The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program awarded $130,586 to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. on January 1, 2025 for the project "Preserving Arthur Fiedler's Legacy: Digitizing Boston Pops Radio Broadcasts (1958-1979)." The funding will support the digitization of 775 at-risk audio reels representing 731 live radio broadcasts of the Boston Pops concerts conducted by Arthur Fiedler between 1958 and 1979....
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, doing business as the Wisconsin Historical Society, received a $1,506,238 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures (SAT) program (CFDA 15.929) to preserve and provide access to at-risk materials in 26 collections documenting the modern American Civil Rights movement. The 3-year project will stabilize, rehouse, and perform conservation treatments on approximately 490 cubic feet of...
Folkstreams Inc. will receive $399,453 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program to support the preservation and expansion of its online collection of documentary films about American folk and roots cultures. Specifically, the Project Grant will enable Folkstreams to add 25 new films to its archive, upgrade 20 older films to 4K resolution by scanning 16mm prints, and enhance contextual information for 20 other films through added...
The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with a coalition of museums and media producers, received a $558,512 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The two-year project, running from September 2023 to August 2025, aims to build the foundation for museums of any size to address current topics of relevance through immersive digital experiences. Key activities include identifying best practices,...
This federal Project Grant award of $524,587 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA #15.929) will support the Historic St. Mary's City Commission in Maryland to assess, catalog, and rehouse its archaeological collections dating from the 17th century through the post-colonial period. The project staff, along with a contracted conservator, will conduct a condition assessment of the collection to guide future conservation efforts. The goal...
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. will preserve and digitize the newly acquired Witherill Ocean Liner Collection under a $105,086 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929). The Collection documents ocean liners during a period of increased immigration to the United States in the early to mid-20th century, with over 7,500 documents, letters, brochures, and other materials related to maritime history and culture including accounts...
The National Building Museum received a $354,643 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will fund the preservation, cataloging, and digitization of the museum's Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, one of the largest architectural terra cotta collections in the United States. Key project activities include photographing, cataloging, and digitizing drawings produced from 1924 to 1956, as well as...
The National Museum of Forest Service History received a $687,340 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to improve storage and preservation capabilities for its 50,000-item collection. The grant funds will be used to install new HVAC systems, microclimate generators, fire detection and suppression systems, security and video surveillance, and high-density storage solutions in the museum's National Conservation...
The Museum of Glass received a $406,532 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will fund efforts to ensure long-term care and public access to the museum's born-digital and digitized collections related to the history of glass as a contemporary art medium. Project activities include hiring a digital archivist and curatorial assistant to digitize a portion of the museum's...
The federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures program provides $294,532 to Chromadiverse, Inc. to preserve, digitize, and make publicly accessible the Margaret Elizabeth "Marbeth" Schnare photography collection of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) will inventory, transport, digitize, and rehouse the collection of 6,000 photographs and 100 documents, and develop a...