Collections Care and Management at 10 Area Museums

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,876
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota's Historic Northwest
Start Date
September 2010
End Date
March 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Clearwater
Clearwater
Project Overview

Twelve northwestern MN museums joined together to form the Minnesota's Historic Northwest group. The group, which includes: Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Norman, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk County Historical Societies, the East Polk heritage Center and the McIntosh Arts and Heritage Center collaborated to purchase supplies and to conduct workshops about artifact storage.

Purchasing in quantity reduced costs enabling the purchase of more and more varied items. Three peer training sessions, focusing on proper conservation methods, were held at Roseau, Shevlin and Thief River Falls between October, 2010 and February, 2011.

All participants benefitted from the materials received as well as the best practices learned.

Project Details
To improve collections care and storage at history museums in 11 northwestern Minnesota counties
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,876
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,165
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Tamara
Last Name
Edevold
Street Address
412 Geary Avenue NE
City
Bagley
State
MN
Zip Code
56621
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000