Genesee Country Museum

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT STORAGE SPACE FOR ART AND ARTIFACTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE AND MUSEUM WILL STRENGTHEN INTERPRETATION RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF ENSLAVEMENT IN 19TH CENTURY NEW YORK STATE. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THE EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETATION OF FOUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS ON SITE: THE NATHANIEL ROCHESTER HOUSE, LAND OFFICE, LIVINGSTON-BACKUS HOUSE, AND QUAKER MEETING HOUSE. STAFF WILL WORK WITH INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS TO CREATE CONTENT AND EVALUATION PLANS AS WELL AS TO TRAIN STAFF ON CONTENT DELIVERY. STAFF WILL ALSO WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL AS BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL SUBJECT EXPERTS TO CREATE AND REVIEW IN-PERSON INTERPRETATION, EXHIBIT, AUDIO TOUR, AND SCHOOL PROGRAM CONTENT.

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

GCV&M INTERPRETIVE STRATEGY: REDEFINING ROCHESTER [ENCOMPASSING THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF A LARGER STRATEGIC INTERPRETIVE PROJECT, GCV&M WILL USE RESEARCH COMPLETED IN 2023 TO PRODUCE INTERPRETIVE PANELS FOR TWO BUILDINGS, AND BOTH DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A DAILY GUIDED TOUR TO FOUR BUILDINGS IN OUR HISTORIC VILLAGE, INTERPRETING THE HISTORY OF ENSLAVEMENT IN 19TH CENTURY WESTERN NEW YORK FOR OUR GENERAL PUBLIC. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENSURE THE HISTORY OF BLACK AMERICANS IN THE GENESEE VALLEY REGION TOLD ON OUR SITE IS COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY INTEGRATED INTO OUR HISTORIC VILLAGE, DAILY INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING, AND STAFF KNOWLEDGE BASE. GCV&M WILL WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL AS BOTH LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL SUBJECT EXPERTS TO CREATE AND REVIEW THE PANEL AND TOUR CONTENT AS WELL AS TRAIN OUR STAFF TO RESPONSIBLY DELIVER IT TO GCV&M?S 80,000 ANNUAL VISITORS.]

GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE & MUSEUM EMERGENCY PLANNING [GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE & MUSEUM WILL IMPROVE ITS ABILITY TO PRESERVE AND CARE FOR OUR SIGNIFICANT HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS DISPLAYED AND STORED WITHIN OUR JOHN L. WEHLE GALLERY BY ENGAGING SELF-EMPLOYED PRESERVATION CONSULTANT BARBARA MOORE. MS. MOORE WILL HELP OUR STAFF CREATE A COLLECTIONS EMERGENCY PLAN, RUN SCENARIO TRAINING TO TEACH STAFF HOW TO CORRECTLY EXECUTE THE PLAN, AND BUILD THE MUSEUM?S CAPACITY TO HANDLE ANY POSSIBLE FUTURE DISASTERS.]