The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Inc. was awarded a $340,500 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program. The grant will fund the rehousing and storage of the Lora M. Robins Library collections and archives, which include botanical illustrations, herbarium specimens, rare books, and other materials. Project activities will involve installing a compact storage system with closed storage for rare books, cabinets for works on paper, shelving for objects and archival boxes, and art racks for hanging framed works. This will allow the garden's staff to assess the condition and documentation of each collection item as it is processed, while increasing accessibility to the collections for research, educational programming, digitization, and exhibition purposes. The award period runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2025.
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