The mercer museum will improve the care, management, and intellectual control of 500 objects installed in 1916 in its central court, which has been preserved and exhibited as an historic interior

Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
MA251968OMS22
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$224,411

Award facts

Assistance listing
45.301 Museums for America
Completion date
Funding
  • $111,906.60 Federal
  • $112,504.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Doylestown, PA 18901, USA

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Description

As the agency reported it.

The museum will hire a full-time temporary project assistant to work with museum staff and external consultants to fully inventory, clean, catalog, and assess the condition of objects that are free-standing and suspended from ceilings and mezzanines. The project team will photograph the collections and assess lighting conditions. They will also conduct historical and contextual research to inform future interpretive plans and enhance the knowledge of gallery guides. They will make new data and information about the central court objects publicly available online through a web-based catalog. The project represents the first step toward a longer-term plan to enhance visitor engagement with this historic collection.

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment Funds to be deobligated. -$0 $0
Original award $111,907 $112,504

Quick answers

Who received award MA251968OMS22?

MA251968OMS22 was awarded to Bucks County Historical Society by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on September 1, 2022.

How much is award MA251968OMS22 worth?

$224,411 has been obligated on MA251968OMS22: $111,907 in federal funding and $112,504 in non-federal funding.

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