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The San Diego Museum of Art received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to implement the "Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World" temporary traveling exhibition. This exhibition will feature over 150 works of Islamic art and material culture, including manuscripts, scientific instruments, and contemporary art, exploring the intersections of art,...

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland will produce a long-term exhibition and related programming featuring approximately 550 artworks from its Asian and Islamic art collections under a $890,385 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Walters will rotate objects in the exhibition, many of which have not been on display for generations, and incorporate work by living, contemporary artists. Educational programs and in-gallery experiences will...

The Tucson Museum of Art received a $105,133 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support the Stories from Clay research project from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The museum will leverage digital strategies and community-based approaches to expand records and interpretations of its historical indigenous pottery collection to be more inclusive of indigenous methodologies and perspectives....

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The three-year grant will support LACMA's "Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting at the Islamic Courts" public humanities program series exploring Islamic court culture and cuisine through exhibitions, lectures, and culinary demonstrations from...

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop an interactive digital exhibition guide. The guide will accompany LACMA's upcoming temporary exhibition "The World Made Wondrous: The Dutch Collector's Cabinet and the Politics of Possession" scheduled for June 2023 to January 2024. It will invite visitors to reconsider how and why museums collect objects through multiple voices and...

The Rubin Museum of Art, a non-profit cultural institution in New York, received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) grant program. The funding supports the development and implementation of "Gateway to Himalayan Art," a traveling exhibition that presents the iconography, materials, and artistic and cultural practices of the Himalayan region through a multimedia approach....

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to The Baltimore Museum of Art, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164) to support the temporary exhibition "Renaissance Woman." Scheduled from October 1, 2023 to January 7, 2024, the exhibition will bring together approximately 150 art objects exclusively made by women artists from collections across North America and Europe. Curated by Dr. Andaleeb Bantam, the...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164) to support the traveling exhibition Africa & Byzantium from May 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. The grant will enable the Museum to organize the exhibition in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art, challenging common preconceptions about the arts of Africa and Byzantium through educational...

The Trustees of Walters Art Gallery Inc., operating as the Walters Art Museum, received a $494,629 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to develop the exhibition "Ethiopia at the Crossroads." This exhibition will celebrate the artistic traditions of Ethiopia from antiquity to the present, exploring the country's cultural significance and humanistic legacy through new, interactive lenses including...

The Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization, received a $389,733 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA #45.031). This 3-year grant, awarded from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2027, supports the development of a workplace-based learning and practice immersive experience for students. Key activities include designing and implementing paid internships to grow student...