Mission Inn Foundation and Museum Email Format
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
The Mission Inn Foundation and Museum preserves, interprets, and promotes the cultural heritage of the Mission Inn in Riverside and the surrounding southern California communities through its museum services, educational programs, and outreach activities. It extends its educational reach beyond the museum walls by delivering enrichment programs to local students each year. The organization employs a small to mid-sized staff and operates in Riverside, reflecting its role as a local cultural heritage institution. The Mission Inn Museum, located at the corner of Main Street and Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside, presents exhibitions on the hotel's history and its influence on the community and beyond, and serves as the starting point for all docent-led tours. The museum also maintains a store with works from local artists, Mission Inn souvenirs, and books on Mission Inn and local history, and its operations are conducted in coordination with the City of Riverside, a partnership that has supported the museum within the hotel since the early 1990s.