This $396,763 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program will support the Genesee Country Museum in strengthening the interpretation and educational programming related to the history of enslavement in 19th century New York State. The two-year project, beginning in September 2024, will focus on enhancing the interpretive content and visitor experiences at four historic buildings on the museum's campus: the Nathaniel Rochester House,...
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum will develop an interpretive plan for its new permanent exhibit under a $596,726 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. Museum staff will partner with content, exhibit, media, and evaluation professionals to create the plan between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2025. Activities will include research on African American history, art, and culture in Pinellas...
The Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, NY was awarded a $148,068 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund the museum's efforts to draft and implement an updated interpretive master plan to strengthen connections between the site's history and larger global systems and conditions. This project will involve contracting with a consultant to assist in writing the plan, drafting interpretation...
The Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, doing business as The Buffalo History Museum, was awarded a $144,518 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program. The grant will support the next phase of the Experiencing Our Story project to expand public programming sharing the collective and individual histories of Buffalo and Erie County, New York. Key deliverables include producing 20-30 minute podcast...
The Cayuga Museum of History and Art received a $100,047 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to complete the research phase for a planned permanent exhibit exploring the comprehensive history of Cayuga County. This award will support hiring a new curator and a paid intern to create a new interpretive plan that will inform the final exhibit design and implementation. The project aims to actively explore the narratives of...
The Long Island Museum was awarded a $271,034 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funding will support the creation of a permanent exhibition and associated programs to explore the history of the fight for equal rights in horse-drawn public transportation in the United States. Key elements of the project include: Developing an immersive and interactive exhibition centered around a c. 1885...
The Dubuque County Historical Society, doing business as the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, has been awarded a $297,912 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a stakeholder-engaged interpretive planning initiative to produce a new master interpretive plan for the museum's expanded 14-acre campus and 2-acre heritage site. The plan will include recommendations to integrate the goals of...
The San Diego Museum of Man will reimagine and update its existing "Race: Are We So Different" exhibit with $460,013 in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. Under the two-year project grant award beginning September 2021, the Museum will comprehensively redesign the exhibit content and develop new interactive elements with community input. The updated exhibit will expand on themes of biology, social history and personal...
The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh will use a $499,959 Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grant to identify and reinvent educational practices that hinder a sense of belonging among minoritized visitors and staff. Working with the Madison Children's Museum, the awardee will conduct an equity audit of current and historic institutional practices and engage partners to develop a preliminary framework focused on belonging. Experiments will operationalize learning...
The Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) received a $488,844 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funding will support a range of programming and exhibits related to the opening of RMSC's "Hodinosyo:nih (Haudenosaunee) Continuity, Innovation, and Resilience" exhibit. Key activities include: Partnering with the Ganondagan State Historic Site and Friends of Ganondagan to offer...