Design a HVAC/Insulation System for the Helmberger-Johnston Building
To hire a qualified consultant to design an appropriate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a museum collections space.
$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org
We have no way of measuring the impact of this project, in terms of increased attendance and expanded numbers of programs, because we have not installed a HVAC system in the Helmberger building to date.
However, the lack of an air-conditioned space for large gatherings continues to be an albatross for Wheels Across the Prairie. On several recent occasions we have been forced to squeeze people into a small space in our air-conditioned Main Barn for meetings. Our pork sandwich fund-raiser in the Helmberber building over the Labor Day weekend, is greatly diminished by the heat and flies allowed in by open doors.
Sultry summer conditions continue to inhibit visitors from spending time in the buildings.
We continue to notice mold and corrosion issues with our collections in the Helmberger building. (Century-old oak panels from an old band and fixtures from the opld Red Rooster Cafe are among the examples).
We do feel that our attendance would increase, once our Helmberger displays are in a more customer-friendly environment.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org