Baltimore Museum Of Art Inc

CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT

BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT

ENGAGING NEW INSTALLATION OF AFRICAN ART AT THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART WILL COMPLETE THE INVENTORY, DIGITIZATION, MOVE, AND REHOUSING OF THEIR COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 65,000 PRINTS, DRAWINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 15TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL STAFF TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF THE COLLECTION, UPDATING OBJECT RECORDS WITH NEW/CORRECTED DESCRIPTIVE DATA AND OBJECT LOCATIONS; STABILIZATION AND REHOUSING AS NEEDED, WITH ISSUES IDENTIFIED FOR CONSERVATION STAFF; CAPTURING DIGITAL IMAGES OF APPROXIMATELY 52,000 OBJECTS (80 PERCENT OF THE COLLECTION); AND RELOCATION OF ALL 65,192 OBJECTS TO THE NEW CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF PRINTS, DRAWINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THE PROJECT WILL MAKE THE COLLECTION WIDELY PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE PRESERVING IT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART WILL CATALOG, PHOTOGRAPH, RESEARCH, AND INTERPRET WORKS OF AMERICAN PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND DECORATIVE ARTS IN PREPARATION FOR A REINSTALLATION OF ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION. MUSEUM STAFF WILL WORK WITH CONTRACTORS TO SAFELY MOVE THE ARTWORK, CREATE NEW PHYSICAL DISPLAYS FOR REINSTALLED OBJECTS, AND DEVELOP DIGITAL APPLICATIONS TO INTERFACE WITH IN-GALLERY EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE TEMPORARY STAFF TO ASSIST THE PROJECT, INCLUDING A CATALOGER OF AMERICAN ART, A CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN, AND AN ART PREPARATOR. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, THE MUSEUM WILL MAKE THE AMERICAN ART COLLECTION PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH AN ONLINE COLLECTIONS PLATFORM FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURATORS AND CONSERVATORS AS WELL AS EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS.

REINSTALLATION OF AMERICAN ART AT THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

MONSTERS & MYTHS: TRANSATLANTIC SURREALISM IN THE 1930S AND 1940S

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART WILL INCREASE STAFF COMPETENCIES IN INCLUSIVE DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EFFECT SCALABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE INCREASING ALL STAFF'S BASELINE UNDERSTANDING OF INCLUSIVE DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO THEIR WORK; DEVELOPING PRACTICAL TOOLS AND POLICIES TO IMPLEMENT INCLUSIVE DESIGN IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS, DIGITAL AND WEB ACCESS, EXHIBITION INTERPRETATION, AND VISITOR SERVICES; AND ESTABLISHING AN EVALUATION SYSTEM TO MEASURE PROGRESS. AS AN OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES, STAFF, INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT OF THE MUSEUM WILL LEARN HOW TO INCORPORATE INCLUSIVE DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY INTO THEIR JOB, RESULTING IN A MORE ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE WITH APPROPRIATE MICRODATA AND VISUAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR IMAGES, NEW IN-GALLERY INTERPRETATION IN THE FORM OF VISUAL DESCRIPTIONS AND LARGE-FORMAT LABELS, AND MORE ACCESSIBLE WAYFINDING METHODOLOGIES IN ALL FRONT-OF-HOUSE SPACES.

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROCESSING PROJECT

RENAISSANCE WOMAN [THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART (BMA) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A $100,000 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES TO SUPPORT "RENAISSANCE WOMAN" [WORKING TITLE], A TEMPORARY EXHIBITION ON VIEW IN BALTIMORE FROM OCTOBER 1, 2023 TO JANUARY 7, 2024. CURATED AT THE BMA BY DR. ANDALEEB BADIEE BANTA, SENIOR CURATOR OF PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS, "RENAISSANCE WOMAN" WILL BE THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN THEMATIC EXHIBITION IN OVER 40 YEARS TO PRESENT AN EXPANSIVE FEMALE ARTIST-CENTERED APPROACH TO EUROPEAN ART OF THE 15TH THROUGH 18TH CENTURIES. THE EXHIBITION WILL BRING TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 150 OBJECTS EXCLUSIVELY MADE BY WOMEN ARTISTS FROM COLLECTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, AS WELL AS SELECT PRIVATE LOANS. IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY COMPREHENSIVE DIDACTIC MATERIALS AND A ROBUST SLATE OF INTERPRETIVE HUMANITIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH A FULLY ILLUSTRATED 250-PAGE CATALOGUE.]

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

TO SUPPORT THE REINSTALLATION OF THE AFRICAN ART COLLECTION.

TO SUPPORT THE REINSTALLATION OF THE WEST WING FOR CONTEMPORARY ART.

DETAILED PROCESSING OF KEY ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS

TO SUPPORT REINSTALLATION OF THE MUSEUM'S AMERICAN ART COLLECTION.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT SHIPPING AND INSTALLATION COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE GLOBAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS AND HISTORY OF HIP HOP THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART.

TO SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION OF AND ONLINE ACCESS TO THE CLARIBEL AND ETTA CONE COLLECTION.

THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART WILL IMPLEMENT TWO PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (A MULTI-VISIT PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS) AND LITERACY THROUGH THE ARTS (AN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY PRE-K THROUGH FIRST GRADE STUDENTS AND ADMINISTERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY). BOTH PROGRAMS, HISTORICALLY FACILITATED IN PERSON, WERE ADAPTED TO BE VIRTUAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND HAVE REACHED LARGER AUDIENCES THAN EVER BEFORE. GIVEN THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, THE MUSEUM HAS MADE IT A PRIORITY TO PROVIDE HYBRID VERSIONS OF BOTH PROGRAMS AS THE MUSEUM AND SCHOOLS RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION MARK BRADFORD: TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION ON THE WORK OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ARTIST OMAR BA (B. 1977).

TO SUPPORT INSTALLATION COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION FEATURING THE WORK OF JOAN MITCHELL.

TO SUPPORT THE "MATISSE/DIEBENKORN" EXHIBITION WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND RELATED PROGRAMMING.

TO SUPPORT ARTIST PRODUCTION COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION EXAMINING THE GREAT MIGRATION (1915-70) AND ITS IMPACT ON CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS.

NEW VISIONS FOR AFRICAN ART AT THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTIST FEES AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AROUND THE CREATION OF A WORK BY JOYCE J. SCOTT.

TO SUPPORT THE COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITION "ARTISTS & BOOKS," FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION.