Table mountain rancheria will launch a master planning initiative to guide the development of a museum and cultural center for the benefit of tribal members, their families, and surrounding communities

The Table Mountain Rancheria was awarded a $186,201 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH-Museums) program. The grant will fund a master planning initiative to guide the development of a new museum and cultural center for the benefit of the tribal members, their families, and surrounding communities. The project involves enlisting an architect and professional conservator to assess the tribe's current collections and facilities, make recommendations on the needs, location, design, and operations of a future cultural facility, and solicit input from tribal members. As a result, the tribe will have a completed conceptual design and updated planning and policy documents to support the construction of a future cultural center and museum.

The tribe will enlist the expertise of an architect and professional conservator to assess its current collections and facilities and make recommendations on the needs, location, design, and operations of a future cultural facility. As part of the planning process, the project team will solicit and incorporate tribal member input, and will visit neighboring cultural centers and museums to see how other california institutions house and exhibit indigenous cultural collections. As a result, the tribe will have a completed conceptual design and suite of updated planning and policy documents laying a path forward for building a future cultural center and museum.