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Jun 1, 2024 · The Cheech is a public-private partnership between RAM, the City of Riverside, and comedian Cheech Marin, one of the world’s foremost collectors of Chicano art. Located in downtown Riverside, The Cheech features exhibitions, education, and events showcasing Chicano art and culture.
1 day ago · Discover RAM & The Cheech; 2 cultural landmarks in Riverside, CA. Explore exhibitions, programming & the rich heritage of Chicana/o/x art fostering community & a love for the arts.
The Cheech is a museum dedicated to Mexican-American and Chicano art, founded by comedian and collector Cheech Marin. It is part of the Riverside Art Museum and housed in a former library building, featuring exhibitions, scholarship and community programs.
Cheech Marin Takes Us Inside “The Cheech”, the First Museum in the US Devoted to Chicano Art and Culture. Emerging in the 1960s after decades of social and economic discrimination, the Chicano Movement sought to bring equality and ethnic empowerment and pride to the Mexican-Americans, helping to construct new transnational identities and ...
The Cheech is located in downtown Riverside, a short block from the Riverside Art Museum. The art collection is impressive. The paintings, photographs, and multimedia pieces showcase a breadth of styles and themes.
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Dec 19, 2022 · Learn how comedian Cheech Marin became a passionate collector of Chicano art and donated his works to a new museum in Riverside, California. See highlights of his collection, which features paintings, sculptures and murals by dozens of artists.
Jun 21, 2022 · Actor and comedian Cheech Marin has long been a collector of Latino artwork. This past weekend, he cut the ribbon on a new museum: The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture.
