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MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

NATIVE AMERICAN GALLERIES REINSTALLATION: THE GREAT LAKES INITIATIVE AND THE NATIONS WITHIN

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE EITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND WESTERN ART IN INDIANAPOLIS WILL BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT EVALUATION WORK THAT WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION TO OPTIMIZE VISITOR EXPERIENCES. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A FULL-TIME MANAGER OF INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH TO AUDIENCE RESEARCH. THE MUSEUM ALSO WILL PROVIDE STAFF WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN EVALUATION METHODS. THE MUSEUM WILL ROLL OUT THE EVALUATION PROJECT, WHICH WILL INFORM ALL OF THE MUSEUM'S FUTURE PROGRAMMING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPENING OF THE MUSEUM'S NEWLY REIMAGINED AND REINSTALLED NATIVE AMERICAN GALLERY. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CAUSED DRASTIC CHANGES IN VISITATION. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, THE MUSEUM WILL LEARN ABOUT NEW VISITATION TRENDS WHILE DEVELOPING A NEW FOCUS ON AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND A VISITOR-CENTERED APPROACH TO EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND EXPERIENCES THROUGH A MUSEUM-WIDE COMMITMENT TO AUDIENCE RESEARCH.

RENOVATION OF A WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR ART STORAGE TO SUPPORT PREVENTATIVE CONSERVATION [THE PLANNING PROJECT INVOLVES DETERMINING SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT RENOVATING OF A PORTION (1,500 SQ. FT.) OF OUR WAREHOUSE SPACE (3,000 SQ. FEET) WITHIN THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING FOR ART STORAGE. IN THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT, A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM WILL DETERMINE IF WE NEED A NEW HVAC OR CAN MODIFY OUR EXISTING SYSTEM, ACQUIRE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS INCORPORATING SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION STRATEGIES, AND INTEGRATE PREVENTATIVE CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STORAGE FURNITURE.]

TO SUPPORT SALARY COSTSFORTHE REINSTALLATION OF THE MUSEUM'S NATIVE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF PROGRAMMING CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE. 

TO SUPPORT PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS OF NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE MUSIC AND STORYTELLING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIAN MARKET AND FESTIVAL.

TO SUPPORT THE EITELJORG INDIAN MARKET AND FESTIVAL.

DETAILED CONDITION SURVEY OF 48 GREAT LAKES AMERICAN INDIAN TEXTILES FROM THE EITELJORG MUSEUM'S GREAT LAKES COLLECTION

CONSERVATION SURVEY OF HIGH PRIORITY CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN AND WESTERN ARTWORK [THE EITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND WESTERN ART WILL CONTRACT AN OBJECTS CONSERVATOR TO CONDUCT A DETAILED CONDITION SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS INCLUDING BASKETRY, SCULPTURE, METAL, ANIMAL MATERIALS, AND PAINTED SURFACES, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF MULTI-COMPONENT INSTALLATION WORKS. ALL ITEMS ARE HIGH PRIORITY FOR EXHIBITION AND LOAN. THE PROJECT?S PRINCIPAL GOAL IS TO PRESERVE THESE HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS SO THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE TO BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC, AND TO MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN UNDERTAKING THAT RESPONSIBILITY.]

IMPROVING THE ROLLED STORAGE OF NATIVE AMERICAN TEXTILES

DETAILED CONDITION SURVEY OF A NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTION