The strong national museum of play will use funds to improve the documentation, preservation, and accessibility of 15,000 trade catalogs from the toy, doll, puzzle, and game industries
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- MA252957OMS23
- Recipient
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Strong National Museum Of Play UEI MFKJSC3ZAKK8
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $380,857
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.301 Museums for America
- Completion date
- Funding
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- $188,359.00 Federal
- $192,498.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Rochester, NY 14607, USA
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About this award
The Strong National Museum of Play, also known as the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, received a $380,857 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant funding will be used to improve the documentation, preservation, and online accessibility of the museum's collection of 15,000 trade catalogs from the toy, doll, puzzle, and game industries. Project staff will make the collections information searchable through the museum's website and an external collection platform, enhancing access for historians and researchers of American toy and game production. This grant supports the museum's mission by advancing the preservation and accessibility of its significant historical collection.
Description
Project staff will make collections-related information accessible and searchable online through its own website as well as through an external collection website. Enhanced documentation, preservation, and accessibility of the collection will advance the museum's mission and benefit historians and researchers of american toy and game production.
Quick answers
Who received award MA252957OMS23?
MA252957OMS23 was awarded to Strong National Museum Of Play by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on September 1, 2023.
How much is award MA252957OMS23 worth?
$380,857 has been obligated on MA252957OMS23: $188,359 in federal funding and $192,498 in non-federal funding.
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