The museum of contemporary photography will digitize artworks and enter collections metadata for approximately 6,000 items from its permanent collection
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- MA253051OMS23
- Recipient
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Columbia College Chicago UEI EKBGJ4XUENP3
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $519,181
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.301 Museums for America
- Completion date
- Funding
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- $250,000.00 Federal
- $269,181.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Chicago, IL 60605, USA
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About this award
The Museum of Contemporary Photography received a $519,181 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to digitize and catalog approximately 6,000 artworks from its permanent collection. The grant will support hiring and training two curatorial assistants who will research and update artist biographies and catalog content based on surveys with artists, their agents, and families. This project will result in increased public access to high-resolution digital images of the collection through the museum's website.
Description
The museum will also catalog and rehouse objects and update metadata related to the objects. Staff will hire and train two graduate curatorial assistants who will research and write updated artist biographies and catalog content that are informed by surveys completed by artists, their agents, and families. As a result of the project, the public will have increased access to thousands of searchable, high-resolution image files online through the museum's website.
Quick answers
Who received award MA253051OMS23?
MA253051OMS23 was awarded to Columbia College Chicago by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on September 1, 2023.
How much is award MA253051OMS23 worth?
$519,181 has been obligated on MA253051OMS23: $250,000 in federal funding and $269,181 in non-federal funding.
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