In response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, the Museum Loan Network
(MLN) will be awarding special grants.  The MLN facilitates the long-term
loan of art and objects of cultural heritage among U.S. institutions as a
way to enhance the installations of museums, thus enabling them to better
serve their communities.
After consultation with museums, museum organizations in Louisiana and
Mississippi, the MLN funding organizations, and the MLN Advisory Committee,
the MLN has decided to award 10 Travel Grants of $4,500 each to museums in
Louisiana and Mississippi who have been affected by recent events.  As
always, MLN travel grants will be awarded to prospective borrowing
institutions to research possible long-term loans.  However, the MLN also
hopes that these trips will provide staff the opportunity to think about the
future with colleagues in other places. The MLN understands that museums in
these states have been affected in different ways, and therefore, any museum
in these states, provided it has 501c3 status or is an agency of the local,
state or federal government, will be eligible for an award.

The restrictions and special nature of this initiative require a very short
deadline.  Therefore, in keeping with the MLN philosophy, the application
process will be streamlined and straightforward.

The Museum Loan Network encourages museums interested in applying for these
awards to contact the MLN offices by phone at 617.252.1888 or by e-mail at
[log in to unmask] as soon as possible as the deadline for submission is Friday,
February 10, 2006.

Lori Gross,Director
Museum Loan Network, MIT
265 Massachusetts Ave., N52-401
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
T:617-252-1888
F:617-252-1899
E:[log in to unmask]
http://loanet.mit.edu 

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