Preservation of core humanities programs and assets at south street seaport museum [in mitigating the impacts of covid-19, the south street seaport museum is ensuring the preservation of its…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the South Street Seaport Museum in New York $199,200 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to retain five core staff positions and create a new public programs manager role from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The staff will oversee ongoing collections care, historic ship preservation, and the development and delivery of in-person and virtual educational programs and public programming engaging participants in the historic development of New York's seaport. Key outcomes include reopening museum spaces, including landmark buildings and ships, while expanding public access to a vital part of United States maritime history. No subawards are planned under this Project Grant award.

Expected outcomes

'the & nbsp; sssm & nbsp; would & nbsp; reopen, restaff, and reprogram its extensive operations by retaining key staff who would oversee the reactivation of museum spaces,'including landmarked buildings and ships,'while'adding a new position to expand public programs. Sustaining'the core & nbsp; key & nbsp; positions is & nbsp; necessary for the functioning of the museum & nbsp; and & nbsp; ensures & nbsp; the continuation & nbsp; of & nbsp; and expanded'access to a vital part of united states maritime history. &nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  the reopening of the museums buildings and historic ships & nbsp; as well as the digitization of collections & nbsp; would benefit & nbsp; scholars in various disciplines and the general public.  school-age students and teachers & nbsp; will benefit from the & nbsp; ongoing educational & nbsp; public programs, as will college and adult groups who also attend & nbsp; educational programs.  typically, the sssm has & nbsp;50,000 visitors and 12,000 students in a typical year to explore new york's maritime origins. &nbsp

Subrecipient activities

'the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. ]