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"THE HENRY FORD WILL CONSERVE, REHOUSE, RELOCATE, AND CREATE FULLY DIGITAL CATALOG RECORDS FOR OVER 2,500 ITEMS CURRENTLY HOUSED IN ITS INDUSTRIAL COLLECTIONS STORAGE BUILDING. PROJECT ARTIFACTS WILL UNDERGO MOLD REMEDIATION, BE CLEANED AND STABILIZED, AND HAVE CATALOG RECORDS CREATED OR UPDATED AND PROPERLY FORMATTED. THE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND ADDED TO THE MUSEUM'S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS DATABASE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH LONG-STANDING PRESERVATION ISSUES OF OVERCROWDING, DIRT, MOLD, AND THE ASSOCIATED DETERIORATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS. PROPER REHOUSING WILL IMPROVE THE COLLECTIONS' PHYSICAL SAFETY, REDUCE CROWDING, AND MAKE THEM EASIER TO CARE FOR AND MAINTAIN. ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED BY MAKING THESE ARTIFACTS PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE FOR EXHIBITIONS, OR OTHER USES, AND VIRTUALLY AVAILABLE TO ALL THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S ONLINE COLLECTIONS CATALOG, WHICH INCLUDES NEARLY 60,000 ITEMS."

ROOF REPLACEMENT OF THE HENRY FORD'S MAIN STORAGE BUILDING

THE HENRY FORD WILL CLEAN, REHOUSE, AND CREATE DIGITAL CATALOG RECORDS FOR OVER 300 ARTIFACTS RELATING TO ENERGY, MOBILITY, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS ISSUES OF OVERCROWDING, DIRT, MOLD, AND ASSOCIATED ARTIFACT DETERIORATION IN THE STORAGE AREA, WHILE FOSTERING BOTH PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL COLLECTIONS ITEMS. MUSEUM STAFF WILL CLEAN THE ARTIFACTS AND REMEDIATE MOLD AS NEEDED, UPDATE CATALOG RECORDS, AND ASSESS WHICH OBJECTS ARE MOST AT RISK OF DETERIORATION. ABOUT 100 PRIORITIZED OBJECTS WILL BE STABILIZED, RECEIVE ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION TREATMENT, PHOTOGRAPHED, AND ADDED TO MUSEUM'S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. THE MUSEUM AND THE STAFF WILL BENEFIT FROM HAVING GREATER ACCESS TO THE OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION THROUGH THE CREATION OF CATALOG RECORDS AND DIGITAL IMAGES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE WIDELY THROUGH THE ONLINE COLLECTION PORTAL.

THE HENRY FORD WILL CONSERVE, REHOUSE, AND CREATE FULLY DIGITAL CATALOG RECORDS FOR OBJECTS IN ITS COLLECTION RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. MUSEUM STAFF WILL CONDUCT MOLD REMEDIATION, CLEANING, AND STABILIZING TREATMENTS TO CONSERVE OBJECTS. TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A FULL-TIME CONSERVATOR AND A COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST AS WELL AS A PART-TIME CATALOGER AND AN ASSOCIATE CURATOR. PROJECT STAFF WILL CREATE AND UPDATE OBJECT RECORDS WITH PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMPROVE BOTH PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS AND OBJECTS THROUGH REHOUSING AND DIGITIZATION. THEY WILL MAKE CATALOG RECORDS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE WITH ASSOCIATED OBJECT NARRATIVES ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FOOD SYSTEMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE HENRY FORD (THF) WILL EXPAND ITS CURRENT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND CREATE NEW PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE GUESTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) AND SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER (SPD) TO BETTER ACCESS THF?S COLLECTIONS, DAILY PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. AFTER REALIZING THE BARRIERS TO VISITING THF FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ASD/SPD, THF WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ITS SENSORY FRIENDLY DAY PROGRAMMING AND INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF ITS SENSORY FRIENDLY EVENTS. TO MAKE THESE VISITS MORE WELCOMING AND EDUCATIONAL FOR THIS AUDIENCE, THF WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND DELIVER NEW TRAINING FOR STAFF MEMBERS DESIGNED TO BROADEN AWARENESS AND DEVELOP EXPERIENCE DELIVERY/SERVICE SKILLS AROUND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH ASD/SPD.

AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AT THE HENRY FORD

AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AT THE HENRY FORD

AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AT THE HENRY FORD

AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AT THE HENRY FORD

AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AT THE HENRY FORD

AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AT THE HENRY FORD

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CATALOGING THE LAND TRANSPORT SERIALS COLLECTION AT THE HENRY FORD

THE HENRY FORD WILL PARTNER WITH THE HENRY FORD LEARNING INSTITUTE TO INTRODUCE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM MEMBERS TO IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TOOLS FOR INNOVATION AND INNOVATIVE THINKING. THE PROJECT WILL BE BASED ON THE INSTITUTE'S MODEL I: AN INNOVATION LEARNING FRAMEWORK, WHICH OUTLINES THE ACTIONS OF INNOVATION AND THE HABITS OF INNOVATORS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CREATE A SET OF ASSETS, RESOURCES, AND AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE ROLLOUT OF THE MODEL SO THAT MUSEUM STAFF WILL UNDERSTAND IT IN THE MUSEUM CONTEXT, APPLY IT TO THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE, AND BECOME MORE INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE THINKERS AND DOERS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNDERLYING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL, ASSOCIATED WORKSHOPS, AND LEARNING AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS TO BE ADAPTABLE FOR USE WITH OTHER MUSEUMS AND OTHER LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS.