The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri was awarded a $727,233 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will support the museum's efforts to digitize over 1,500 objects from its collection, including posters, maps, camp newspapers, and oral histories, and make them publicly accessible through the museum's online collections database. The project will involve working with a contractor to digitize the materials, as well as hiring a full-time digitization technician and utilizing volunteer labor to upload the digital images and metadata. This initiative will improve the long-term preservation of the collection, enhance the museum's capabilities for exhibitions and programs, and increase access for scholars, researchers, educators, and the general public. The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026.
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