Geneva Historical Society

THE GENEVA HISTORY MUSEUM WILL IMPROVE THE CARE OF ITS COLLECTIONS BY IMPLEMENTING A REDESIGN OF ITS STORAGE AREAS TO OVERCOME OVERCROWDING AND ACCOMMODATE FUTURE GROWTH. THE MUSEUM WILL REPLACE INDUSTRIAL METAL SHELVING AND WOODEN PEGBOARDS WITH HIGH-DENSITY CUSTOM MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEMS. MUSEUM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WILL MOVE OBJECTS TO TEMPORARY STORAGE LOCATIONS DURING THE INSTALLATION AND REDESIGN OF ITS 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT COLLECTIONS ROOM AND 468-SQUARE-FOOT ARCHIVES STACKS ROOM. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL RETURN OBJECTS TO THE NEWLY DESIGNED ROOMS, CREATE NEW SHELVING LABELS, AND UPDATE LOCATIONS IN THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE. THE MUSEUM WILL COMPLETE A COLLECTIONS INVENTORY AND UPDATES TO ITS COLLECTIONS PLAN. THE PROJECT DESIGN IS BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A VARIETY OF ASSESSMENT REPORTS PRIORITIZING A NEED TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE COLLECTIONS AND MAXIMIZE THE MUSEUM'S LIMITED ON-SITE STORAGE AREAS.