Imperial Valley Desert Museum Society Inc

ENDOWING THE IMPERIAL VALLEY DESERT MUSEUM: BROADENING HUMANITIES PERSPECTIVES IN ARCHEOLOGY AND IN NON-MUSEUM GOING DEMOGRAP

COMMUNITY FACILITIES - ECONOMIC IMPACT INITIATIVE GRANTS

THE IMPERIAL VALLEY DESERT MUSEUM WILL IMPROVE THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF ITS COLLECTIONS BY RENOVATING ITS STORAGE AREAS. THE MUSEUM WILL RESTRUCTURE THE INTERNAL LAYOUT OF ITS STORAGE SPACES FROM A GROUPING OF FOUR SEPARATE ROOMS INTO A SINGLE INTEGRATED SPACE. THE SPACE WILL BE FURTHER EXPANDED BY REPLACING FIXED-SHELF STORAGE WITH ROLLING SHELF STORAGE UNITS. COLLECTIONS WILL BE REBOXED AND RELABELED AS PART OF THE REHOUSING PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO ADDRESS PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN EARLIER ASSESSMENTS THROUGH BOTH THE MUSEUM ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION PROGRAMS. THE NEW STORAGE AREA WILL SUPPORT ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL AND PEST CONTROL MONITORING IN ADDITION TO ALLOWING THE MUSEUM TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER GROUPS OF VISITING RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS.

THE IMPERIAL VALLEY DESERT MUSEUM WILL USE FUNDS TO HIRE A CURATORIAL FELLOW TO WORK WITH AN INDIGENOUS KUMEYAAY CONSULTANT. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL COMPLETE AN ASSESSMENT OF CERAMIC ARTIFACTS IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ANCESTRAL KUMEYAAY SOCIAL GROUP ACTIVITIES AS INTERPRETED THROUGH THEIR POTTERY ASSEMBLAGES. STAFF WILL UPLOAD AND RECORD THE ANALYSES INTO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE RESULTING DATASET WILL THEN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REQUEST ON THE MUSEUM’S WEBSITE FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, CERAMIC SPECIALISTS, TRIBAL NATIONS, AND OTHER CULTURAL SPECIALISTS.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES - ECONOMIC IMPACT INITIATIVE GRANTS

PERSISTENT POVERTY CF GRANT

ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT: IMPROVING COLLECTIONS STORAGE AT THE IMPERIAL VALLEY DESERT MUSEUM