The Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine was awarded a $468,095 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will be used to expand the museum's programming to support Maine public schools' efforts to integrate African American, ethnic, and Wabanaki studies curricula as mandated by state law. The museum will collaborate with local organizations, artists, musicians, performers, and storytellers to develop...
The Putnam Museum and Science Center will partner with the Science Museum of Minnesota to develop the "Ground on Which We Stand" project through a $704,663 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The partners will co-create a regional history and heritage exhibit at the Putnam Museum to ensure greater representation and inclusion of their diverse community. Drawing from themes in the Science Museum of Minnesota's "RACE: Are...
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 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 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...
The Maine State Library will use $2.3 million in Formula Grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Grants to States program to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. Key goals include ensuring all Maine residents have equitable access to high-quality information resources through statewide library programs and resource sharing. The funding will also support continuing education and professional development for Maine's library workforce to advance...
The Cape Ann Museum was awarded a $407,120 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The 3-year initiative will focus on increasing knowledge and awareness of Native American perspectives and experiences in Massachusetts, in collaboration with Native American institutions, artists, and scholars. Key project activities include hosting a planning convening, installing a traditional domed dwelling, a Native...
The Science Museum of Minnesota received a $704,677 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032). The two-year grant will support the museum's efforts to drive transformative change towards greater inclusion, diversity, equity, and access within the upper Midwest museum community. The project will create a durable community of practice by collaborating with 20 small, underserved museums...
The Portland Art Museum received a $548,439 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the museum's efforts to reimagine its permanent collection galleries and build staff capacity in community- and artist-centered programming. Specifically, the funding will be used to facilitate strategic discussions between staff and consultants, hire a project coordinator, host listening sessions with community...
The Long Island Children's Museum will implement the second phase of development of a new permanent exhibition titled "Saltwater Stories: The Sea and Me" through a $506,890 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program. As part of the project, the museum will create floorplans and renderings for exhibit components, identify interactive elements, develop educational programs and resources for engagement, and create...