PRESERVATION AND ACCESS AWARDS
Division of Preservation and Access
Announced: July 2005

American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $600,000
Match: $50,000
The installation of fire and security systems in Library Hall for the protection of the society's resources in early American history and the history of science and technology, as well as manuscripts and printed materials documenting the cultural and intellectual heritage of the nation.
http://www.amphilsoc.org/

American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA
Outright: $36,398
Match: $42,299
The purchase of storage furniture to rehouse American textiles in the museum's collections.
http://www.athm.org/home_framemiddle1.htm

Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Outright: $600,000
Match: $50,000
The purchase of storage furniture and rehousing of 20,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present, including Asian art, European and American paintings and decorative art, sculpture, prints and drawings, American Indian art, and African art.
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $600,000
Match: $50,000
The purchase of storage furniture for the museum's 150,000 prints, drawings, and photographs, which will be relocated to the recently acquired Perelman Building after its renovation and expansion.
http://www.philamuseum.org/main.asp

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
Outright: $584,041
Improvements in environmental conditions, fire protection, and lighting in three historic buildings that display and interpret collections of American decorative, fine, and folk art.
http://www.shelburnemuseum.com/?flash=true

University of South Carolina, Columbia, Columbia, SC
Outright: $93,405
The rehousing of 11 million feet of film documenting world history, society, and culture from the years 1919 to1934 and 1942 to 1944.
http://www.sc.edu/

Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum, Decorah, IA
Outright: $222,615
The purchase and installation of environmental, fire detection and suppression, and security systems; the purchase and installation of compact shelving; the documentation and cleaning of artifacts; the relocation and rehousing of the collections in the newly renovated storage area.
http://vesterheim.org/index.php

Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA
Outright: $488,077
The purchase of compact shelving and re housing of archives related to the history of business in Virginia from the 18th through the 20th century.
http://www.vahistorical.org/