Washington, DC--For Immediate Release from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services
News Release:
IMLS and Heritage Preservation Announce $819,290 in Grants to 147 Museums
Nationwide for Conservation of Museum Resources
Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and
Heritage Preservation has awarded grants totaling $819,290 to 147 museums
across the country. Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) grants enable
museums, from art to zoo, to conduct essential conservation assessments of
their sites and collections. For a list of recipients in your state, please
access:
http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/cap_reci.asp?program=Conservation+Assessme
nt+Program or telephone IMLS at 202-606-8339.
CAP grants help museums, especially small ones, establish conservation goals
to ensure their holdings will be available to the public for years to come.
Small museums represent 75% of all museums in the United States. IMLS grants
enable museums to participate in the Conservation Assessment Program and
Heritage Preservation administers the program. Grants support a two-day
visit by conservation professionals who review the museums' collections and
environment and recommend priorities for short and long-term conservation
planning. This year, conservation assessors will provide professional
advice on collections ranging from tall ships, to botanical specimens, to
fine art.
"As a leader in preventative conservation, IMLS is dedicated to helping our
nation's museums protect their collections," said Beverly Sheppard on behalf
of the agency. "According to a recent evaluation of the Conservation
Assessment Program by Bosma and Associates, International, the grants have
had an impact on increasing conservation awareness nationwide. Additionally,
95% of the grant recipients report fulfilling some or most of the of the
conservation assessment recommendations."
"CAP has now helped nearly 2,000 small museums across the United States
receive professional conservation and preservation assistance and move
forward to improve the care of their collections and historic buildings,"
said Heritage Preservation's Larry Reger. "As the Bosma evaluation
demonstrated, without IMLS funding, many of these museums could not afford
to get this essential conservation advice."
CAP awards also help museums leverage funds. As one recipient has said,
"The CAP report has been an invaluable tool for fund-raising--staff and the
Board have made collections care our first priority, and as a result, we
have received several grants to pursue CAP recommendations."
To learn how to apply for an IMLS Conservation Assessment Program Grant for
your museum, please click on: http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_cap.asp
the next application deadline is December 1, 2001.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) - IMLS is an
independent Federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a
lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000
libraries. Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, P.L.
104-208, IMLS has an annual budget of $230 million. The Institute receives
policy advice from two Presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed entities:
the National Commission for Libraries and Information Science and the
National Museum Services Board. For more information, including grant
applications, contact IMLS at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
202-606-8536, www.imls.gov.
About the Heritage Preservation: Heritage Preservation is the national
organization dedicated to preserving our nation's heritage. Its members
include libraries, museums, archives, historic preservation organizations,
historical societies, conservation organizations and other professional
groups concerned with saving the past for the future. For more information
about the Conservation Assessment Program, contact: Heritage Preservation,
1730 K Street, N.W., Suite 566, Washington, D.C. 20007, (202) 634-1422, or
www.heritagepreservation.org.
IMLS Press Contact, Eileen Maxwell, 202-606-8339, [log in to unmask]
Heritage Preservation Contact, Kristen Overbeck, 202-634-1422,
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