Per the Sept. 29, 2026, Executive Order 14434: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence, IMLS is working to update its communications to incorporate the term “super intelligence” as directed.

University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California)

Log Number: IC-01-11-0230-11

The University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) will conduct a general conservation survey of its art and film collections as well as its current collections storage facilities. BAM/PFA's collection includes more than 16,000 works of art, representing a diversity of global cultures and historical periods, and 14,000 films and videos. This comprehensive assessment is an important part of planning for the museum's move of its collections into a new building and an improved off-site storage facility. The survey will help prioritize conservation treatment needs, develop an updated collection management plan, a strategic building move plan, and a fundraising plan for storage improvements and conservation treatments.