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 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Coachella Valley.^[1]

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Established	1991
Location	140 N. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, California
Coordinates	33°49′15″N 116°32′50″W / 33.82096°N 116.54723°W / 33.82096; -116.54723 (Agua Caliente Cultural Museum)
Type	Anthropology museum
Director	Steven Karr
Curator	Dawn Wellman
Public transit access	SunLine Transit Lines 111, 30, 14
Website	www.accmuseum.org

History

The museum was established in 1991.

Exhibits

Collections

Among the collections of the museum are:

• Off-site Exhibitions – the museum sponsors exhibits at various institutions. Presently exhibits are at:
  • Spa Resort Casino Hotel Lobby (Palm Springs) on the spiritual Wahaatukicnikic Tetayaw (Blue Frog) living at the Agua Caliente Hot Spring
  • California State University San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus about Native Americans competing in sports
  • Palm Springs City Hall, showing major milestones and events of Cahuilla people history
• Core exhibitions
  • Cahuilla Culture and History
  • The Florence Patencio Collection, about a significant cultural leader of the community
• Online exhibitions
• Featured exhibitions

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

• The Spirit ^[3]

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. . Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
5. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
6. . Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
7. Visit to Palm Springs: Collaboration between the UCLA/Getty Master’s Program and the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum April 21, 2011
8. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2012-04-07.

• Browne, Mildred; Milanovich, Richard; Patencio, Ray; Bean,Lowell John (c. 2004). Through you, my ancient people, I am. Palm Springs, CA: Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. p. 24. OCLC 63706039.

Further reading

• Huell Howser (c. 2005). Palm Springs Week (DVD). Beverly Hills, CA: Huell Howser Productions. OCLC 367609451.
• Niemann, Greg (2006). "44, Preserving the Past". Palm Springs Legends: creation of a desert oasis. San Diego, CA: Sunbelt Publications. pp. 263–4. ISBN 978-0-932653-74-1. OCLC 61211290. (here for Table of Contents)

External links

• Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum – official site OCLC 271920000
• Online Archive of California – Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum
• Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Cultural History
• Museums USA.org Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
• – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)