The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY UPGRADE OF HVAC CONTROLS

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WILL RESEARCH IMPROVEMENTS TO CALIBRATE TESTS COMMONLY USED TO IDENTIFY MATERIALS TO STORE, DISPLAY, AND TRANSPORT MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND THEN DEVELOP A LIST OF HARMFUL CHEMICALS AND THEIR DAMAGE THRESHOLDS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HIRING TWO PH.D. LEVEL RESEARCHERS ALONG WITH TWO CONTRACTORS WHO WILL HELP DEVELOP BENCHMARKING PROTOCOLS AND THEN TEST MATERIALS USING THE NEW PROTOCOLS. RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED TO THE MATERIALS TESTING WIKI, AN ONLINE RESOURCE CONTAINING TEST DATA AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MATERIALS TESTING MAINTAINED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION, ENSURING OPEN-SOURCE ACCESS FOR THE MUSEUM AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITY. THE STANDARDIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CRITERIA AND TOOLS THE MUSEUM FIELD USES TO TEST MATERIALS THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH COLLECTIONS WILL BENEFIT THE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF ALL TYPES OF MUSEUMS.

BIOANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR ART: IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROTEINS AND POLYSACCHARIDES IN ART ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ETHNOGRA

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

RESEARCH AND OUTREACH: INCREASING REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENOUS AMERICAN, HISPANIC AMERICAN, ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ARTISTS IN THE MET?S THOMAS J. WATSON LIBRARY. [THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART?S THOMAS J. WATSON LIBRARY REQUESTS $468,500 TO SUPPORT A PROJECT THAT AIMS TO ASSESS, EXPAND, AND PROMOTE ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY?S COLLECTION OF EXHIBITION CATALOGS, MONOGRAPHS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS THAT DOCUMENT, INTERPRET, AND ILLUSTRATE THE WORK OF INDIGENOUS AMERICAN, HISPANIC AMERICAN, AND ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER ARTISTS. OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR GRANT FUNDS WILL SUPPORT 8 PART-TIME POSITIONS?3 BIBLIOGRAPHERS/RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, 2 METADATA AND CATALOGING LIBRARIANS, AND 3 LIBRARY ASSISTANTS?WHO WILL CONDUCT BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH WITH THE GOAL OF ADDING AT LEAST 600 PUBLICATIONS BY AND ABOUT ARTISTS IN EACH OF THE THREE HERITAGE GROUPS TO THE LIBRARY?S COLLECTION. PROJECT STAFF WILL DISSEMINATE THE RESULTING CATALOG RECORDS, RESOURCE GUIDES, AND ARTIST INDEXES THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS, AND THE MET?S SOCIAL MEDIA, FACILITATING THE IDENTIFICATION AND DISCOVERY OF RESOURCES IN WATSON?S PRINT OR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, OR ONLINE.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MATERIALS BY HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS AND THE RETENTION OF NINE JOBS AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART'S LIBRARY IN NEW YORK. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: STAFF AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART?S THOMAS J. WATSON LIBRARY WILL ADD AT LEAST SIX HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS BY INDIGENOUS AMERICAN, ASIAN AMERICAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND HISPANIC AMERICAN ARTISTS TO THE LIBRARY?S COLLECTION. PHASE ONE OF THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE IDENTIFYING COLLECTION OMISSIONS RELATED TO UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, TRACKING DOWN AND ACQUIRING PUBLICATIONS, AND CATALOGING THESE NEW ACQUISITIONS. IN PHASE TWO, STAFF WILL ENHANCE CATALOG RECORDS FOR WORKS ALREADY HELD AT THE WATSON LIBRARY THROUGH EXTENSIVE DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING LISTING ALL PARTICIPANTS WITHIN GROUP EXHIBITION CATALOGS TO RECTIFY ISSUES OF OMISSION. THE LIBRARY WILL ALSO HOST A SERIES OF OPEN HOUSES AT WHICH PROJECT STAFF WILL DISCUSS AND DISPLAY SELECTIONS THAT SURFACE THROUGH THE PROJECT. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF NINE JOBS AND EXPAND ACCESS TO MATERIALS BY HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART'S LIBRARY. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART'S LIBRARY IS FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WELCOMED OVER SEVEN MILLION VISITORS REPRESENTING 190 COUNTRIES IN 2019. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE PROJECT DOES NOT INTEND TO ISSUE SUBAWARDS.]

PUBLIC HUMANITIES: AFRICA & BYZANTIUM [THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (MET) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A $400,000 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FROM THE NEH TO SUPPORT THE TRAVELING EXHIBITION AFRICA & BYZANTIUM, ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART (CMA). BUILDING UPON A LINE OF MET EXHIBITIONS RELATED TO BYZANTIUM, AFRICA & BYZANTIUM WILL FOREGROUND THE CRITICAL ROLE PLAYED BY EARLY AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY, ITS HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORY IN THE BYZANTINE WORLD WHILE CHALLENGING COMMON PRECONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE ARTS OF BOTH AFRICA AND BYZANTIUM. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERPRETATIVE STRATEGIES, ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL MATERIALS, AND A SCHOLARLY CATALOGUE, THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF BYZANTIUM, ITS REACH, AND ITS TRANSCULTURAL AUTHORITY. THE EXHIBITION WILL MAKE ACCESSIBLE COMPLEX HUMANISTIC THEMES AND IDEAS RELATED TO AFRICAN IDENTITY, AND WILL FOREGROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NORTH AND EAST AFRICA?S CULTURAL HERITAGE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD HISTORY.]

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF METAL SOAP AGGREGATES AT THE PIGMENT/BINDER INTERFACE. A MULTINUCLEAR SOLID-STATE NMR STUDY

MICROANALYTICAL AND NON-INVASIVE APPROACHES FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF WORKS OF ART BY SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS)

A NOVEL TRIPARTITE APPROACH TO BIOMOLECULE ANALYSIS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF UNKNOWN ARTISTIC MATERIALS APPLIED TO THE USE OF CHIA OIL IN ART FROM NEW SPAIN [PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY FROM NON-EUROPEAN CULTURES, ARE AMONG THE MOST UNDERSTUDIED MATERIALS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE. YET THEY HOLD THE KEYS TO PLACE DECONTEXTUALIZED OBJECTS ACCURATELY IN SPACE, TIME AND CIVILIZATION, UNCOVER THEIR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AND ENSURE THEIR PROPER CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION. AS MUSEUMS EXPAND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION, CLASSIFICATION, INTERPRETATION, AND ATTRIBUTION OF THEIR COLLECTIONS, THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR NEW SCIENTIFIC TOOLS AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES. THIS PROJECT MERGES SCIENCE, CONSERVATION, AND ART HISTORY, USING CHIA OIL AS A MODEL MATERIAL, WHICH HOLDS CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH ITS ARTISTIC USE. OUR TRIPARTITE APPROACH OF LIPIDOMICS, PROTEOMICS, AND DNA ANALYSIS APPLIED TO CHIA OIL DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PLATFORM FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF ANY UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL, AND PRODUCES NOVEL SCIENTIFIC PROTOCOLS THAT CAN BE ADAPTED TO OTHER MATERIALS OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN.]

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: WATER MEDIATED TRANSPORT OF IONS AND MOLECULES IN IONOMERIC PAINT FILMS: AN INTEGRATED MULTI-TECHNIQUE INVESTIGATION

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WILL DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A SUITE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS TIED TO THE REOPENING OF THE GALLERIES DEDICATED TO THE ARTS OF AFRICA, ANCIENT AMERICAS, AND OCEANIA. THE INITIATIVE WILL ACTIVATE THE COLLECTIONS AND IDEAS EXPLORED IN THE NEW GALLERIES, CREATE MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS FOR THE MUSEUM’S DIVERSE AUDIENCES, AND INCORPORATE INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE COLLECTIONS. PROJECT COMPONENTS WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS, STUDY DAYS AND SALON-STYLE DISCUSSIONS, SYMPOSIA, THEMATIC GALLERY TOURS, AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS, CLASSES FOR TEENS, AND ACCESS PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS OF VARYING ABILITIES. THE MUSEUM WILL BUILD UPON OUTREACH EFFORTS TO CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE TRI-STATE AREA. THE RESULTING SUITE OF PROGRAMS WILL FURTHER DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOURCE COMMUNITIES AT THE MUSEUM WHILE GENERATING LASTING RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS, AND FAMILIES.

PRESERVATION TRAINING INITIATIVE: PRE-PROGRAM CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS AT THE MET [THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (THE MET) REQUESTS $236,050 FROM THE NEH?S PRESERVATION AND ACCESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE THAT OFFERS TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERING CAREERS IN CONSERVATION. FOR EACH YEAR OF THE PROJECT, GRANT FUNDS WOULD SUPPORT TWO PAID INTERNSHIPS? ONE FOR 12 MONTHS AND ONE FOR 10 WEEKS IN THE SUMMER? THAT OFFER TRAINING TO STUDENTS AT A KEY MOMENT IN THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS. IN SEEKING TO ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC, EXPERIENTIAL, AND ACADEMIC BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ENTRY INTO THE CULTURAL HERITAGE FIELD, ESPECIALLY AMONG STUDENTS WHOSE BACKGROUNDS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERREPRESENTED WITHIN MUSEUMS, THIS PROJECT SYNERGIZES THE MET?S SINGULAR TRAINING CAPABILITIES WITH ITS BROADER STRATEGIC VISION TO HELP CREATE A MUCH-NEEDED PATHWAY FOR TALENTED, DIVERSE STUDENTS INTO GRADUATE STUDIES AND CAREERS IN CONSERVATION.]

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WILL DIGITIZE NEGATIVES FROM THE ARCHIVE OF HARLEM-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES VAN DER ZEE (1886–1983). THE MUSEUM WILL ENGAGE A DIGITIZATION CONSULTANT TO SCAN AND DIGITIZE 20,000 STABLE NEGATIVES OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PROCESSING NEGATIVES IN BATCHES ACCORDING TO MATERIAL TYPE WITH PROGRESS TRACKED QUARTERLY. THE PROJECT WILL FACILITATE THE MUSEUM’S EFFORTS TO SHARE VAN DER ZEE’S ARCHIVE—MUCH OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN PUBLICLY—ONLINE VIA THE MUSEUM’S WEBSITE, WHICH REACHES MORE THAN 37.8 MILLION USERS AROUND THE WORLD ANNUALLY. THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS WORK WILL OFFER SCHOLARS AND THE PUBLIC A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CELEBRATING BLACK AMERICAN CULTURE FROM THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY TO THE EARLY 1980S.

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

TO CREATE A DIGITAL INVENTORY OF CULTURAL OBJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS (NCMM) AND THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "JERUSALEM 1000-1400: EVERY PEOPLE UNDER HEAVEN" WITH AN ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "HEROIC AFRICANS: ENSHRINING THE INDIVIDUAL THROUGH ART," WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION OF THE EXHIBITION "AFGHANISTAN: HIDDEN TREASURES FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, KABUL," WITH ACCOMPANYING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "BEYOND BABYLON: ART AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM B.C.," WITH ACCOMPANYING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

TO SUPPORT REGISTRAR COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF ARMENIA.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE "SULTANS OF DECCAN INDIA, 1500-1700: OPULENCE AND FANTASY."

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION JACOB LAWRENCE: THE AMERICAN STRUGGLE.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "SILLA: KOREA'S GOLDEN KINGDOM," FEATURING WORKS FROM THE YEARS 400-800 C.E., THE SEMINAL ERA OF THE SILLA KINGDOM.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT REGISTRAR COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION EXAMINING THE ENGAGEMENT OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND CULTURAL FIGURES OF AFRICAN DESCENT WITH THE ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT.

TO SUPPORT REGISTRAR COSTS FOR "THE AGE OF EMPIRES: CHINESE ART OF THE QIN AND HAN DYNASTIES (221 BC-AD 220).

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION FROM "XANADU TO DADU: THE WORLD OF KHUBILAI KHAN," WITH ACCOMPANYING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION BYZANTIUM AND ISLAM: AGE OF TRANSITION, INCLUDING THE ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT REGISTRAR COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION EXPLORING BYZANTINE ART AND THE CULTURE OF ARTISTS WORKING IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA FROM THE 4TH THROUGH 15TH CENTURIES.

TO SUPPORT REGISTRAR COSTS FOR THE TRAVELING EXHIBITION PLAY IT LOUD: INSTRUMENTS OF ROCK & ROLL.

TO SUPPORT REGISTRAR COSTS FOR THE EXHIBITION THE NEW WOMAN BEHIND THE CAMERA.

SYRIAN AND IRAQUI CULTURAL HERITAGE

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "LOST KINGDOMS OF EARLY SOUTHEAST ASIA: BUDDHIST AND BRAHMANICAL SCULPTURE, 5TH TO 8TH CENTURIES."