Category Archives: Museums for America

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

Posted on October 4, 2012 by admin

By Connie Bodner, Senior Museum Program Officer IMLS, the American Institute for Conservation, and Heritage Preservation, welcome you to a new blog series, “From the Bench.” Every day in museum, library, and private labs across the country, conservators go about … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections Care/Preservation, From the Bench Series, Museums for America | 1 Comment

Museum Program Changes

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin

By Claudia French Deputy Director for Museums, IMLS This year, we at the IMLS Office of Museum Services took a fresh look at our grant guidelines and categories with an eye toward making the grant application process easier and more … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Museum Professionals, Conservation Project Support, Museums for America, National Leadership Grants | 6 Comments

IMLS on YouTube: Pratt Museum Explores the Science, Art, and Culture of Kachemak Bay

Posted on April 3, 2012 by koconnell

In our latest featured YouTube video, the Pratt Museum in Homer Alaska describes its Museums for America project, The Kachemak Bay: An Exploration of People and Place, which aligned educational programming to a new focus and deepened relationships with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Heritage/Sustainability, Museums for America | 1 Comment

IMLS on YouTube: MFA Grant Helps Preserve Johnson City Photos

Posted on March 14, 2012 by koconnell

By Kevin O’Connell, IMLS Senior Public Affairs Officer Here’s another in our series of YouTube videos about the work being done with IMLS Museums for America grants. The Johnson County Museum, a half-century old history museum in suburban Kansas describes … Continue reading →

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IMLS on YouTube: National Aquarium Teaches with Watershed Moments

Posted on February 3, 2012 by koconnell

Please watch this video on the IMLS YouTube Channel. It features staff members of the National Aquarium in Baltimore describing “Watershed Moments,” a staff-led interactive program for presentation in its 250-seat auditorium. Funded by an IMLS Museums for America grant, … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment and Energy, Museums for America | 3 Comments