Malki Museum

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11795 Malki Rd
Banning, CA 92220

Malki Museum, Inc. is California's first museum founded by Native Americans, dedicated to promoting scholarship and cultural awareness, and preserving the rich heritage of Southern California Indian cultures. The museum collects and displays art, artifacts, and historical materials of the Indians of the San Gorgonio Pass Area, serving as a common meeting ground for Natives and non-Natives to learn about the past.

Malki Museum is renowned for its unique history and commitment to preserving the cultural traditions and history of the Cahuilla Indians and other southern California Indian tribes. In addition to its museum exhibits, Malki also operates an academic publishing press that has printed numerous high-quality books and materials on Native American culture, including the esteemed Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology.

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Wayne S.
11/14/2021

The Malki Museum,located inside The Morongo Native American community land near Banning,California is an excellent cultural,visual and learning experience for the entire family! The Malki Museum...

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Bruce S.
1/17/2025

Went to visit the Malki Museum today. It might be considered small but there are some very interesting items to see. There is also a small Botanical Garden that tells about what the native people...

Georgia P.
9/19/2023

This is a small, informative museum about the history of three tribes of Southern California Indians. The guide, Sandra, was great and helped us understand some information that we were puzzled...

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R S.
11/30/2015

Small museum on the Morongo Indian Reservation. Although this place is small it has interesting historical Cahuilla Indian artifacts on display. The Malki Museum also sells plenty of informative...

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Jasmin G.
2/9/2016

The Malki museum is very small, yet very informative! They have dozens of artifacts on display, with explanation about their cultural significance. They also have a beautiful garden (Temalpakh)...

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