Are you a museum managing historic collections? Or perhaps you are a museum in a historic building? Garavaglia Architecture, Inc., wanted to let you know that there are a variety of opportunities available to non-profit organizations that you may not be aware of, but hurry, some of these have deadlines fast approaching:
The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) is a program administered by Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation and provides a general conservation assessment of your museum’s collection, environmental conditions, and site. Conservation priorities are identified by professionals who spend up to two days on-site with a follow-up report providing assessment and recommendations. The report can help your museum develop strategies for improved collections care and provide a tool for long-range planning and fund-raising.
The 2012 Application is now available! Click here to access the application.
CAP offers a maximum of two assessors per institution. Most museums are provided a conservator to assess the museum’s collections. If you have a historic structure (a building more than 50 years old), you may also qualify for a historic structure assessment. If your institution has living collections (zoos, aquariums, nature centers, botanical gardens, and arboreta), you can be provided a zoologist, botanist, or horticulturalist to assess your living collections.
The Conservation Assessment Program is supported through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Garavaglia Architecture, Inc. has CAP assessors on staff and would be happy to tell you more about this program. Hurry, the deadline is 01-December-2012.
Museum Assessment Program (MAP), American Association of Museums
Since 1981, the Museum Assessment Program (MAP) has helped museums maintain and improve operations through a confidential, consultative process. They provide guidance in meeting priorities and goals and understanding how your museum compares to standards and best practices.
Participating in MAP can help:
- prioritize goals so you can allocate resources wisely,
- document your needs so that you can make a stronger case to funders,
- provide recommendations on ways to become an even stronger institution.
In less than a year, your museum can complete a self-study, have a site visit by a peer reviewer and begin implementing recommendations. For those applying for the December 1st deadline, you will receive additional benefits, including an online community, MAP bookshelf and access to the AAM Information Center and Museum Essentials webinar series.
Map Assessment types include:
Organizational Assessment (OMAP)
Collections Stewardship Assessment (CSMAP)
Community Engagement Assessment (CEMAP)
MAP application is now available.
The deadline is Dec. 1, 2011