Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Last updated

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Photo Courtesy of The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.jpg
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Established1991
Location140 N. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, California
Coordinates 33°49′15″N116°32′50″W / 33.82096°N 116.54723°W / 33.82096; -116.54723 (Agua Caliente Cultural Museum)
Type Anthropology museum
DirectorSteven Karr
CuratorAngela Barker, MFA : Head of Collections & Curatorial
Public transit access SunLine Transit
Lines 111, 30, 14
Website www.accmuseum.org

The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is a culture and history museum located in Palm Springs, California, United States, focusing on the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Coachella Valley. [1]

Contents

History

The museum was established in 1991.

Exhibits

Collections

Among the collections of the museum are:

Operations

Ownership

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians sponsors the museum.

Location

The museum is located at 140 North Indian Canyon Drive (downtown Palm Springs) between Andreas Road and Tahquitz Canyon Way. Public transportation via SunLine Transit is available on lines 111, 30 and 14. [2] Administrative offices and a 1,200 volume reference library are at 901 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite C-204, Palm Springs, CA 92262.

Publications

Affiliations

The museum is the first Native American museum to be part of the Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program. [4]

Activities and recognition

The museum participates in the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Museum Assessment Program; [5] and it received a first-place award in the AAM 2010 Publications Design Competition for its 2009–2010 Museum Program Brochure and Program Announcement Cards (designed by JCRR Design). [6]

It also collaborates with the UCLA/Getty's Masters Program. [7]

Future plans

The museum is fundraising for expansion into a 100,000 square foot facility designed by architects Jones & Jones. [8]

References

  1. ↑ American Heritage "Agua Caliente Cultural Museum"
  2. ↑ SunLine Transit: Destinations
  3. ↑ OCLC   58801355
  4. ↑ "Smithsonian Affiliations". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "AAM MAP at 30" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ "AAM Calendars of Events (budgets greater than $750,000 category)". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Visit to Palm Springs: Collaboration between the UCLA/Getty Master’s Program and the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum April 21, 2011
  8. ↑ "Jones & Jones: Work: Agua Caliente Cultural Museum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

Further reading

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.