Renovation of 5,800 square feet of gallery space to meet contemporary museum standards. [the adirondack historical association proposes to renovate the oldest gallery building on its campus to serve…

The Adirondack Historical Association received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to renovate 5,800 square feet of gallery space at the Adirondack Museum. The renovation will update the museum's facilities to contemporary standards and create a new permanent exhibition space for the museum's fine and decorative arts collections. The project represents the institution's top priority under its current long-term plan and will fulfill recommendations from previous planning efforts. The renovation is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2023.

Renovation of 5,800 square feet of gallery space to meet contemporary museum standards. [the adirondack historical association proposes to renovate the oldest gallery building on its campus to serve as a new permanent home for its outstanding fine and decorative arts collections. A central premise of the exhibition that will be installed in the space is that 19TH-century depictions of the adirondacks not only introduced the region to americans but helped shape their notions of wilderness and national identity. As noted by environmentalist bill mckibben, these images included what were in all probability the first photographs that exposed americans to the destruction of our forests. Implementation of the project represents the top institutional priority in the museum?s current long-term plan. IT will also fulfill recommendations from four key planning documents that have informed the plan: an exhibition master plan and a long-range preservation plan, both completed in 2014; a 2015 climate control system assessment; and a 2018 facilities master plan.]