Agua Caliente Cultural Museum


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

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 219 South Palm Canyon Drive between Areanas Road and Baristo Road. Public transportation via SunLine Transit is available on lines 111, 30 and 14. Administrative offices and a 1,200 volume reference library are at 901 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite C-204, Palm Springs, CA 92262.

Publications

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

Activities and recognition

The museum participates in the American Alliance of Museums Museum Assessment Program; 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.
It also collaborates with the UCLA/Getty's Masters Program.

Future plans

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