The wiregrass museum of art in dothan, alabama, will strengthen and improve its collections records and object management

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan, Alabama under the National Leadership Grants program. The museum will strengthen and improve its collections records and management by conducting a physical inventory of approximately 1,100 collection items. It will also hire a Collections Manager/Registrar to ensure the collection can be more extensively used to respond to community needs in education and lifelong learning. Additionally, the museum will create a prioritized list of short-term and long-term collection management needs, including conservation needs, to support continued preservation of the objects and increase public access. The National Leadership Grants program supports projects that address critical needs in the museum field and advance professional practice to strengthen services for the American public.

They plan to conduct a physical inventory of the collection's approximately 1,100 items and hire a collections manager/registrar to ensure that the collection can be more extensively used to respond to community needs in education and lifelong learning. This will support continued preservation of the objects and increase access to them. They also plan to create a prioritized list of recommendations for short-term and long-term collections management needs, including conservation needs.