Preserving holocaust and human rights history in dallas [the museum is requesting national endowment for the humanities support through a preservation assistance grant of $9,871 to hire a preservation…

Preserving holocaust and human rights history in dallas [the museum is requesting national endowment for the humanities support through a preservation assistance grant of $9,871 to hire a preservation services contractor to conduct an environmental, mechanical, and building assessment of the museum. This assessment would advise the museum on how to remedy preservation, environmental, and climate challenges to best protect the collection items in the museum?s vault and on display for the long term. The proposed preservation services contractor would be highly trained, with skills in preservation environment, mechanical system consulting, preventative conservation, and more, to conduct a holistic assessment of the museum. This professional assessment will include documentation of relevant characteristics of the collection areas, documentation and assessment of existing mechanical systems, preservation needs for collections materials, existing environmental data, and a risk assessment for long-term preservation.]