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Palm Springs, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2005

The Board of Administrators of the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is very pleased to announce the assortment of a new internet site as the long term property of the Museum. Situated at the Southeast corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Hermosa Travel, the eight.65-acre web site is positioned 1 block East of the Palm Springs Convention Heart, where the new Museum will make a stunning architectural contribution to civic lifestyle along the Tahquitz Canyon corridor.

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“We believe that just as it was the part of the tribal elders to maintain and move on our traditions, this entire world-course museum will provide as a new sort of tribal elder, preserving the Indigenous spirit of the Desert for foreseeable future generations,” explained Mildred Browne, Chairwoman of the Museum’s Board of Directors. “As interest in the rich cultural heritage of the Cahuilla has developed between our possess individuals and other folks throughout the place, the need to have for an expanded, state-of-the-artwork museum has become clear. Thousands of several years of history and culture will be revived and preserved. Powerful assist for this Campaign to Maintain the Indigenous Spirit of the Desert will help to make this dream a truth.”

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Choosing the excellent internet site for the new museum has been an ongoing method for the Museum Board of Directors, which has been operating in conjunction with the Tribal Council of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Tribal Chairman Richard Milanovich said of the method, “Several options have been considered, and the final internet site selected is 1 that we believe is steady with the vision shared by the Tribal Council for this important part of city in Section 14.”

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Chairman Milanovich added, “The Tribe’s want to emphasize the area’s Indian heritage and culture will be exemplified by the ‘Grand Boulevard of Indian Culture’ that Tahquitz Canyon Way will at some point turn out to be. This new Museum suits perfectly with our prepare to reinvigorate Part fourteen and will serve as a catalyst for the progress of downtown Palm Springs.”

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At a latest ceremony to commemorate the installation of the last structural beam at Palm Springs’ expanded Convention Middle, Main Arranging Officer Tom Davis explained Section fourteen as the coronary heart of the Reservation, and its ongoing prudent advancement as vital to the City’s ongoing economic development. He included, “The Conference Middle is the traditional collecting location and we think the heart of the City of Palm Springs.”

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“We are so pleased with the site decided on for this amazing museum,” Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden stated. “Having extra cultural pursuits within going for walks distance of our downtown are priceless amenities. We regard the lifestyle and the heritage of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and imagine this new museum will enrich all our lives,” the Mayor included.

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Capitalizing on the shared renewed emphasis to revitalize downtown, the new Museum will deliver an additional cultural dimension to the coronary heart of the Town. The new Agua Caliente Cultural Museum will welcome yearly far more than a hundred and fifty,000 visitors of all ages and backgrounds, and will attribute permanent and shifting exhibitions, a research library, instructional centre, a 150-seat theatre, and an outside finding out backyard garden. Reflecting the demographics of the Coachella Valley today, the new Museum will be completely bilingual. Historically, the initial non-indigenous language that the Cahuilla individuals realized to communicate was Spanish.

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The developing itself will be a ninety eight,000 square foot, solar run/strength successful creating. Museum Executive Director Michael Hammond explained the two very inter-associated motives the Board of Directors and personnel of the Museum need to have a eco-friendly creating: “Native Us citizens are the traditional keepers of the organic sources of our lands. To be a inexperienced creating is to impact the minimum impact on the normal sources. The second reason is one of economics. With the escalating power charges in the US and particularly in California, all establishments need to be seeking techniques to curtail this cost. Energy savings can be committed to enriching the Museum’s educational plans and furthering our mission.” Pursuant to these ambitions, the Museum has selected Jones &amp Jones Architects and Landscape Architects. Widely regarded as a “very green” architectural company, Jones &amp Jones was one particular of the principal architects for the Smithsonian Institution’s new Countrywide Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

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As a Smithsonian Affiliate, Coachella Valley’s new Agua Caliente Cultural Museum will echo some of the identical layout themes of its east coastline spouse. Utilizing all-natural developing components, the building will reflect elements of Cahuilla tradition like classic architecture, basketry and pottery. The most crucial positive aspects of the Smithsonian Affiliation will be the Museum’s potential to receive the extended-time period mortgage of objects from the huge Smithsonian collections, entry the richness of their instructional programs and skills, and deliver its world-acclaimed exhibitions to Southern California.

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Visitors to the new Museum will go inside of a palm frond house, hear to tribal elders tell tales, look at tribal council accomplishments, and find out in an Indian college classroom. Changing reveals provided by the Museum and other establishments will assortment from historical objects to modern Indigenous American art. Guests will get pleasure from demonstrations of classic crafts and capabilities, films, dance performances, theatre, storytelling, and lectures. Younger folks will learn books by Indian authors in the Children’s Library, and students of Cahuilla society will have obtain to the Museum’s collections and archives via digital pictures in the Media/Language Lab and Reference Library. The new Museum constructing will significantly increase capability to provide instructional applications to school young children and the group.

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Completion of the new Museum creating is projected for 2008.

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The Marketing campaign to Protect the Indigenous Spirit of the Desert will increase the $ 40 million needed to develop the new Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has contributed $ five million outright to the marketing campaign and supplied a obstacle pledge of an extra $ fifteen million dollars – matching greenback for dollar all contributions up to $ 15 million.

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The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, a 501(c)(three) non-profit establishment, conjures up individuals to understand about the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Native cultures. We hold the spirit alive through exhibitions, collections, investigation and instructional programs. The Museum is currently situated at 219 South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. The Museum is open up Wednesday through Saturday from ten:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday from noon to 5:00 PM. Admission is cost-free. For more info on the Museum, make sure you contact 760/778-1079 or check out http://www.accmuseum.org.&#thirteen

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