Lecture Series: Inaugural Conversations
Lectures will highlight speakers and themes related to opening the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 6:00 pm
Meet the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) while they share about the findings recovered during construction of the Cultural Plaza and now
displayed in the museum. Savana Saubel (Agua Caliente), John Preckwinkle III (Agua Caliente), Patricia Garcia, Director of Historic
Preservation/Tribal Historic Preservation, and THPO staff Lacy Padilla and Roman Dominguez (Gabrielino/Tongva Nation), will discuss
the importance of protecting cultural resources, and present the Tribe's recent publication documenting the Cultural Plaza excavation, 8,000 Years: Unearthing the History of the Agua Caliente People at Séc-he.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 pm
Hear about developing community-centered Native stories as we celebrate the featured changing exhibition For a Love of His People:
The Photography of Horace Poolaw. Special guests Robert Poolaw Sr. (Kiowa/Delaware) and Thomas Poolaw (Kiowa/Delaware) join museum
staff for a conversation surrounding the Kiowa community photographs Horace Poolaw created of his friends and family in Oklahoma.
For a Love of His People: The Photography of Horace Poolaw is organized by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
The exhibition was curated by Tom Jones (Ho-chunk) and Nancy Marie Mithlo (Chiricahua Apache). GET TICKETS
Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 6:00 pm
Join us for a conversation about basketry with basket weavers Rose Ann Hamilton (Cahuilla),
Jeanette Saubel (Agua Caliente), and Brianna Duran (Agua Caliente), and experience the new building
with Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Executive Director, Steven Karr, Ph.D., to learn about the expressive
architectural design and its connection to Cahuilla basketry. Short walkthroughs will take place directly
before the talk, calling attention to the building and basket collection.
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Cost: $10/lecture only
$15/combo ticket admission + lecture
Interpretation services are available upon request for individuals who are deaf and hard-of-hearing (we appreciate two weeks advance notice).