Cooper-Hewitt Conservation Endowment

to endow the position of objects conservator and to support essential equipment purchases at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum

Grantee
Smithsonian Institution
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Amount
$1,100,000
Date of award
December 15, 2006
Length
60 months
Grantmaking area
Arts and Culture
Guiding strategy
Art History, Conservation, and Museums

Grants made to Smithsonian Institution

Public Knowledge
Light at the Museum Library: Global Conversations on Revolutionizing Museum Libraries and Archives in the 21st Century
Arts and Culture
Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI)
Arts and Culture
Developing an Afrocentric Model for a Museum of African Art
Arts and Culture
National Portrait Gallery 1898: US Imperial Visions and Revisions

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