Project Grant MA259865OMS26
- The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the Taft Museum of Art a $162,163 Project Grant on September 23, 2025, under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to fund the physical conservation of the Duncanson mural, a nationally significant cultural artifact. The conservation project is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029. This award supports the museum's efforts to preserve and restore this important historic collection item through professional conservation services and...
- The Canton Museum of Art in Canton, Ohio will continue and expand its Museum to Go program, which provides virtual visual arts education to fourth and sixth grade students. Funded by a $110,524 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the program aims to improve academic achievement and wellbeing through arts immersion. Each lesson includes a 360-degree virtual tour of a current exhibit, aligned activities on key artworks, and hands-on art making. The program...
- The Cincinnati Art Museum was awarded a $111,441 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand digital content creation and delivery capabilities. Under the one-year project grant ending October 31, 2022, the museum will enhance existing digital programming by augmenting free public Wi-Fi access to include outdoor spaces, developing mobile recording studio carts for flexible use throughout museum facilities and grounds, and providing staff and volunteers...
- The Cincinnati Museum Center will fabricate and install the exhibit "Ancient Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight" under a $500,017 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Combining the museum's invertebrate paleontology collection with new technology, the exhibit will blend science, history, and technology to showcase the prehistoric environment of Cincinnati. Key activities during the September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024 period of...
- The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio will receive $312,474 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to create a new Young Adult Creativity Center. The Center will host over 200 annual events and engage more than 6,000 young adults ages 13 to 21 from the greater Cincinnati region in career-building and professional development activities in the creative industries. Two new career-focused programs, Teen...
- The Milwaukee Art Museum will undertake a $830,830 project grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to digitally image 3,000 works from its permanent collection for online access. Prioritizing artwork by artists of color, women, and those conveying narratives of marginalized communities, the Museum will make these collection images available on its website by August 2024. This initiative aims to inform the...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Museum of Craft and Design $208,298 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to present Objects: USA, a major exhibition and program series examining the legacy and future of American craft during the nation's semiquincentennial. The Museum will mount the exhibition and deliver approximately 25 public programs, including artist talks, hands-on workshops, family programs, and free activities at schools and...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Robert and Ellen Haan Museum of Indiana Art $593,455 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to implement a collections care initiative that builds organizational capacity and provides essential training and support for staff and interns. The museum will hire a full-time Collections Manager to lead a structured internship program for college students in collections care, cataloging and database management,...
- The Mark Twain House and Museum was awarded a $585,920 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will fund a capacity-building initiative to improve the museum's internal and external audience engagement by placing audiences at the center of its work. Project activities include a series of learning workshops to generate an audience evaluation plan and a community engagement plan, as well...
- The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art received a $712,709 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will fund a redesign and fabrication of the museum's interactive family gallery, supporting efforts to provide enriching, interactive, and accessible arts-based educational experiences to visitors. The project will involve research into best practices for developing interactive family spaces, collaboration with arts and...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Taft Museum of Art $827,306 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to develop an immersive augmented reality interpretation of Robert S. Duncanson murals and create a portable digital traveling experience that expands public access to the works. Project activities include concept and design development, content development, prototype development and beta testing, installation, and public launch. The initiative will generate layered storytelling and digital interpretation to advance scholarship on the museum's most significant holdings and extend access to the murals beyond the museum walls. Performance occurs in Cincinnati, Ohio. The project period runs through August 31, 2028. This award supports the museum's strategic effort to enhance scholarly understanding of Duncanson's murals through technology-enabled interpretation while broadening audience reach beyond its physical location.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $159.7k | 8/6/26 |