Museum board approves key plans

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3 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

Land Acknowledgment - The Museum of Riverside is grateful to stand on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano people. The Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano continue to live and thrive in Southern California.

PUBLIC COMMENT

This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding any matter within the Museum of Riverside Board’s jurisdiction. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. If you are in person, please complete and submit a speaker card to Museum staff. To comment via Telephone, call (951)826-8688. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 when you are ready to speak. To comment via Zoom, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265, select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. You can also comment using the eComments feature at www.riversideca.gov/meeting

CONSENT CALENDAR

Minutes - February 25, 2026

Minutes - March 25, 2026 cancelled

Record Museum of Riverside Board member absence for the February 25, 2026, regular meeting

PRESENTATIONS

Receive and file a presentation from the Museum of Riverside’s Archivist

Update on Museum of Riverside proposed budget for FY 2026-2027 and FY 2027-2028

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

Recommendation to the Museum of Riverside Board to recommend to City Council the deaccession from the permanent collection of one (1) lot of Indian Wells archaeological materials including ancestral remains (A744) one (1) Palm Springs olla (A5-234), one (1) Desert Hot Springs mano (A513-1), and one (1) collection of Palm Desert archaeological materials (A688-21(2), A688-25, A688-25(1), A688-27(1-3), A688-28(1-7), A688-31) associated with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Discuss, receive, and file the Strategic Plan status report for the quarter ending March 31, 2026

To recommend that City Council approves a five-year Strategic Plan for Museum of Riverside operations for the fiscal years 2026-2027 through 2030-2031

COMMUNICATIONS

Director’s Update regarding the main museum renovation, historic houses, collections, exhibitions and programs, budget, staffing, advisory teams, volunteer and support opportunities, marketing and communications, and advocacy

Board Chair & Vice-Chair updates

Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and meetings attended by Museum of Riverside Board members

Items for future Museum of Riverside Board consideration as requested by members of the Board. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the Museum of Riverside as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal Code will be agendized for future discussion

* * * * * * * * * The next regular Museum of Riverside Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 3 p.m.

For live Webcast of the Board Meeting: RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

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