Housatonic Community College Foundation Inc

THE HOUSATONIC MUSEUM OF ART AT HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL UNDERTAKE A PROJECT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THEIR COLLECTIONS BY DOCUMENTING, DIGITIZING, AND ARCHIVING 600 OBJECTS. A FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER WILL PHOTOGRAPH, EDIT, AND PREPARE IMAGE FILES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL UPDATE OBJECT RECORDS AND CONDITION ASSESSMENTS, ADD DIGITAL ASSETS TO THE COLLECTIONS DATABASE, ARCHIVE DIGITAL ASSETS, AND LAUNCH AN ONLINE COLLECTIONS DATABASE. THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND VISITOR ACCESS BEYOND THE LIMITED NUMBER OF COLLECTION ITEMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING DURING IN-PERSON VISITS AND REMOVE MULTIPLE BARRIERS WHICH EXIST IN ACCESSING WORKS OF ART.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE?S HOUSATONIC MUSEUM OF ART WILL IMPLEMENT A COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP PROJECT TO INCREASE STORAGE SPACE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS AND ENSURE PROPER CARE AND PRESERVATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS. DUE TO LIMITED STORAGE SPACE, THE MUSEUM WILL INSTALL NEW MODULAR UNITS IN A RECONFIGURED STORAGE AREA FOR FRAMED WORKS ON PAPER. THEY ALSO WILL RELOCATE ARTWORKS WHILE THE NEW UNITS ARE INSTALLED. AFTER INSPECTING AND EVALUATING EACH PIECE, STAFF WILL DEVELOP A CONDITION REPORT AND ENTER IT INTO A DATABASE THAT WILL REFLECT DONATION PROVENANCE, APPRAISAL VALUATIONS, INSTALLATION AND EXHIBITION HISTORIES, LOANS, AND CURRENT LOCATIONS.