Fort ticonderoga in new york will implement a series of programs and exhibits to deepen multigenerational engagement with the american revolution as the nation celebrates its 250TH anniversary

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Fort Ticonderoga Association $1,233,950 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to implement educational programming and exhibitions centered on the American Revolution's 250th anniversary.

Fort Ticonderoga Museum will hire an assistant curator to coordinate a multifaceted project that includes a conference on the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, three scholarly seminars on the American Revolution, and a teacher institute for K-12 educators. The museum will select 24 educators to receive scholarships to the teacher institute and provide stipends for guest faculty. The project will support speaker travel and honoraria for participating scholars and historians, and will add two object-based exhibitions to a series of special exhibitions funded through an earlier IMLS grant. Onsite public programming will be presented virtually and designed to reach rural communities.

Performance occurs in Ticonderoga, New York, with a period of performance through December 31, 2028.

The museum will hire an assistant curator to work with staff to coordinate project activities, which will include a conference on the 1776 battle of valcour island, three scholarly seminars on the american revolution, and a teacher institute for k-12 educators. The project will also add two object-based exhibitions to a series of special exhibitions funded through an earlier imls grant award. The comprehensive project will support speaker travel and honoraria for participating scholars and historians, and the museum will select 24 educators to receive scholarships to the teacher institute and provide stipends for guest faculty. Onsite public programming will also be presented virtually and designed to reach rural communities.