The museum of glass will ensure long-term care and public access to born-digital and digitized collections related to the history of glass as a contemporary art medium
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- ST256896OMS24
- Recipient
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Museum Of Glass UEI EYLJM7D7FLM5
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $406,532
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 15.929 Save America's Treasures
- Completion date 84% complete
- Funding
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- $173,848.00 Federal
- $232,684.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
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 collection, creating institutional digital preservation plans, and implementing a new digital asset management system. The digitized collections will be made accessible online for the benefit of historians, art educators, and glass artists. The 2-year and 6-month project will run from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027.
Description
The museum will hire a digital archivist who will work with a curatorial assistant to digitize a portion of the museum's collection, including photographs and video footage of glass artists. Project staff will create institutional digital preservation plans and implement a new digital asset management system. Project staff will make digitized collections accessible online for the benefit of historians, art educators, and glass artists.
Quick answers
Who received award ST256896OMS24?
ST256896OMS24 was awarded to Museum Of Glass by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on October 1, 2024.
How much is award ST256896OMS24 worth?
$406,532 has been obligated on ST256896OMS24: $173,848 in federal funding and $232,684 in non-federal funding.
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