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THE MUSEUM LOAN NETWORK NEXT GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 3, 2002.
The guidelines and application forms are available on the MLN website at
http://loanet.mit.edu/Grants/gi_guide.htm
We encourage you to contact the MLN at 617-252-1888 or [log in to unmask] for
general information about the program or to discuss application ideas.
RECENT GRANT AWARDS
The Museum Loan Network (MLN) has awarded grants totaling $408,614 to 18
institutions across the country, supporting the exchange of more than 250
objects. The January 2002 round of grants continues the MLN's mission to help
museums better serve their communities through the long-term loan of art and
objects of cultural heritage. The MLN grants enable institutions to integrate
carefully-selected objects into their installations to better present the
story
of the nation's cultural heritage in a manner that is specifically meaningful
to audiences within their own communities.
In addition to supporting the long-term loan of works, this grant cycle will
also fund the cataloguing and research of nearly 3,000 objects in storage for
possible loan. Since its inception, the Museum Loan Network has facilitated
the loan of 3,691 works among 275 institutions by awarding 246 grants totaling
nearly $3.8 million to institutions across the country. Among the 18 new
grants awarded in this cycle, the MLN is facilitating and funding the
following
grants:
* Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN: loan
of 51 Woodlands objects from the American Museum of Natural History, NY;
Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI; The Detroit Institute of Art, MI; The Field
Museum, IL; and the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian
Institution, DC for a period of 2 years. The objects featured in the
exhibition "Mihtohseenionki: The People's Place" (opening June 2002) will
provide public access to important and rare works and bring these Native
American objects back to the local area.
* Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL: loan of 26 19th- and 20th-century
American
sculptures from the MFA Boston, MA; The New York Historical Society, NY; and
the Rose Art Museum, MA, for a period of 3 years. The loan objects identified
through an MLN travel grant, will be presented in a thought-provoking
installation entitled "The American Way," opening the new museum's
galleries of
American art in September 2002. To further energize the installation,
composer
Bill Banfield will create new music inspired by The American Way as part of a
MLN/American Composer's Forum Museums, Composers and Communities grant.
* Skyscraper Museum, New York, NY: loan of the original large-scale
presentation model of the World Trade Center (WTC) from The Octagon, the
museum
of the American Architectural Foundation, Washington, DC for a period of 2
years. The model, which is rarely displayed due to its need for conservation
and size, will be stabilized and restored to its original condition before it
goes on long-term view to the public. Through the preservation of the model,
an icon to the architectural and technological legacy of the Twin Towers, it
will continue to survive as an important document and as a visual
commemoration
of the WTC.
In addition to facilitating the lending of objects, the Museum Loan Network
also helps build relationships between institutions of differing size and
discipline to provide institutions with access to a large field of experts
when
developing their installations. The National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center, Cincinnati, OH has been awarded a grant to travel to several
institutions, including Colonial Williamsburg, VA; Department of Mississippi
Archives and History, MS; Library Company of Philadelphia, PA; and the South
Carolina State Museum, SC, to explore the loan of objects of African-American
cultural heritage, the legacy of slavery, the Underground Railroad and other
freedom movements. A grant to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA, to travel
to the Library of Congress, the MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA, and the Wright
State
University Libraries in Ohio, will allow curators to explore the loan of
objects relating to the Wright brothers. These grants are representative of
the broad-range of disciplines and creative partnerships that the Museum LoanNetwork supports.
Grants will also support the survey and research of a wide range of objects
for
the MLN Directory - an online database of works available for long-term
loan by
museums around the country. The MLN Directory, which contains nearly 7,000
objects, serves as a shared permanent collection for museums nationwide and is
available as a free resource for all museums. The January 2002 survey grants
will identify a variety of objects that will be added to the directory,
including Vanuatu objects, American and European puzzles, Korean ceramics, and
Latin American prints and paintings. The Museum of Contemporary Art, San
Diego, CA, will survey 300-400 works from their collection of contemporary art
and identify 100 works for the MLN directory.
Museum Loan Network grants are awarded on a semi-annual basis. A full listing
of the January 2002 grants and information about grant applications and
deadlines is available through the MLN website: http://loanet.mit.edu. The
next
deadline for application is May 3, 2002. The Museum Loan Network website also
features virtual tours of exhibitions created through MLN programs.
The Museum Loan Network (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. The MLN grant programs help museums respond to the increasing
public demand for installations that are relevant to a range of age groups and
cultural heritages, and to provide better artistic, cultural, and historical
contexts for works on display. The MLN programs have led to the sharing of
objects among different types of museums, fostering collaborations between
institutions of varying size and discipline throughout the United States.
Funded and initiated by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Pew
Charitable Trusts, the MLN is administered by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's Office of the Arts. More information on the MLN is available on
their website at http://loanet.mit.edu.
Lori Gross, Director
Museum Loan Network, MIT
265 Massachusetts Avenue, N52-401
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Tel: 617-252-1888
Fax: 617-252-1899
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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<b>THE MUSEUM LOAN NETWORK NEXT GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 3,
2002.<br>
</b>The guidelines and application forms are available on the MLN website
at
<a href=3D"http://loanet.mit.edu/Grants/gi_guide.htm" eudora=3D"autourl">htt=
p://loanet.mit.edu/Grants/gi_guide.htm</a>
<br>
We encourage you to contact the MLN at 617-252-1888 or [log in to unmask] for=
general information about the program or to discuss application ideas.<br>
<br>
<b>RECENT GRANT AWARDS<br>
</b>The Museum Loan Network (MLN) has awarded grants totaling $408,614 to 18=
institutions across the country, supporting the exchange of more than 250=
objects. The January 2002 round of grants continues the MLN's mission=
to help museums better serve their communities through the long-term loan=
of art and objects of cultural heritage. The MLN grants enable=
institutions to integrate carefully-selected objects into their=
installations to better present the story of the nation's cultural heritage=
in a manner that is specifically meaningful to audiences within their own=
communities. <br>
<br>
In addition to supporting the long-term loan of works, this grant cycle will=
also fund the cataloguing and research of nearly 3,000 objects in storage=
for possible loan. Since its inception, the Museum Loan Network has=
facilitated the loan of 3,691 works among 275 institutions by awarding 246=
grants totaling nearly $3.8 million to institutions across the=
country. Among the 18 new grants awarded in this cycle, the MLN is=
facilitating and funding the following grants:<br>
<br>
* Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN:=
loan of 51 Woodlands objects from the American Museum of Natural History,=
NY; Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI; The Detroit Institute of Art, MI; The=
Field Museum, IL; and the National Museum of the American Indian,=
Smithsonian Institution, DC for a period of 2 years. The objects=
featured in the exhibition "Mihtohseenionki: The People's Place"=
(opening June 2002) will provide public access to important and rare works=
and bring these Native American objects back to the local area.<br>
<br>
* Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL: loan of 26 19th- and 20th-century=
American sculptures from the MFA Boston, MA; The New York Historical=
Society, NY; and the Rose Art Museum, MA, for a period of 3 years. =
The loan objects identified through an MLN travel grant, will be presented=
in a thought-provoking installation entitled "The American Way,"=
opening the new museum's galleries of American art in September 2002. =
To further energize the installation, composer Bill Banfield will create=
new music inspired by The American Way as part of a MLN/American Composer's=
Forum Museums, Composers and Communities grant.<br>
<br>
* Skyscraper Museum, New York, NY: loan of the original large-scale=
presentation model of the World Trade Center (WTC) from The Octagon, the=
museum of the American Architectural Foundation, Washington, DC for a=
period of 2 years. The model, which is rarely displayed due to its=
need for conservation and size, will be stabilized and restored to its=
original condition before it goes on long-term view to the public. =
Through the preservation of the model, an icon to the architectural and=
technological legacy of the Twin Towers, it will continue to survive as an=
important document and as a visual commemoration of the WTC.<br>
<br>
In addition to facilitating the lending of objects, the Museum Loan Network=
also helps build relationships between institutions of differing size and=
discipline to provide institutions with access to a large field of experts=
when developing their installations. The National Underground=
Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH has been awarded a grant to travel=
to several institutions, including Colonial Williamsburg, VA; Department of=
Mississippi Archives and History, MS; Library Company of Philadelphia, PA;=
and the South Carolina State Museum, SC, to explore the loan of objects of=
African-American cultural heritage, the legacy of slavery, the Underground=
Railroad and other freedom movements. A grant to the Museum of Flight=
in Seattle, WA, to travel to the Library of Congress, the MIT Museum,=
Cambridge, MA, and the Wright State University Libraries in Ohio, will=
allow curators to explore the loan of objects relating to the Wright=
brothers. These grants are representative of the broad-range of=
disciplines and creative partnerships that the Museum Loan Network=
supports.<br>
<br>
Grants will also support the survey and research of a wide range of objects=
for the MLN Directory - an online database of works available for long-term=
loan by museums around the country. The MLN Directory, which contains=
nearly 7,000 objects, serves as a shared permanent collection for museums=
nationwide and is available as a free resource for all museums. The=
January 2002 survey grants will identify a variety of objects that will be=
added to the directory, including Vanuatu objects, American and European=
puzzles, Korean ceramics, and Latin American prints and paintings. =
The Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, will survey 300-400 works=
from their collection of contemporary art and identify 100 works for the=
MLN directory.<br>
<br>
Museum Loan Network grants are awarded on a semi-annual basis. A full=
listing of the January 2002 grants and information about grant applications=
and deadlines is available through the MLN website: <a=
href=3D"http://loanet.mit.edu/"=
eudora=3D"autourl">http://loanet.mit.edu</a>. The next deadline for=
application is May 3, 2002. The Museum Loan Network website also=
features virtual tours of exhibitions created through MLN programs. <br>
<br>
The Museum Loan Network (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. The MLN grant programs help museums respond to the=
increasing public demand for installations that are relevant to a range of=
age groups and cultural heritages, and to provide better artistic,=
cultural, and historical contexts for works on display. The MLN=
programs have led to the sharing of objects among different types of=
museums, fostering collaborations between institutions of varying size and=
discipline throughout the United States. Funded and initiated by the=
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, the=
MLN is administered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Office=
of the Arts. More information on the MLN is available on their=
website at <a href=3D"http://loanet.mit.edu/"=
eudora=3D"autourl">http://loanet.mit.edu</a>.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>Lori Gross, Director</div>
<div>Museum Loan Network, MIT</div>
<div>265 Massachusetts Avenue, N52-401</div>
<div>Cambridge, MA 02139-4307</div>
<div>Tel: 617-252-1888</div>
<div>Fax: 617-252-1899</div>
<div>E-mail: [log in to unmask]</div>
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