Our mission is to continue to collect, preserve, and exhibit memorabilia detailing the story of cannabis, not only in Mendocino County, the home of the Emerald Triangle, but beyond. Through the use of exhibits, educational lectures, films, writings, and oral histories, the Cannabis Culture Museum and Archive will assist the public in understanding the diverse and complex roles that cannabis has played in our culture and history. Currently, this extensive collection features more than 2000 items, including books, magazines, posters, newspaper articles, video and other film media, vinyl albums and their cover art, and other original artwork, as well as artifacts from the unique Proto Pipe archive. Our ultimate goal is to house the collection, as well as to employ a well-trained curator and/or director. The curator/director will
Owner of the Cultural Cannabis Museum
a) design and prepare exhibits based on the collection (along with other loaned artifacts);
b) curate and digitize the archive for the use of educators, researchers, scholars, and film makers for their professional work;
c) create community events related to the history and culture of cannabis; and
d) develop a website with downloadable subject matter apps that will serve the world- wide public.
The permanent museum will also be useful for loans to other museums for their exhibits and will provide smaller traveling exhibits around Mendocino County and beyond.