FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
July 26, 2007
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Announces Recipients of 2007 Museum Grants for
African American History and Culture
Washington, DC—Dr.
Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS), today announced the awards
for the Museums Grants for African American History and
Culture. Ten grants, totaling $880,028 will provide opportunities
for the staff of African American museums across the country
to gain knowledge and abilities in the areas of management,
operations, programming, collections care and other museum
skills. Click
here for a list of the recipients with descriptions of
the grant projects.
“African American museums are vital
to preserving and spotlighting a seminal part of our shared
history and culture,” said Dr. Radice. “Now
in its second year, Museum Grants for African American
History and Culture is helping to safeguard that legacy
by providing opportunities for training, professional
development, and additional staff resources. These grants
help to build institutional capacity and increase sustainability,
so that the talented and dedicated staffs of these museums
can meet the challenges of the future with a strengthened
hand.”
In 2003, the National Museum of African
American History and Culture Act authorized IMLS, in consultation
with the Council and Director of the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of African American History and Culture
(NMAHHC), to create a new grant program to strengthen
African American museum services.
Museum Grants for African American History
and Culture are intended to build professional capacity
in the African American museum community. They provide
opportunities for African American museums to design projects
that will enhance institutional capacity and sustainability
through professional training, networking and mentoring
opportunities, technical assistance, outside expertise,
and other tools.
The agency received 41 applications requesting over $3
million. African American museums continue to be eligible
for other IMLS grant programs and the agency encourages
applications.
|
