The national blues museum will strengthen its curatorial activities by initiating recommendations from a 2021 collections assessment for preservation (cap) report
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- MH251935OMS22
- Recipient
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National Blues Museum UEI DEH3T1FNJR36
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $399,659
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.309 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
- Completion date
- Funding
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- $183,000.00 Federal
- $216,659.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- St. Louis, MO 63101, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The National Blues Museum was awarded a $399,659 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to strengthen its curatorial activities. With this funding over a three-year period from July 2022 to June 2025, the Museum will hire a full-time curator to develop temporary exhibitions and draft critical collection care plans including an emergency plan, environmental monitoring procedures, and a registration system. Museum staff will also receive online conservation training and ongoing instruction as the draft plans are finalized. This will enhance the Museum's stewardship of its permanent collections and position it to create future exhibitions.
Description
They will hire a full-time curator to research and develop temporary exhibitions, as well as draft plans and processes critical to the care of the collection such as an emergency plan, environmental monitoring procedures and systems, a log of building maintenance, and a registration system. Other project activities will include providing museum staff with online training in conservation, and ongoing training as the draft plans and processes become final. This project will result in museum staff being better stewards of the permanent collections and better positioned to develop future exhibitions.
Quick answers
Who received award MH251935OMS22?
MH251935OMS22 was awarded to National Blues Museum by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on July 1, 2022.
How much is award MH251935OMS22 worth?
$399,659 has been obligated on MH251935OMS22: $183,000 in federal funding and $216,659 in non-federal funding.
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