Brooklyn children?S museum?S geothermal well repair and rehabilitation [brooklyn children?S museum (BCM) seeks a grant of $750,000 to repair and rehabilitate our geothermal wells, a key component in…

The Brooklyn Children's Museum was awarded a $287,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to repair and rehabilitate the museum's geothermal wells. The geothermal system, installed in 2008, had fallen into disrepair, causing temperature fluctuations that forced the museum to close at times and threatened the safety of the museum's collection of 30,000 objects. This grant funding will support the rehabilitation of the museum's four geothermal wells, stabilizing the temperature and allowing the museum to operate as a year-round resource for families and students in Central Brooklyn. The project period runs from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026.

Brooklyn children?S museum?S geothermal well repair and rehabilitation [brooklyn children?S museum (BCM) seeks a grant of $750,000 to repair and rehabilitate our geothermal wells, a key component in heating and cooling our building. Installed in 2008 when geothermal technology was still nascent, the system requires upgrades and repairs. As a result, temperatures in the museum have at times surpassed 80 degrees in the summer and 40 degrees in the winter, forcing the museum to close and limiting our ability to serve our community. Furthermore, temperatures have risen to 90 degrees in our collections storage area, putting our collection of 30,000 objects at risk. This grant would support rehabilitation of BCM?S four geothermal wells, stabilizing the museum?S temperature and allowing IT to be a year-round resource for families in central brooklyn and a safe humanities resource space for years to come.]