This is a very culturally relevant art museum. I would not recommend taking children under 12 because some of the art is explicit and violent in nature due to realistic events experienced in the historical lives of Latinos in America.

Pleasant surprise in downtown Riverside. Free parking in the back. If your lucky to find one, free spots are on the street out front. Our family of teens to seniors enjoyed about 2 hours in this unique 2 floor museum. With paid entry you can also visit the smaller museum next door for free.

This place was amazing. It is always remarkable to see original artwork and interpretations of a subject. Some of the exhibits would be odd to some viewers and some would be totally relatable. I would consider this place a must see.

While visiting Southern California, I learned Cheech Marin was an avid art collector and had a museum in Riverside. I've always been a fan of his comedic works, so my partner and I decided to take a day trip to Riverside, CA to visit The Cheech museum. It was a great day, the museum has an eclectic collection. Also, they have a two for one agreement with Riverside Art Museum, which is in the next block, great visit!

I was visiting friends at UCR and mistakenly asked what there was to do in Riverside. After a few minutes, someone suggested what I took to be an art museum, so we went. En route, I figured out that The Cheech refers to Cheech Marin, the lowlife stoner who made so many really bad films and called them art. My most vivid recollection of Marin is his role in the Quentin Tarantino film, From Dusk till Dawn, in which he hawked the sexual favors of bar girls with phrases that can only be considered filth. The museum that bears his name was as bad. Someone was out of their mind to name a museum after him.