Project Grant 18927594422

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $837,184 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (Mumok) exhibition "Blackness, White, and Light." The exhibition, scheduled from March 31 to September 3, 2023, will be the first comprehensive solo exhibition in Europe of New York-based artist Adam Pendleton. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs' goal of informing and influencing foreign...

The Portland Art Museum will receive $638,046 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to mount a retrospective exhibition of works by mid-century modernist Oscar Howe and a concurrent site-specific installation by artist Jeffrey Gibson. The Museum will collaborate with Many Nations Academy teachers and students to develop student-led tours of the exhibition and will partner with the Native American Youth and Family...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded the Portland Art Museum a $4,917,308.34 Project Grant under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. The grant funding will support the museum's presentation of the exhibition "The Space in Which to Place Me" featuring artist Jeffrey Gibson at the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy from July 2023 to November 2024. The Portland Art Museum has...

The Phillips Collection received a $197,845 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support exhibitions and public programs celebrating its centennial. The grant will fund an interdepartmental team to fabricate and install two exhibitions featuring renowned American artists David Driskell and Alma Thomas from October 2021 through January 2022. The team will also plan and implement...

This $559,824 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will support The San Antonio Children's Museum, also known as The DoSeum, in creating a traveling version of its current exhibition "Uniquely Us: Understanding Race and Building Unity." The exhibition is designed for audiences ages 0-7 and will provide age-appropriate resources on race and racism. The project involves developing experiential and...

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...

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum received a $493,934 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to increase digital accessibility for visitors with disabilities. The two-part project will involve: 1) Creating a new digital museum map of the Frank Lloyd Wright building, and 2) Conducting an in-depth review and remediation of the museum's website design, development, and content to ensure usability. The museum's digital...

The Museum of Contemporary Photography received a $519,181 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to digitize and catalog approximately 6,000 artworks from its permanent collection. The grant will support hiring and training two curatorial assistants who will research and update artist biographies and catalog content based on surveys with artists, their agents, and families. This project will result in increased public...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Black Inventors Hall Of Fame (BIHOF), a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, received a $2.47 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The award supports the design and fabrication of a new museum exhibition centered on the Charles F. Page Airship, a replica of the aircraft designed and...