Project Grant PG30056424

Award Date 9/1/24
Completion Date 3/31/25
Dollars Obligated $9.8K
Federal Grant Program
45.149
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
New York, USA
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CONNECTING THREADS: PRESERVING THE FABRIC OF THE 1960S WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL [THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MUSEUM?S COLLECTIONS STORAGE AREA BASED ON THE PRIORITIES OF A 2023 CAP ASSESSMENT AND REPORT. NAMELY, THE PURCHASE OF NEW, MORE ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORS/DATA LOGGERS, A TEXTILE STORAGE CABINET, AND ADDITIONAL ARCHIVAL STORAGE BOXES. THIS WILL IMPROVE HOUSING CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL COLLECTIONS AND PROVIDE MUSEUM STAFF WITH MUCH CLEARER INFORMATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN COLLECTIONS STORAGE AREAS AND EXHIBITION GALLERIES IN PREPARATION FOR A 2028 PERMANENT EXHIBIT RENOVATION. PROPOSED CHANGES AND EXPANSIONS OF THE COLLECTIONS STORAGE SPACE AND LONG-TERM EXHIBITION PLANS ARE PART OF CURRENT STRATEGIC PLANNING.]

Posted 8/26/24