Conservation Center For Art And Historic Artifacts

PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES

PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE US

PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE US

CCAHA PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES: MAKING COLLECTIONS CARE ACCESSIBLE

PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES [PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CONSULTATION AND TRAINING, NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND A PILOT PRACTICUM IN PRESERVATION SKILLS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS.]

CCAHA PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES [THE CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS (CCAHA) REQUESTS TWO-YEAR FUNDING SUPPORT TO CONTINUE AND BROADEN THE REACH OF ACTIVITIES OF CCAHA'S PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES PROGRAMS THROUGH PRESERVATION PLANNING, THE REGIONAL HERITAGE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, A SUSTAINABILITY COHORT, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND AN APPRENTICESHIP FOCUSED ON PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION. GOALS FOR PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES ACTIVITIES IN 2024-26 INCLUDE: TO COMPETITIVELY OFFER NEH-SUBSIDIZED PRESERVATION PLANNING ASSESSMENTS TO 16 SMALL TO MID-SIZED INSTITUTIONS; TO SUSTAIN THE WORK OF THE REGIONAL HERITAGE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IN THE DEEP SOUTH AND APPALACHIA; TO ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY CONCERNS AT COASTAL COLLECTING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A NEW COHORT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE ONE NATIONAL CONFERENCES ON CRISIS AND MEMORIAL COLLECTING (AS WELL AS WEBINARS AND ONLINE COURSES); AND TO SUPPORT EMERGING FIELD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP IN PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION.]

PRESERVATION SERVICES IN PUERTO RICO [TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES TO CULTURAL HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS IN PUERTO RICO, THE CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART HISTORIC ARTIFACTS (CCAHA) WILL PARTNER WITH THE CENTRO DE CONSERVACI?N Y RESTAURACI?N DE PUERTO RICO (CENCOR), A NONPROFIT INSTITUTION THAT PROMOTES THE CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION. WHILE MANY INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PUERTO RICO ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO PRESERVING THEIR COLLECTIONS, THEY OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ARE NEEDED TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT IMPORTANT INCREMENTAL STRATEGIES. CCAHA AND CENCOR ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING AN ISLAND-WIDE CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PUERTO RICO THAT RESPECTS REGIONAL CULTURES, OFFERS SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES, ENCOURAGES THOUGHTFUL INITIATIVES, AND BUILDS COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT IS CONCEIVED AS A NECESSARY FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING RESOURCES THAT WILL POSITION CENCOR AS A VALUED HUB FOR SUPPORTING COLLECTIONS CARE IN PUERTO RICO.]

CCAHA PRESERVATION FIELD SERVICES: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE ORGANIZATIONS

PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE US

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

THE CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS WILL DEVELOP A FREE ONLINE COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY TOOL (CMPT) TO CREATE CUSTOMIZED COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR MUSEUMS AND OTHER COLLECTING INSTITUTIONS. THE CMPT IS INTENDED AS A STANDARD FOR BEST PRACTICE BY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICIES THAT ARE COMPLETE, MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COLLECTION, AND ARE LEGALLY AND ETHICALLY SOUND. IN COLLABORATION WITH A WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FIRM, THE CENTER WILL ESTABLISH AN ONLINE PROCEDURE FOR STREAMLINING THE WRITING OF A COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY. THE CENTER WILL CONVENE AN ADVISORY TEAM OF CONTENT EXPERTS TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONLINE TOOL. THE CMPT WILL BE TESTED ON A POOL OF FIFTEEN DIVERSE COLLECTING INSTITUTIONS, USING THEIR FEEDBACK TO REFINE THE ONLINE CMPT AND TO PROMOTE THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH. THE NATIONAL LAUNCH OF THE CMPT WEBSITE WILL INCLUDE A SERIES OF WEBINARS AND PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCE.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

THE CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS (CCAHA) WILL DEVELOP A PILOT WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONSERVATION TECHNICIANS.  THE PROJECT RESPONDS TO AN IDENTIFIED NEED TO EXPAND CAREER PATHWAYS IN CONSERVATION FOR PROFESSIONALS WITHOUT A GRADUATE DEGREE.  CCAHA WILL PARTNER WITH DREXEL UNIVERSITY’S LENFEST CENTER FOR CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS TO CONNECT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WORKING ON DREXEL COLLECTIONS AS CONSERVATION TECHNICIANS. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CCAHA STAFF, STUDENTS WILL LEARN KEY COMPETENCIES RELATED TO THE HANDLING, TREATMENT AND CARE OF MUSEUM OBJECTS, AS WELL AS SPECIFIC SKILLS RELATED TO THE DIGITIZATION OF MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A TOOLKIT FOR IMPLEMENTING SIMILAR INITIATIVES BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND CONSERVATION LABORATORIES, SO THAT UNDERGRADUATES AT OTHER COLLEGES MAY ALSO BENEFIT.

THE CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS WILL PARTNER WITH LYRASIS TO DEVELOP A SUITE OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR COLLECTIONS CARE STAFF AND RELATED VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN WITH LISTENING SESSIONS WITH MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND ARCHIVES TO LEARN ABOUT THE NUANCES OF SUCCESSION PLANNING STRATEGIES. FINDINGS WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS TECHNICAL BULLETINS, RESOURCE LISTS, CHECKLISTS, FACT SHEETS, INFOGRAPHICS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND VIDEOS. THE CENTER WILL OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO PRESENT STRATEGIES TO PREPARE FOR STAFFING TRANSITIONS AND WILL DISSEMINATE MATERIALS ONLINE AND THROUGH CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND WEBINARS. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST MUSEUM LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNING BODIES IN UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITY OF COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP ROLES, TO SUPPORT MUSEUM LEADERS IN FOSTERING GROWTH IN THESE POSITIONS, AND TO HELP ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR MUSEUM COLLECTIONS.

THE CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS (CCAHA) WILL DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF MUSEUM COLLECTIONS DURING PERIODS OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, SUCH AS ORGANIZATIONAL CLOSURES, MERGERS, OR SHIFTS IN STRATEGIC FOCUS. CCAHA WILL WORK WITH A CONSULTANT TO DESIGN A FRAMEWORK GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE-BASED CONFLICT RESOLUTION THEORY. PROJECT STAFF WILL CREATE CONFLICT-RESOLUTION TOOLS AS WELL AS GENERATE A RESOURCE TOOLKIT. THE TOOLKIT WILL INCLUDE FORMS AND TEMPLATES, A RESOURCE BANK OF PUBLISHED RESOURCES, AND A COLLECTION OF CASE STUDIES FROM ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE NAVIGATED INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT STAFF AT SMALL MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC SITES WHO ARE STEWARDING COLLECTIONS FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN TRANSITION TO ENSURE BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLECTIONS ARE PRIORITIZED THROUGH ANY OUTCOME.

PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

ROBERT CORNELIUS AND EARLY PIONEERING DAGUERREOTYPISTS DATABASE PROJECT

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND TRAVEL COSTS FOR A ONE-YEAR POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND TRAVEL FOR A ONE-YEAR POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A ONE-YEAR POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND TRAVEL FOR A ONE-YEAR POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A ONE-YEAR POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A POST-GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A POST-GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A POST-GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A POSTGRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A POST-GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A POST GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.

TO SUPPORT A ONE-YEAR POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN PAPER CONSERVATION.