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Call for Applications: FY 2013 Museums for America and National Leadership Grants for Museums

October 16, 2012 09:17 AM
IMLS announces new guidelines and a new deadline for the nation’s largest museum grant programs. Read More

 
Grant Awards Announcement: Museums for America

July 19, 2012 07:11 AM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 152 awards totaling $18,113,376 matched with $34,666,759 of non-federal funds for Museums for America Program Grants. IMLS received 470 applications requesting $52,296,907. Read More

 
Blog Post: From the Bench: New Blog Series Highlights the Work of Conservators

October 4, 2012 03:39 PM
Part scientist, part detective, conservators help to protect and preserve objects that have great power to connect us to science, history, art, nature and culture. Read More

 
Blog Post: Museum Program Changes

July 23, 2012 10:43 AM
More than 100 responses will help guide IMLS museum programs. Read More

 
16th-century Flemish tapestry from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Blog Post: Collections Matter

June 1, 2012 12:47 PM
IMLS Senior Program Officer Connie Bodner discusses the importance of collections care in light of the recently announced Conservation Project Support grants and her participation in the annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Read More

 
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January 2013: Ancient Mammoth, Newfound Paleontological Pride


Dee, a Columbian Mammoth, was 65 to 70 when he died approximately 11,600 years ago. In 2010, Dee was reborn as the centerpiece of a major Ice Age exhibit at the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College. Read More

 
Some/One, 2001, © Do Ho Suh, Korean, works in America, born 1962, Stainless steel military dog-tags, nickel plated copper sheets
July 2012: Art Goes to School


The Seattle Art Museum’s “Art Goes to School” project is helping the Museum fulfill its mission of connecting art to life for more K–12 students and their teachers with a range of outreach and professional development activities. Read More

 
GoKids program at the Boston Children’s Museum
January 2012: Boston Children’s Museum Finds Community is Great Teacher


When the Boston Children’s Museum’s KidPower—a new health exhibit—became the anchor exhibit of its new wing, the Museum’s new health focus was literally front and center. They joined the ranks of children’s museums that are becoming a national force in combating childhood obesity and at the same time found they could learn valuable lessons from their local community. Read More

 
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2014 Guide to Funding Programs and Opportunities


This four-page overview of IMLS funding programs provides succinct information on the agency's grant and award programs, as well as agency initiatives and priorities. Read More

 
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Supporting Museums – Serving Communities: An Evaluation of the Museums for America Program (Executive Summary)


Museums for America (MFA) is the largest IMLS grant program for museums. In 2009 and 2010, RMC Research Corporation carried out an independent evaluation of the program and found that it has had an immediate and sustained impact on museum users. Read More