The Pueblo of Pojoaque will receive $152,526 under a two-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program to redesign storage space and conduct collections work for the Pojoaque Cultural Center's holdings of works by Tewa artists. Staff will reorganize collections storage, hire interns and consultants to inventory over 1,500 objects in a content management system, and complete condition reports for both on- and off-site...
The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) received a $343,812 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to preserve 2,202 works of art on paper and other collections held at the MNA's Easton Collections Center over three years. The award falls under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program. Through this funding, MNA will rehouse works currently stored in acidic containers into archival-quality presentation mats and mobile...
The Philbrook Museum of Art received a $934,795 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to safeguard and preserve its Native art collection. The grant funding will enable the museum to coordinate the installation of fire suppression and new smoke detection systems, as well as outfit storage and gallery areas with security cameras and access control panels. This preservation effort will ensure the museum's...
The New York Historical Society will receive $669,029 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to assess and update its collections pertaining to Indigenous history from Native American and U.S. history perspectives. Consulting scholars will work with staff to update collection descriptions, create navigation tools, and train staff to integrate Indigenous histories, materials, and perspectives into their work and related programming. Additional consultants...
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science received a $518,257 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will fund improved care and access for approximately 1,400 oversized fossil specimens in the museum's collection, including many scientifically and educationally valuable holotype specimens. Museum staff, interns, and volunteers will rehouse the specimens using archival storage...
The American Folk Art Museum was awarded a $364,553 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to upgrade its collections storage infrastructure and improve access to objects and archival materials. Over a two-year period, the Museum will enhance storage for over 500 objects and 700 linear feet of archival materials through mobile storage unit upgrades and the addition of painting racks and flat files. This will...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $349,999 Project Grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program to improve preservation and long-term stewardship of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology's archaeological and ethnographic collections. The 3-year project will enhance storage space and organization for over 1,500 ethnographic baskets and whole/partial archaeological ceramic vessels. It will also create a designated...
This $531,011 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program supports The Witte Museum's efforts to improve the care and management of its 50,000-artifact Texas history collection. Key project activities include purchasing specialized storage equipment, cataloging and rehousing the collection, and training volunteers to process the artifacts and update catalog records. This work will enable the museum to...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) provides $500,000 to the Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum in Exeter, Rhode Island for collections conservation and storage. The funding will support the preservation and documentation of the museum's cultural heritage collections, which include indigenous artifacts, historical records, and other materials related to the history and traditions of...
The Hispanic Society of America will receive $576,335 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to improve long-term care and conservation of its textile collection from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. A conservation research fellow and adjunct textile conservator will photograph and rehouse textiles with archival materials, update collection database records with assistance from two paid interns, generate...