All Projects

To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate how well the current system controls the museum environment.

To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate how well the current system controls the environment of the Augsburg University archives.

To hire a qualified and experienced firm to evaluate the museum and programming spaces for accessibility under ADA requirements.

To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate how well the current system controls the museum environment.

The specific purpose of the project was to conduct an evaluation of the University of Minnesota Duluth Museums' Mechanical Systems (also called the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system or HVAC system) to determine what changes and improvements are feasible and necessary to improve the environmental conditions in each of three buildings: Glensheen, Tweed Museum of Art along with a proposed Tweed museum storage and work space on the second floor of the Chester Building.

A comprehensive report, including three options for new service, was developed by a consortium of professionals for a new HVAC system for the Plummer House of the Arts. This group of professionals consisted of an AIA/LEED certified architect, an HVAC engineer, an historical consultant and a forester. The Henry S. Plummer House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains pieces of art and furnishings requiring museum quality climate control.

The Pope County Historical Society hired experienced an HVAC engineer, to conduct an evaluation of their mechanical system.  This included three site visits to document current conditions through interviews, photos and temperature/humidity dataloggers placed throughout the museum.   With this information, they prepared a written analysis including recommendations to improve the HVAC system toward current museum standards.

To hire a qualified museum lighting professional to develop a museum lighting plan.

To hire a qualified museum lighting professional to develop a museum lighting plan.

To provide better organization and analysis of archaeological collections, allowing for greater public access to historic resources.

With the centenary of the U.S. involvement in the Great War in Europe, the experience of predominantly German New Ulm and Brown County continues to have national significance and relevance to current events. The Brown County Historical Society created an exhibit, "Loyalty and Dissent: Brown County and World War I" on the second floor of their museum to illustrate and interpret the war experience of 1917 and 1918 as it pertained to Brown County.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan for Lyon County Historical Society.

To hire a qualified consultant to research the history of the biomedical technology industry in Minnesota in preparation for a future exhibit.

To hire a qualified museum lighting professional to develop a museum lighting plan.

To improve the exhibit space for arts, cultural heritage, MN history displays at the St Louis County Fair by improving lighting and purchasing new display easels.

To enhance the viewer's ability to see fine arts exhibits by upgrading the lighting in the Fine Arts Building and modifying the display area to allow for additional exhibits.

To improve collections care and management through proper storage.

To hire a qualified consulting firm to write an exhibit plan for an upcoming exhibit on immigration in Nobles County.

To produce a new exhibit on early county healthcare, the Beltrami County Historical Society (BCHS) drew from primary records in local and state repositories and used the funds for the research and development phase of the exhibit. The exhibit follows the path of early healthcare in Beltrami County including traditional healing, the history of North Country Hospital and Lake Julia Sanatorium to dentistry.