Cincinnati Museum Center

TAS::89 0321::TAS NEW AWARD #DE-EE0003898 WITH CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER (BT CDP) ENTITLED "SUSTAINABILITY AT CINCINNATI'S UNION TERMINAL"

OURSTORY: MAKING HISTORY RELEVANT FOR NEW GENERATIONS [OURSTORY: MAKING HISTORY RELEVANT FOR NEW GENERATIONS IS A CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL, CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN AND INTERPRET CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER (CMC) AND NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER (NURFC)'S RICH HISTORY COLLECTIONS, WHICH TOGETHER NUMBER MORE THAN 1.42 MILLION ITEMS. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, WHICH COMES AT A CRITICAL MOMENT FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, WILL SUPPORT COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT. FUNDING WILL SUSTAIN THE ONGOING ACTIVITIES OF CURRENT CMC AND NURFC STAFF WHO PRESERVE, INTERPRET AND SHARE BOTH MUSEUMS' HISTORY COLLECTIONS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE HIRING OF THREE NEW POSITIONS, CMC'S CURATOR OF HISTORICAL OBJECTS AND NURFC'S CURATOR AND MANAGER OF EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT''WHO WILL PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS THAT SHARE AND CONTEXTUALIZE HISTORY FOR THE PUBLIC.] [PURPOSE:'THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER AS THEY IMPROVE THEIR COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY ACROSS MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS CURATORIAL AND COLLECTIONS POSITIONS TO SUSTAIN THE ONGOING ACTIVITIES OF MUSEUM STAFF WHO INTERPRET MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND CREATE PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION, STAFF WILL INCREASE THEIR EFFORTS IN PRESERVING HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AND DEVELOPING PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS ON REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES:'THIS GRANT WOULD SUSTAIN CURRENT MUSEUM INITIATIVES WHILE ALSO FUNDING THE STAFF TO PLAN FOR IMPORTANT HUMANITIES COLLABORATIONS IN THE FUTURE.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT LOCAL AND NATIONAL MUSEUM VISITORS AS WELL AS REMOTE RESEARCHERS AND PATRONS TO THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER ONLINE.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:'THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUB-AWARD FUNDS.]

IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI-HAMILTON COUNTY TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL LEARNING MODEL FOR GREATER CINCINNATI. THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY WILL COMBINE ITS STRENGTHS AND ASSETS TO CREATE AND DELIVER SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES (SAVE). SAVE WILL FOCUS ON FIVE UNDER-RESOURCED DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS BY EXPANDING DIGITAL ACCESS AND PROFICIENCY INCREASING DIGITAL LEARNING ENGAGEMENT FOR PRE-K THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS SCHOOLING ALL OR PARTIALLY AT HOME AND PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT OF SENIOR ADULTS TO LESSEN SOCIAL ISOLATION. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE MUSEUM, LIBRARY, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOP ROBUST, EQUITY-CENTERED PRACTICES TO SCALE AND SHARE.

CSBR: OWNERSHIP TRANSFER: TRANSFER OF THE ORPHANED UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTION TO THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER

CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER WILL FABRICATE AND INSTALL THE EXHIBIT ANCIENT WORLDS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, COMBINING ITS INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 450,000 SPECIMENS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY. USING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND INCLUSIVE LENS, THE EXHIBIT WILL BLEND SCIENCE, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY TO ENLIVEN STORIES OF THE CITY’S PREHISTORIC ENVIRONMENT. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PREPARING AND REVIEWING GALLERY DESIGNS, FABRICATING AND TESTING PROTOTYPES, AND BUILDING OUT THE EXHIBIT AND ADJOINING PALEO LAB. THE EXHIBIT WILL ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CINCINNATIANS AND OTHER VISITORS, SERVING AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF ORDOVICIAN FOSSILS.

THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER WILL DEVELOP A PERMANENT EXHIBITION TO SHOWCASE ITS INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTION AND DEVELOP RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT BUILDS ON A STRONG COMMITMENT TO GENDER EQUITY. USING FOCUS GROUPS, PROTOTYPES, SURVEYS, AND FEEDBACK FROM EXISTING PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUM WILL INCORPORATE COMMUNITY INPUT FROM KEY AUDIENCES INTO THE DESIGN OF THE 4,800 SQUARE-FOOT IMMERSIVE GALLERY, WHICH WILL BLEND SCIENCE, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY. THE MUSEUM WILL ENGAGE EXTERNAL DESIGNERS TO CREATE SCHEMATIC AND FINAL EXHIBIT DESIGNS. THE MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP AND TEST RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON ENGAGING GIRLS AGES 7 TO 14 IN STEM ACTIVITIES.

CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER WILL DEVELOP AND DESIGN A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITION, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES GALLERY, WHICH WILL EXPLORE THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION’S LONG HISTORY OF HUMAN HABITATION, FROM THE EARLIEST NATIVE AMERICAN SOCIETIES TO THE TRIBAL NATIONS THAT STILL CALL THE CENTRAL OHIO VALLEY HOME. THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD ON RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVENTEEN FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBAL NATIONS, ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE MUSEUM’S ONGOING NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT (NAGPRA) WORK. THE PROJECT TEAM, COMPRISED OF MUSEUM STAFF, TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES, EXHIBITION DESIGN CONTRACTORS, AND LOCAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY EXPERTS, WILL MEET REGULARLY IN-PERSON AND IN HYBRID TO CO-CREATE THE EXHIBITION SCHEMATIC AND FINAL EXHIBIT DESIGN. USING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND INCLUSIVE LENS, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES GALLERY WILL CENTER AND SHARE INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES, FEATURE APPROPRIATE CULTURAL RESOURCES STEWARDED BY THE MUSEUM, AND COMMUNICATE THE MESSAGE THAT INDIGENOUS CULTURES LIVE AND THRIVE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI TODAY.

CONG. SETASIDES, MUSEUMS

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES OPPORTUNITY P24AS00545 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PHYSICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER TO FUND A CONSERVATOR FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE HISTORIC J.P. BALL PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION.

THE ROLE OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN THE INTERPRETATION OF STRATOPHENETIC PATTERNS IN THE PALEOZOIC

MRI: AQUISITION OF A MOLECULAR ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS LABORATORY AT CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER

CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER CONSULTATION/DOCUMENTATION GRANT FY20

CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER CONSULTATION/DOCUMENTATION GRANT FY18

FY 2017 NAGPRA CONSULTATION/DOCUMENTATION GRANTS - CINCINNATI MUSEUM

CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER NAGPRA CONSULTATION/DOCUMENTATION GRANT FY16

THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER (CMC) WILL COMMEMORATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF JEWISH COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE CITY BY DESIGNING AND PRODUCING A MAJOR EXHIBITION. DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH JEWISH CINCINNATI BICENTENNIAL, THE EXHIBITION WILL ANCHOR THIS COMMUNITY-WIDE CELEBRATION AND SERVE AS A SAFE, TRUSTED SPACE FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMMING TOGETHER. THE EXHIBITION WILL PROVIDE A SWEEPING HISTORY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JEWS TO CINCINNATI OVER THE LAST 200 YEARS, INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BE PROUD OF THEIR HERITAGE AND INVITE VISITORS TO CONNECT THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE OF JEWISH IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS. THE EXHIBIT WILL INVITE EVERYONE IN CINCINNATI, NO MATTER WHAT CULTURE OR FAITH, TO BE PART OF THIS SHARED STORY BY HONORING THE DISTINCT TRADITIONS AND IDENTITIES THAT EACH PERSON CARRIES.

BLM-MT, ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL STUDIES AND CURATION SUPPORT, CINNCINATI MUSEUM

AHEAD OF OUR TIME: INTERRELIGIOUS COOPERATION GENDER RACE AND LABOR AT CINCINNATI'S UNION TERMINAL

TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC ART DECO MURALS IN THE DINING ROOM SUITE IN CINCINNATI'S UNION TERMINAL HOME OF THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER

NATIONAL AWARD FOR MUSEUM SERVICE

MT DAK CURATION SUPPORT FOR BLM DINOSAUR SPECIMENS HELD AT CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER