Greenville Museum Of Art Inc

THE GREENVILLE MUSEUM OF ART WILL UPDATE ITS PERMANENT COLLECTIONS STORAGE AREA BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS RECENT CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION (CAP) REPORT. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TEMPORARILY RELOCATING ARTWORK, THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF HIGH-DENSITY STORAGE SYSTEMS, REHOUSING THE COLLECTION, AND ENHANCING CATALOG RECORDS. THE MUSEUM WILL PARTNER WITH EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE TWO PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS TO SUPPORT PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOP INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED LONG-TERM STORAGE AND INCREASED CAPACITY FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH OF THE COLLECTION, BENEFITING STAFF, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND FACULTY, AND THE PUBLIC.

GREENVILLE MUSEUM OF ART ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES [THIS PROJECT INCLUDES PURCHASING SUPPLIES AND RECEIVING TRAINING NEEDED TO BETTER CARE FOR OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION AT THE GREENVILLE MUSEUM OF ART (GMOA). FIRST, THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT OUR ONGOING PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES BY FUNDING MUCH-NEEDED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, INCLUDING A PSYCHROMETER, LIGHT METER, A-D STRIPS, AND MORE. SECOND, IT WILL SUPPORT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR PRESERVING OUR COLLECTION BY ALLOWING US TO HOST A WORKSHOP ON THE RECOVERY OF WET ARTIFACTS AND PURCHASE OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES, INCLUDING A SMALL GENERATOR AND DEHUMIDIFIERS. OUR PRIMARY GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE TO GROW OUR INSTITUTIONAL AND STAFF CAPACITY FOR 1) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND 2) REGULAR PRESERVATION AND PREVENTATIVE CONSERVATION OF THE GMOA?S COLLECTION AND LOANS.]