On this go-round of Museum Confidential, the one and only Cheech Marin (as in "Cheech & Chong") stops by to discuss his recently opened museum, The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture. Nicknamed "The Cheech," this impressive, 61,420-square-foot venue resides in what used to be the downtown public library in Riverside, California. It houses nearly 500 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. That's a lot, man. Far out.
Cheech & Chicano Art
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