The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced ten awards totaling $1,989,953, matched with $2,414,685 of non federal funds for 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants. IMLS received 52 applications. The Mid-Atlantic Region was well represented with recipients in Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania.
The University of Delaware will work with the Tri-State Coalition of Historic Sites “to create a collaborative training program for small historic organizations and emerging professionals.”
The Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, MD will create workshops designed to “train staff, volunteers and docents in the techniques of visitor-centered museums.”
Cool Culture Inc of Brooklyn, New York will create a three-year laboratory project with the goal of deepening “museum professionals’ knowledge of early childhood learning practice, outreach strategies for low income audiences, and how to align their museums’ resources and programs with community needs.”
The New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY will partner with the Albany Institute of History and Art to “develop a model for technology-based partnerships between museum educators and classroom teachers.”
The Philadelphia Museum of Art “will create a descriptive materials terminology guide for works of art on paper.” The goal is to create a common lexicon to facilitate understanding both institutionally and with the general public.
For more information on these projects,please visit the IMLS website.
(From the Institute of Museum and Library Services)