Check out The Cheech! 🖼 An influential and rare permanent space dedicated to prolific Chicano art and culture – possibly the nation’s first and largest permanent collection of Mexican American Art, museum officials say – opened Saturday in Riverside, California. The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, or ‘The Cheech,' houses nearly 500 paintings, drawings, and sculptures donated from comedian, actor and art collector Cheech Marin, one half of the legendary comedy duo Cheech and Chong. The inaugural exhibition, Cheech Collects, weaves a story of Marin’s journey as an art collector and features around 100 works. “My heart is swelling at this point, man. This is a dream that I never dared dream, having a museum dedicated to Chicano art. It's the very first one in the world,” Marin said. 🔗 Take a look inside The Cheech + learn more at our link in bio. 📸 @thecheechcenter, @cheechmarin, Carlos Puma, @gettyimages