American Indian Collections Purchase

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$208,350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Science Museum of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2009
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Preservation
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
Project Overview

The museum purchased 191 pieces of American Indian artifacts. This will allow the museum to generate and disseminate new cultural heritage knowledge about the collection and share that knowledge with Minnesotans in actual and virtual ways. This will also preserve Minnesota cultural artifacts and keep them in Minnesota.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Laws, 87th Legislature, 2011 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Subd. 6
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$208,350
Direct expenses
$208,350
Measurable Outcome(s)

Aquisition and preservation of 191 historically and culturally significant artifacts associated with Minnesota's Dakota and Ojibwe tribes.

Recipient Board Members
John M. Stanoch, Richard H. King, Mary D. Carter, Richard O. Lund, Russell C. Nelson, Eric J. Jolly, Ellis F. Bullock, Deborah Burke, Tracey J. Mavetz, Ronald L. Christenson, Charles M. Denny, Jr., Edward J. Driscoll, III, Robert Elde
Measurable Outcome(s)

Aquisition and preservation of 191 historically and culturally significant artifacts associated with Minnesota's Dakota and Ojibwe tribes.

Recipient Board Members
John M. Stanoch, Richard H. King, Mary D. Carter, Richard O. Lund, Russell C. Nelson, Eric J. Jolly, Ellis F. Bullock, Deborah Burke, Tracey J. Mavetz, Ronald L. Christenson, Charles M. Denny, Jr., Edward J. Driscoll, III, Robert Elde
Measurable Outcome(s)

Aquisition and preservation of 191 historically and culturally significant artifacts associated with Minnesota's Dakota and Ojibwe tribes.

Recipient Board Members
John M. Stanoch, Richard H. King, Mary D. Carter, Richard O. Lund, Russell C. Nelson, Eric J. Jolly, Ellis F. Bullock, Deborah Burke, Tracey J. Mavetz, Ronald L. Christenson, Charles M. Denny, Jr., Edward J. Driscoll, III, Robert Elde
Administered By
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Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555