Indiana State Museum Foundation Inc

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURESOPPORTUNITY P24AS00544 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 INDIANA STATE MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC., TO WATERPROOF THE FOUNDATION AND PERFORM INTERIOR REPAIRS OF TO THE HISTORIC LEVI AND CATHARINE HOUSE.

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT FOR ANGEL MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE [THE INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES WILL DEVELOP A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT (CLR) FOR ITS ANGEL MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE, A MAJOR MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURAL CENTER AROUND 1000-1450 CE FOCUSED ON A PLANNED TOWN WITH MULTIPLE EARTHWORKS. THE CLR WILL BRING TOGETHER ESSENTIAL RESEARCH ABOUT THIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND GUIDE STEWARDSHIP OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING: ITS PRESERVATION; RESTORATION OF NATURAL LANDSCAPES; DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-TERM INTERPRETIVE AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE GOALS THAT FULLY INTEGRATE NATIVE PERSPECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ARCHAEOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT; AND USE BY DESCENDANT NATIVE NATIONS. IT WILL ALSO BE THE FIRST STEP IN PLANNING A TOTAL REDESIGN OF THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, TO BE COMPLETED BY 2026.] [PURPOSE:?THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT A MUSEUM IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA TO PREPARE A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT FOR A NATIVE AMERICAN MOUNDS HISTORIC SITE.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS HISTORIC PRESERVATION STAFF WHO WILL PREPARE RESEARCH ABOUT THE ANGEL MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND GUIDE STEWARDSHIP OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING: ITS PRESERVATION; RESTORATION OF NATURAL LANDSCAPES; THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-TERM INTERPRETIVE AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE GOALS THAT FULLY INTEGRATE NATIVE PERSPECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ARCHAEOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT; AND USE BY DESCENDANT NATIVE NATIONS.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?THIS GRANT WOULD FUND THE CREATION OF A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT WHICH WILL INFORM HOW THE PROPERTY WILL BE CARED FOR IN THE FUTURE AND WILL ALSO BE THE FIRST STEP IN PLANNING A TOTAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE TO BE COMPLETED BY 2026.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE ANGEL MOUNDS HISTORIC SITE, RESEARCHERS, THE PUBLIC, AND THE NATIVE PEOPLE DESCENDANT FROM THE ORIGINAL CREATORS OF THE SITE.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUB-AWARD FUNDS. ]

SOULS SEEKING SAFETY: INTERPRETING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EXPERIENCE IN INDIANA

THE INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES WILL CREATE A HANDS-ON, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE ABOUT LEGENDARY AFRICAN AMERICAN CYCLIST MARSHALL "MAJOR" TAYLOR. THE EXHIBIT WILL FEATURE A 1900-ERA LOCKER ROOM, A BICYCLE SHOP THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW BIKE DESIGN IMPACTS PERFORMANCE, AND THREE TROPHIES TAYLOR WON OVERSEAS. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE BICYCLES AND PARTICIPATE IN AN ANIMATED RACE. THE MUSEUM WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY'S CENTER FOR BLACK LITERATURE AND CULTURE, US BICYCLING HALL OF FAME, BIKE INDIANAPOLIS, AND CENTRAL INDIANA BICYCLING ASSOCIATION. THE EXHIBIT WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF MAJOR TAYLOR, HIS ACHIEVEMENTS, AND HIS CONNECTIONS TO INDIANAPOLIS AND INDIANA, AND WILL PROVIDE A SHARED EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON RACE AND OUR ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. VISITORS CAN CONTEMPLATE AND TAKE ACTION AROUND BIKE EQUITY, ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION, AND URBAN DESIGN, EXPLORE CYCLING AND RIDE BICYCLES TOGETHER.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "200 YEARS OF INDIANA ART: A CULTURAL LEGACY."

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION FELRATH HINES: DARK TO LIGHT.