Carnegie Institute

ESTABLISHING A LEARNING NETWORK TO CONNECT MUSEUMS, SCIENTISTS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO INFORM TRANSDISCIPLINARY PROBLEM-SOLVING.

IN THE 1960'S NASA'S APOLLO PROGRAM INSPIRED THOUSANDS OF ENTERPRISING AMERICANS: ASTRONAUTS AND ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS MATHEMATICIANS AND MAKERS

CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER (CSC), LOCATED IN PITTSBURGH, PA, IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN TRANSLATING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTO HANDS-ON LEARNIN

CSBR: NATURAL HISTORY: PRESERVATION OF CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S HERPETOLOGY COLLECTION

EGYPT ON THE NILE [CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (CMNH) IS REQUESTING FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS UPCOMING PERMANENT EXHIBITION, EGYPT ON THE NILE. INCLUDED IN THIS REQUEST IS FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE TWO-YEAR APPOINTMENT OF A NEW POSITION IN PUBLIC HUMANITIES. EGYPT ON THE NILE WILL BE A GROUNDBREAKING AND IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION THAT INTERPRETS NATURAL AND HUMAN HISTORY AS CODEPENDENT, PRESENTING GENUINE ANTHROPOLOGICAL MATERIALS AND SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS SIDE BY SIDE TO ELUCIDATE THE INTEGRAL ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EGYPTIAN SOCIETY, DAILY LIFE, RELIGION, AND FUNERARY TRADITIONS. THROUGH INNOVATIVE OBJECT DISPLAYS AND INTERACTIVES, VISITORS WILL DISCOVER HOW HUMANS? RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NILE RIVER AND SURROUNDING LANDSCAPES FORMED THE FOUNDATION OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN THOUGHT AND PRACTICES, CREATING A SOCIETY THAT STILL INSPIRES US TODAY.]

DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH ON MOLLUSKS BY RENOVATING COLLECTION AT CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ? RESUMING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE FOR EGYPT ON THE NILE [SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE HUMANITIES WILL HELP CMNH REGAIN MOMENTUM TOWARD ITS UPCOMING PERMANENT EXHIBITION, EGYPT ON THE NILE (EOTN), WHICH WAS TEMPORARILY PAUSED TO RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY?S MOST IMMEDIATE NEEDS THROUGHOUT 2020. EOTN WILL BUILD ON NEW HUMANITIES AND NATURAL SCIENCES THEMES, EXPLORING THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE NATURAL AND HUMAN HISTORIES OF ANCIENT EGYPT AND OUR MODERN WORLD, INVITING VISITORS TO DISCOVER HOW HUMANS? RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT FORMED THE FOUNDATION OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN THOUGHT AND PRACTICES, CREATING A SOCIETY THAT STILL INSPIRES US TODAY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT COMPRISES THE PRIMARY TASKS NECESSARY TO MOVE THE EXHIBITION FROM CONCEPT THROUGH SCHEMATIC DESIGN, POSITIONING THE MUSEUM TO ENTER THE FINAL EXHIBITION DESIGN PHASE BY FALL OF 2022.] [PURPOSE:?ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITION, ?EGYPT ON THE NILE,? BUILDING ON AND REPLACING THE WALTON HALL OF ANCIENT EGYPT.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ARCHITECTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EXHIBIT SPACE, CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT, SCHEMATIC DESIGN, AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXHIBITION MULTIMEDIA, INTERACTIVES, AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?MUSEUM POSITIONED TO BEGIN FINAL EXHIBITION DESIGN BY FALL 2022, IN ANTICIPATION OF A 2024 PUBLIC OPENING.    INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VISITORS TO THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, AREA EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL GROUPS, AND MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES TARGETED FOR FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPATION DURING THE PLANNING PHASE.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

BLACK PHOTOJOURNALISM [BLACK PHOTOJOURNALISM IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE TRAVELING MUSEUM EXHIBITION CONSIDERING THE WORK OF BLACK PHOTOJOURNALISTS ACTIVE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS OF 1984. THE EXHIBITION WILL INCLUDE IMAGES OF HISTORIC EVENTS, SUCH AS THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AS WELL AS EVERYDAY COMMUNITY OCCASIONS, SUCH AS BIRTHDAYS, WEDDINGS, AND FUNERALS. FEATURING ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, MOVING IMAGES, AND PRINTED EPHEMERA?THE MAJORITY OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN EXHIBITED?THIS UNPRECEDENTED SHOW WILL PRESENT SIGNIFICANT IMAGERY BY APPROXIMATELY 40 BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS DRAWN FROM COLLECTIONS OF JOURNALISTS, LIBRARIES, NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND PUBLISHERS AROUND THE US.]

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A PHYLOGENY OF PLACENTAL MAMMALS BASED ON PALEOCENE TAXA: DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF THE K-PG EXTINCTION ON MAMMALIAN EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY

NASA DATA IN MY FIELD TRIP: INJECTING NASA DATA AND PRODUCTS INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND RELATED PROGRAMMING CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE IS BECOMI

IMPROVEMENTS TO LABORATORY FACILITIES AT POWDERMILL NATURE RESERVE

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SUSTAINABLE ANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTION STORAGE IMPROVEMENT

THE CHARLES HARRIS ARCHIVIST ENDOWMENT

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A VARIABLE PRESSURE SEM TO ENABLE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SERVICES AT CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

ART TRACKS: STANDARDIZING DIGITAL PROVENANCE DOCUMENTATION FOR CULTURAL OBJECTS

TEENIE HARRIS, PHOTOGRAPHER: AN AMERICAN STORY

THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE’S ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM WILL LEAD AN INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS (IDEA) TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL ENGAGE ALL STAFF AT THEIR MUSEUM AS WELL AS THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HIRING AN IDEA ADMINISTRATOR, CREATING STAFF LEARNING COHORTS, AND DEVELOPING AND LAUNCHING STAFF TRAININGS IN IN-PERSON AND ONLINE FORMATS WITH SUPPORT FROM EXTERNAL PARTNERS. THE TRAININGS WILL INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF INHERENT BIASES, BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF IDEA-RELATED ISSUES, INCREASE CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND SHIFT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WILL ASSESS PROGRESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE TRAININGS. THE PROJECT WILL HELP SUPPORT A SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND EQUITABLE WORKPLACE—BENEFITS THAT WILL EXTEND TO THE MUSEUMS’ AUDIENCES.

THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WILL CONSERVE, REHOUSE, AND DIGITIZE 15,000 ARCHIVAL LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS THAT COMPOSE THE HOLLAND CORRESPONDENCE ARCHIVE. SPANNING FROM 1896 TO 1913, THE ARCHIVE INCLUDES CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE MUSEUM’S FIRST DIRECTOR, WILLIAM J. HOLLAND, AND COLLEAGUES, PARTNERS, AND RESEARCHERS. STAFF WILL WORK WITH CONSERVATORS TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE THREATS TO THE ARCHIVE AS WELL AS REHOUSE AND STORE THE COLLECTION. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A FULLY DIGITIZED, SEARCHABLE, PARTIALLY TRANSCRIBED, AND PROPERLY SECURED ARCHIVE THAT WILL PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE MUSEUM’S EARLIEST YEARS, COLLECTING IDEOLOGIES AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY, AND FOUNDATIONAL MUSEUM OPERATION PRACTICES.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PHENOLOGICAL MISMATCH BETWEEN TREES AND WILDFLOWERS MEDIATED BY ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY AND PLANT INVASIONS

THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER (CSC), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH'S CENTER FOR LEARNING IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS, WILL DEVELOP AN INSTITUTION-WIDE APPROACH TO EVALUATION. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEFINING GOALS AND EVALUATION AREAS, DEVELOPING TOOLS AND DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES, AND ANALYZING DATA TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT SUPPORTS DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING. THE PROJECT TEAM THEN WILL DEVELOP AND DELIVER LESSON PLANS THROUGH CSC'S EXISTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM TO TRAIN ADDITIONAL COHORTS OF MUSEUM STAFF. THE OUTCOME OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE A MUSEUM STAFF THAT HAS BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTS NECESSARY TO CREATE A CULTURE THAT PRIORITIZES EVALUATION AND DATA-INFORMED DECISION MAKING, ULTIMATELY ENABLING CSC TO PROVIDE MORE ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR ITS AUDIENCE.

THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE REINVIGORATION OF PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING NATIONWIDE BY CREATING AND SHARING THREE MULTIFACETED PRODUCTIONS COMBINING LIVE THEATRE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE "COSMIC COOKBOOK" WILL BE A FREE ONLINE DIGITAL TOOLKIT FOR PLANETARIUM EDUCATORS DESIGNED TO DELIGHT AUDIENCES, INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, AND PROMOTE A SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE COMMUNITY. TARGETING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, EACH SHOW WILL INCLUDE THEATRIC, CHARACTER-DRIVEN SCRIPTS FOR PRESENTERS; DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS FOR PLANETARIUM PRODUCERS, INCLUDING ORIGINAL FULL-DOME CONTENT; AND HOW-TO GUIDES FOR LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND STORYTELLING. THE MUSEUM WILL PILOT AND EVALUATE EACH SHOW WITH STUDENTS FROM LOCAL UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS AND INCORPORATE FEEDBACK BEFORE DISTRIBUTION FOR OTHER PLANETARIUMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE MUSEUM WILL RELEASE VIDEO TUTORIALS ON TEACHING SCIENCE AND THEATRIC PRESENTATION, WEBINARS, AND SCRIPT UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN OF THE PROJECT TO FOSTER SUSTAINED REPLICATION OF THE PROGRAMS.

"CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WILL UNDERTAKE A TWO-YEAR PROJECT TO CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT OF ITS SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND EXHIBITION COLLECTIONS, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PREVIOUS COLLECTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS. THE RISK ASSESSMENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO EVALUATE, CODIFY, AND PRIORITIZE THE MANY HAZARDS FACING THE COLLECTIONS, A PROACTIVE STEP TOWARD PRIORITIZING IMPROVEMENTS TO BOTH STORED AND EXHIBITED HOLDINGS FOR THE MUSEUM'S ESTIMATED 22 MILLION OBJECTS AND SPECIMENS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXHIBIT AND EDUCATION STAFF MEMBERS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AWARENESS ABOUT HOW PUBLIC ACTIVITIES CAN IMPACT COLLECTIONS, BOTH IN GALLERIES AND BEHIND THE SCENES. THE ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO SEEK TO BUILD INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION AND PROMOTE SHARED VIGILANCE AMONG ALL MUSEUM STAFF TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE RISKS AND BECOME BETTER STEWARDS AND ADVOCATES FOR THE COLLECTIONS."

UNDERSTANDING THE FUNERARY BOATS OF KING SENWOSRET III [CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (CMNH) IS REQUESTING FUNDING FOR A MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANT TO PREPARE AN EDITED VOLUME ENTITLED ?THE DAHSHUR BOATS OF SENWOSRET III.? THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND RESULTING PUBLICATION IS TO FULLY DOCUMENT AND STUDY TWO CA. 4,000-YEAR-OLD EGYPTIAN BOATS DURING THE UNPRECEDENTED AND LIMITED WINDOW OF TIME THAT THEY ARE BOTH DISASSEMBLED FOR TREATMENT AND REMOUNTING. CURRENTLY IN THE CARE OF THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (FM) IN CHICAGO AND CMNH IN PITTSBURGH, THESE BOATS ARE TWO OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF PRESERVED, LIFE-SIZED ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BOATS IN MUSEUM CARE?NONE OF WHICH SCHOLARS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY IN SUCH AN IN-DEPTH MANNER. THE PUBLICATION RESULTING FROM THIS RESEARCH WILL BE A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND, STATE-OF-THE-ART SURVEY THAT WILL PROVIDE NEW AND GROUNDBREAKING INSIGHTS INTO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BOAT-BUILDING TECHNIQUES, TRADE, ARTISTRY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AND SYMBOLISM.]

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DIGITIZATION TCN: INVERTNET--AN INTEGRATIVE PLATFORM FOR RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, SPECIES DISCOVERY AND IDENTIFICATI

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH:ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL LEARNING NETWORK (ENERGY NET): ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING USING AN EARTH SYSTEM SCIEN

MITIGATING THE PERILS OF MIGRATION FOR URBAN BIRDS

ENSURING THE FUTURE OF THE CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL

DIGITIZATION PEN: ADDING A WORLD-CLASS FLEA COLLECTION TO THE TERRESTRIAL PARASITE TRACKER NETWORK

DIGITIZATION PEN: CONNECTING RUST BELT DYNAMICS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC MEGALOPOLIS PROJECT UTILIZING THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM HERBARIUM

RIG: INVESTIGATING MECHANISMS OF TROPHIC RICOCHET IN CANOPY FOOD CHAINS RESULTING FROM LONG-TERM LEGACIES OF HISTORIC DEER BROWSING

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PALEONTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF EARLY PRIMATE EVOLUTION IN ASIA

INTO AFRICA: THE INITIAL COLONIZATION OF AFRICA BY EARLY CENOZOIC ANTHROPOIDS

ATOL: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESOLVING MAMMALIAN PHYLOGENY WITH GENOMIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL APPROACHES

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

AWARD PURPOSE: PLANT PEST SAMPLE SCREENING ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ENTIFICATION OF PLANT PESTS DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: REPORT RESULTS OF IDENTIFICATION, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, TO THE PARTICIPATING REGULATORY OFFICIAL. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): PLANT PEST REGULATORY OFFICIALS CONDUCTING NATIONAL PRIORITY PEST SURVEY ACTIVITIES SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NONE

CONSULTATION AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

THE FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GRANT WILL GO TOWARD THOSE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CARES ACT, WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING RELIEF AID TO STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

TO SUPPORT THE 2013 CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL, AN EXHIBITION FEATURING INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS ALONGSIDE INSTALLATIONS AND PROJECTS BY LOCAL

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION TITLED FACTORY DIRECT: PITTSBURGH, AND ACCOMPANYING OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LATE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE VERTEBRATES FROM ANTARCTICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY, PALEOENVIRONMENT, AND EXTINCTION I

PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS CHRONICLE AMERICA, 1945?1985 [CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART IS REQUESTING EXHIBITION PLANNING SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CONSIDERATION OF BLACK PHOTOJOURNALISM FROM WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE 1950S AND 60S. DURING A PIVOTAL PERIOD OF SOCIAL CHANGE IN OUR NATION, BLACK FREELANCE AND STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS WORKING FOR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS RECORDED HISTORY IN THE MAKING. FROM BLACK SERVICEMEN FIGHTING ABROAD TO FAMILY LIFE ON THE HOME FRONT, FROM THE DEATH OF EMMETT TILL AND THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TO THE HISTORIC MARCH ON WASHINGTON, THESE IMAGES DOCUMENT FORMATIVE MILESTONES IN THE NATION?S HISTORY AND PRESENT AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE THAT CONTINUES TO RESONATE TODAY. FEATURING ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, FILMS, AND EPHEMERA FROM COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THIS UNPRECEDENTED EXHIBITION AND ITS ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING WILL SHOWCASE SIGNIFICANT IMAGERY BY BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS.]