Glass-Glen Burnie Museum Inc

PRESERVING COLLECTIONS IN THE GLEN BURNIE HISTORIC HOUSE

THE MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY WILL UNDERTAKE A COMPACT STORAGE INSTALLATION PROJECT TO UPGRADE THEIR STORAGE UNITS AND SHELVING TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR GROWING COLLECTIONS, INCREASE COLLECTION ACCESSIBILITY, AND PROVIDE FOR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF THE COLLECTIONS. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF COLLECTIONS STORAGE OVERCROWDING. STAFF WILL WORK WITH A COLLECTIONS EQUIPMENT VENDOR WHO WILL MANUFACTURE AND INSTALL COMPACTIBLE AND STATIONARY STORAGE UNITS. AS A RESULT, STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO ORGANIZE IN-HOUSE EXHIBITIONS, COMPLETE GALLERY OBJECT ROTATIONS, AND FACILITATE OBJECT STUDY BY SCHOLARS MORE EFFECTIVELY, AND MUSEUM GUESTS OF ALL AGES WILL HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION.

"THE MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY WILL CATALOG AND DIGITIZE ITS ENTIRE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO MATERIALS NEVER BEFORE SEEN BY MUSEUM STAFF AND THE PUBLIC. BY FULLY DIGITIZING THE ARCHIVES, THE STAFF WILL GAIN PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL CONTROL OF THE COLLECTION, AND A SEARCHABLE ONLINE DATABASE OF ARCHIVAL AND COLLECTION MATERIALS IN HIGH DEMAND BY RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES IN ARCHIVAL COLLECTION MANAGEMENT BY REDUCING THE HANDLING OF DELICATE MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH WHILE BROADENING ACCESSIBILITY OF THE COLLECTION TO THE PUBLIC."

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR AND ARTIST MAXFIELD PARRISH.