Mystic Seaport Museum Inc

EXPANSION OF THE MARITIME ADVENTURE PROGRAM: MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM’S MENTORING, STEM EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENTIAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDER-SERVED YOUTH

CONG. SETASIDES, MUSEUMS

2017 HPF SAT - MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM

VOYAGING IN THE WAKE OF THE WHALERS: THE 38TH VOYAGE OF THE CHARLES W. MORGAN

STOKED! SURFING?S GLOBAL LEGACY TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, RELATED PROGRAMS, AND PUBLICATIONS [MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM (MSM) SEEKS NEH IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING FOR ?STOKED! SURFING?S GLOBAL LEGACY.? THE PROJECT (TEMPORARY EXHIBITION, TRAVELING EXHIBITS, ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS, AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS) EXPLORES THE ARC OF SURFING HISTORY FROM ITS INDIGENOUS ORIGINS THROUGH THE IMPACTS OF COLONIZATION TO TODAY. TRACING THE SPORT?S RECENT RETURN TO COMMUNITY-MINDED ROOTS, IT SPOTLIGHTS INNOVATORS ACROSS THE GLOBE LEVERAGING SURFING AS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS. ?STOKED!? WILL DEBUT AT MSM IN MAY 2025 AND RUN FOR 10 MONTHS, THEN TRAVEL IN A TRUNCATED FORM TO 2-3 SMALLER MUSEUMS. PROJECT PLANNING INVOLVING HUMANITIES THEMES, STORIES, LOANS, AND PROGRAM IDEAS BENEFITS FROM THE KNOWLEDGE, LIVED EXPERIENCES, AND AUTHENTIC VOICES OF A DIVERSE TEAM OF ADVISORS FROM ACADEMIA, MUSEUMS AND THE GLOBAL SURFING COMMUNITY. THIS COLLABORATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE SHARED GOAL OF ENGAGING SURFER AND NON-SURFER AUDIENCES ALIKE.]

2024 HPF CDS - MYSTIC SEAPORT, WATERCRAFT COLLECTION

THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM WILL CONSERVE 3,500 CELLULOSE DIACETATE NEGATIVES IN THE ROSENFELD COLLECTION OF MARITIME PHOTOGRAPHY, ONE OF THE LARGEST PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY. DATING FROM 1927 TO THE 1950S, THE IMAGES DOCUMENT THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN YACHTING. THE MUSEUM WILL RECOVER NEGATIVES AFFECTED BY A FORM OF DETERIORATION KNOWN AS VINEGAR SYNDROME, WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE REHOUSED, DIGITIZED, AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH AND EXHIBITION.

MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM WILL STABILIZE AND IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF FILM NEGATIVES FROM ITS COLLECTION THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY A FORM OF SEVERE DETERIORATION KNOWN AS VINEGAR SYNDROME. MUSEUM STAFF WILL EVALUATE, SELECT, TREAT, DIGITIZE, REHOUSE, AND CATALOG THOUSANDS OF IMAGES FROM THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE AND TRAIN AN ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN TO ASSIST IN CATALOGING AND RECOVERY OF THE OBJECTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION STANDARDS. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL CREATE A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR THE ONGOING IN-HOUSE TREATMENT OF NEGATIVES AFFECTED BY VINEGAR SYNDROME AND WILL SHARE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT ONLINE AND THROUGH PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES.

A WOOD-MIZER WIDE SLAB INDUSTRIAL SAWMILL, JLG 600AJ HC3 ARTICULATING BOOM LIFT AND JLG H430AJ HYBRID ARTICULATING BOOM LIFT

THE AMERICAN MARITIME PEOPLE

THE AMERICAN MARITIME PEOPLE

THE AMERICAN MARITIME COMMONS

THE AMERICAN MARITIME PEOPLE

THE AMERICAN MARITIME COMMONS

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM WILL RESTORE ITS 1921 FISHING SCHOONER-L.A. DUNTON-A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK VESSEL AND ONE OF THE LAST SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF ITS KIND. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE REMOVAL OF THE VESSEL?S INTERIOR JOINERY, CATALOGING AND STORAGE OF THE JOINERY FOR FUTURE RE-INSTALLATION, AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THE WORK WILL PRESERVE THE VESSEL?S DESIGN AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND BE PERFORMED BY THE MUSEUM?S PRESERVATION SHIPYARD WITH THE SUPPORT OF TWO STUDENTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RESTORATION SCHOOL WHO WILL JOIN THE PROJECT TEAM FOR A 12-WEEK INTERNSHIP. PROGRESS WILL BE CAPTURED ON VIDEO FOR PODCAST AND OTHER FORMS OF DISTANCE LEARNING TO FURTHER EXPAND THE PROJECT REACH.

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CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS AWARDED VIA CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NONPROFIT, MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, FOR HULL AND DECK REPAIRS TO THE EMMA C BERRY, A NOANK SMACK.

THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM WILL USE THE FUNDS TO HIRE A PROJECT ARCHIVIST TO APPRAISE, DESCRIBE, AND DIGITIZE SELECT ITEMS FROM THE CURATORIAL RECORDS OF AMERICA?S LARGEST MARITIME MUSEUM. THE RECORDS DOCUMENT THE MUSEUM?S HOLDINGS OF MORE THAN 200,000 OBJECTS, INCLUDING FIGUREHEADS, SHIP MODELS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, TOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARITIME TRADES, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, FISHING AND WHALING GEAR, ADVERTISING, AND PRINTED EPHEMERA, AS WELL AS A COLLECTION OF 500 WATERCRAFT, INCLUDING FOUR NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK VESSELS. PRESERVATION OF THE CURATORIAL RECORDS WILL SUPPORT RESEARCH AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING EFFORTS AT THE MUSEUM. THE PROJECT WILL BE MATCHED WITH $103,246 IN NON-FEDERAL SHARE.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM WILL PRESERVE AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE THE NEWLY ACQUIRED WITHERILL OCEAN LINER COLLECTION, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN LINERS DURING A HEIGHTENED PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE EARLY TO MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES 7,500 PIECES OF DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, BROCHURES, AND OTHER EPHEMERA PERTAINING TO BROAD THEMES OF AMERICAN MARITIME HISTORY AND CULTURE, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS AND DOCUMENTS FROM THE TITANIC AND LUSITANIA DISASTERS. THE MATERIALS WILL BE REHOUSED IN PROPER INERT AND ACID-FREE CONTAINERS THAT WILL BE STORED IN THE MUSEUM'S PRIMARY COLLECTIONS VAULT. THE COLLECTION WILL ALSO BE DIGITIZED TO MINIMIZE FURTHER RISK, AND THE IMAGES WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE.

THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM IN CONNECTICUT WILL REBUILD ITS MARITIME TRADES AND SKILLS PROGRAM TO PRESERVE HERITAGE SKILLS, CRAFTS, AND TRADES AT RISK OF BEING LOST DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC-RELATED STAFFING AND BUDGET CUTS. THE MUSEUM WILL PROVIDE EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAINED STAFF WHO CAN PERFORM AND TEACH MARITIME SKILLS. THE MUSEUM ALSO WILL HIRE AND TRAIN (OR RETRAIN) FRONTLINE INTERPRETATION STAFF WHO CAN SHARE INCLUSIVE, AUTHENTIC STORIES OF AMERICA'S MARITIME HERITAGE AND ENHANCE VISITORS' EXPERIENCE TO UNDERSTAND THE NATION'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SEA.

IN THE WAKE OF THE WHALERS: AMERICAN IDENTITY AND WORLDVIEW AS SHAPED BY OUR WHALING HERITAGE

GREENMANVILLE: INVESTIGATING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND SOCIAL REFORM IN A NEW ENGLAND MARITIME COMMUNITY

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

OBJECTIVES: THIS PROJECT WILL BE A COMPONENT OF THE NEWLY EMERGING MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL MARITIME EDUCATION