Seaport Museum New York

PRESERVATION OF CORE HUMANITIES PROGRAMS AND ASSETS AT SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM [IN MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19, THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM IS ENSURING THE PRESERVATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS AND LANDMARKED SHIPS AND BUILDINGS WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO THESE ASSETS HELD IN THE PUBLIC TRUST AND THE HUMANITIES INITIATIVES THEY SUPPORT. IN 2021, THE MUSEUM WILL FOCUS ON SUSTAINING CORE HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS AND STUDENTS WHILE TRANSITIONING BACK TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AND CONTINUING VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING BASED ON DATA AND LESSONS LEARNED IN 2020. NEH FUNDS WILL PROVIDE RELIEF TO FUND KEY STAFF POSITIONS THAT SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE EXPANSION OF THE NEW COLLECTIONS ONLINE PORTAL, AS WELL AS SCHOOL-AGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LETTERPRESS PRINTING WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITION CONTENT, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, ALL OF WHICH ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK'S SEAPORT.] [PURPOSE:'THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO RETAIN FIVE CORE STAFF POSITIONS, INCLUDING DIRECTOR OF HISTORIC SHIPS, FLEET CAPTAIN,'AND DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS,'AND TO CREATE A NEW PUBLIC PROGRAMS MANAGER POSITION, AT THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM (SSSM) BY SUPPORTING PARTIAL SALARIES FOR THESE POSITIONS.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROPOSED FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT ONGOING COLLECTIONS CARE, HISTORIC SHIP PRESERVATION, SCHOOL-AGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL), PRINTING DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE TEAM BEING RETAINED MANAGES THE CARE OF THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT AND WORKING COLLECTIONS, THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HISTORIC VESSELS, THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SCHOOL-AGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND CURATORIAL RESEARCH. THE DIGITIZATION OF COLLECTIONS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPLISHED.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:'THE SSSM WOULD REOPEN, RESTAFF, AND REPROGRAM ITS EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS BY RETAINING KEY STAFF WHO WOULD OVERSEE THE REACTIVATION OF MUSEUM SPACES,'INCLUDING LANDMARKED BUILDINGS AND SHIPS,'WHILE'ADDING A NEW POSITION TO EXPAND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. SUSTAINING'THE CORE KEY POSITIONS IS NECESSARY FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MUSEUM AND ENSURES THE CONTINUATION OF AND EXPANDED'ACCESS TO A VITAL PART OF UNITED STATES MARITIME HISTORY.   INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE REOPENING OF THE MUSEUMS BUILDINGS AND HISTORIC SHIPS AS WELL AS THE DIGITIZATION OF COLLECTIONS WOULD BENEFIT SCHOLARS IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AS WILL COLLEGE AND ADULT GROUPS WHO ALSO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. TYPICALLY, THE SSSM HAS 50,000 VISITORS AND 12,000 STUDENTS IN A TYPICAL YEAR TO EXPLORE NEW YORK'S MARITIME ORIGINS.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:'THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]

THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY WILL REVITALIZE AND EXPAND ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND RESTORE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE CANCELLED DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM'S CORE PROGRAMMING, WHICH WILL SAFELY REOPEN INDOORS IN STAGES, WILL INCLUDE SCHOOL-AGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LETTERPRESS PRINTING WORKSHOPS, AND PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS. ALL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING VIRTUAL OFFERINGS PILOTED DURING THE PANDEMIC, WILL ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEAPORT. TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR BROADER AUDIENCES, THE MUSEUM WILL MAKE ITS COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES AVAILABLE ONLINE. THE MUSEUM ALSO WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE ITS FLEET OF HISTORICAL SHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HISTORICAL VESSEL PRESERVATION STANDARDS.