | 200,000 |
Director | Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D. |
Curator | Brenda Buller Focht, Ph.D. |
Website | Official website |
Official name | Riverside Municipal Museum[1] |
Reference no. | 11 |