The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum, California, has broken ground and will open in spring next year. [...] A public-private partnership between the Riverside Art Museum, the City of Riverside, and comedian Cheech Marin—one of the world’s foremost collectors of Chicano art—the center will be, as Marin says, the "center of Chicano art, not only painting, but sculpture, photography, and video arts." — The Construction Specifier
Nicknamed "The Cheech," the new art and culture center will find a home inside the transformed former public library building in Riverside, California. The adaptive-reuse conversion of this 1964 mid-century building is designed by Los Angeles-based architects Page & Turnbull in collaboration with museum designer WHY.
"The semi-circular entry steps draw the visitor towards the building, and the open 'front porch' podium will feature large-scale sculptures to be rotated according to new programming and exhibitions," explains the project description. "The building’s entry lobby is envisaged as a zócalo or open town square, a central gathering space that will connect the four main galleries and offer amenities such as a gift shop and, eventually, a cafe."
The Cheech is expected to open in spring 2022.
The Cheech opens Spring 2022! Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a non-traditional “groundbreaking” was filmed to commemorate start of construction. You’ll ALL be invited to the big grand opening celebrations, so follow @thecheechcenter to stay in the know! #TheCheech #iloveriverside pic.twitter.com/lmmVwABZOB
— The Cheech (@TheCheechCenter) April 9, 2021
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Rumors of a basement exhibit featuring Tommy Chong tied up in an old van are unconfirmed.
This looks like a great project - hope it doesn't go Up in Smoke
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