The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture
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The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, known as The Cheech, is a museum in Riverside, California. It is part of the larger Riverside Art Museum. The center is focused on the exhibition and study of Chicano art from across the United States. This is a collaborative effort between Cheech Marin, the City of Riverside and Riverside Art Museum. Cheech Marin is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and collector. He has donated or promised his collection of more than 700 pieces of Chicano art. Riverside provides the old Riverside public library to house the collection and the Riverside Art Museum manages the center. The Cheech strives to be a world-class institution for the research and study of "all things [related to] Chicano art".[2] It is the first North American museum facility dedicated exclusively to Mexican-American and Chicano art.[3][4]
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Former name | Riverside Public Library |
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Established | June 18, 2022 |
Location | 3581 Mission Inn Ave Riverside, California United States |
Coordinates | 33.9829°N 117.3716°W / 33.9829; -117.3716 |
Type | Art museum |
Architect | Ficks & Ficks, 1964[1] |
Website | The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture |