Mariners Museum

THE MARINERS MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A NEW TREATMENT TOOL TO FACILITATE CONSERVATION OF WATERLOGGED ARTIFACTS. ORGANIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS ARE RARE, AS THEY RAPIDLY DEGRADE IN MOST ENVIRONMENTS, AND DAMAGING SULFUR CONTAMINATION OCCURS IN ORGANIC MATERIALS EXCAVATED FROM UNDERWATER SITES. THE NEW CONSERVATION TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROJECT WILL REMOVE SULFUR FROM ORGANIC EXCAVATED OBJECTS WHILE THE ARTIFACTS ARE STILL WET AND BEFORE CAUSING DAMAGE TO OBJECTS. THE TECHNIQUE WILL SAVE TIME, MONEY, AND ENERGY FOR CONSERVATION LABORATORIES, AND WILL BENEFIT UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITIES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

THE MARINERS' ENVIRONMENTAL CO-OP

THE MARINERS’ MUSEUM WILL CATALOG AND DIGITIZE OVER 30,000 PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES FROM SEVEN COLLECTIONS. THE COLLECTIONS DOCUMENT THE HISTORIES OF TRANSPORT VIA WATERWAY, SHIPBUILDING, THE U.S. NAVY, AND MARITIME COMMERCE IN COASTAL VIRGINIA, INCLUDING COLLECTIONS OF EDWIN TAPPAN ADNEY, WHO DOCUMENTED INDIGENOUS BARK CANOE TRADITIONS, AND OF NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING, WHICH STILL BUILDS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND SUBMARINES. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A DIGITIZATION SPECIALIST TO WORK WITH A PAID PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN TO DIGITIZE AND STORE COLLECTIONS AT RISK OF DETERIORATION. LASTLY, STAFF WILL MAKE THESE IMAGES AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR STAFF TASKED WITH THE CONSERVATION OF MONITOR ARTIFACTS.

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF MONITOR ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL SERVICES FOR THE ASSOCIATED RECORDS, AND THE CREATION OF

ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORT TO CONSERVE AND INTERPRET ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND ARCHIVAL WORK ASSOCIATE

ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORT TO CONSERVE, AND INTERPRET ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, AND ARCHIVAL WORK ASSOCIATE

PROJECTS CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED THROUGH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS NETWORK AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF: IDENTIFYING, CONSERVING, RESTORING, AND INTERPRETING NATURAL, RECREATIONAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES SITES FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY LINKING SITES WITH TRAILS, TOUR ROADS, SCENIC BYWAYS, AND OTHER CONNECTIONS DEVELOPING AND ESTABLISHING WATERTRAILS COMPRISING WATER ROUTES AND CONNECTIONS TO SITES AND OTHER LAND RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AND CREATING A NETWORK OF SITES AND WATERTRAILS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE RESTORING AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO ON-THE-WATER EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BENEFIT NEWPORT NEWS AND HAMPTON STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE LARGER PENINSULA AND HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY. OVERALL PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE: (1) EDUCATING STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, (2) PROTECTING AND PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH MONITORING OF THE LAKES WATER QUALITY, AND (3) IMPROVING OPEN SPACES TO MAKE NATURE ACCESSIBLE.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

THE NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME MUSEUM PLANS TO IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION LAB AT THEIR BEAUFORT LOCATION AND TO PROCESS AN ENHANCED SCOPE OF UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS WHICH INCLUDE CONTENTS TAKEN FROM SUNKEN U-BOATS AND CIVIL WAR SHIPWRECKS AND REPRESENT MORE THAN 300 YEARS OF NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME LIFE. THE MUSEUM WILL EXPAND ITS CONSERVATION CAPABILITIES BY PURCHASING AN ARRAY OF NEW EQUIPMENT. A BETTER EQUIPPED LAB WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO TREAT LARGER AND MORE COMPLEX ITEMS INHOUSE AND PREPARE THEM FOR DISPLAY MORE QUICKLY. ALL CONSERVATION WORK WILL BE DONE IN PUBLIC VIEW AS A "LIVING EXHIBIT." IT WILL HIRE A PAID INTERN TO HELP WITH CONSERVATION TASKS WHILE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN LEARNING ABOUT CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY.

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THE MARINERS' MUSEUM AND PARK IN VIRGINIA WILL PHOTOGRAPH ALL OF ITS OBJECTS, BEGINNING WITH ITS PETER IFLAND RESEARCH COLLECTION ON NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, AND MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE TO GLOBAL AUDIENCES. DIGITIZING THIS COLLECTION WILL HIGHLIGHT SCIENTIFIC CHANGES OVER TIME, AS WELL AS DOCUMENT THE ARTISTIC COMPONENTS OF EACH OBJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A ROAD MAP FOR FUTURE OBJECT DIGITIZATION EFFORTS. CURRENTLY, ONLY 3,000 OF THE 32,000 OBJECTS IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION ARE PHOTOGRAPHED, DIGITIZED, AND AVAILABLE ONLINE. IMPROVED ONLINE ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS WILL HELP THE MUSEUM FULFILL ITS MISSION AND SUSTAIN A STRONG VIRTUAL PRESENCE DURING AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS THE MUSEUM DISSEMINATES ITS COLLECTIONS MORE WIDELY IN THE LONG TERM, IT EXPECTS TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES INCLUDING RESEARCHERS, AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS.

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PREVENTATIVE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE FOR THE LONG-TERM STORAGE OF CONSERVED OBJECTS FROM THE USS MONITOR COLLECTION

1 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER P22AS001182 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NO P22AS00118 FY 2022 PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING GRANTS PTT GRANTS ARE AWARDED COMPETITIVELY AND ARE INTENDED TO CREATE BETTER TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND APPROACHES TO CONSERVING BUILDINGS, LANDSCAPES, SITES, AND COLLECTIONS THE PTT GRANTS ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING NCPTT , THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE S INNOVATION CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION COMMUNITY 3 PROGRAM GOALS AND BENEFICIARIES THE PTT COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PTT GRANTS WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT DEVELOPS NEW TECHNOLOGIES OR ADAPTS EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES TO PRESERVE CULTURAL RESOURCESSPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS OR SYMPOSIA THAT IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS NATIONAL PRESERVATION NEEDSHOW TO VIDEOS, MOBILE APPLICATIONS, PODCASTS, BEST PRACTICES PUBLICATIONS, OR WEBINARS THAT DISSEMINATE PRACTICAL PRESERVATION METHODS OR PROVIDE BETTER TOOLS FOR PRESERVATION PRACTICETHE RESEARCH PROJECT IN THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES THE FIRST PHASE FOCUSES ON THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING OXIDATION AND EFFLORESCENCE MECHANISMS OF ELEMENTAL SULFUR IN ORGANIC MATERIALS, ALONE AND COMBINED WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL CONSOLIDANTS FOR THIS PURPOSE, A LITERATURE REVIEW WILL BE COMPILED, AND THEN EXPERIMENTS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND CONDUCTED THIS PHASE REQUIRES HIRING A CONSERVATION SCIENCE RESEARCHER STUDENT FOR A TWELVE WEEK PERIOD THE SECOND PHASE WILL FOCUS ON THE REMOVAL OF ELEMENTAL SULFUR FROM WATERLOGGED ORGANICS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERIMENTS WILL BE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST PHASE THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC IN TWO WAYS 1 DETERMINE NEW TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE PRESERVATION OF ORGANIC COLLECTIONS, THEREBY BENEFITING THE CONSERVATION PROFESSION AND 2 PRESERVING COLLECTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT, PROVIDING A BENEFIT THAT IS UNIQUE TO THE MUSEUM FIELD CONTEXT PROVIDING CONTEXT IS THE PROCESS OF USING ARTIFACTS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, HELPING TO INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX IDEAS

THE MARINERS' MUSEUM MOTION PICTURE FILM PRESERVATION PROJECT