Preserving and Protecting the Rahr-West Art Museum Collection

FAIN: PG-271408-20

City of Manitowoc (Manitowoc, WI 54220-4543)
Diana Jean Bolander (Project Director: January 2020 to January 2023)

The purchase of storage furniture, equipment, and preservation supplies, as well as implementation of an integrated pest management policy, installation of water detection alarms, rehousing of sculpture, and preventative care for object storage. The museum houses primarily two-dimensional works of art from the nineteenth through twenty-first century, with an emphasis on American and Wisconsin artists. Informed by a 2019 Collections Assessment for Preservation, the proposed project would allow the applicant to address several key recommendations in Phase II of its five-year plan, which endeavors to maintain a safe and clean environment for the museum’s collections.

This grant project addresses the Rahr-West Art Museum’s need to provide safe and accessible environments for its collections by addressing several key recommendations from the 2019 Collections Assessment (CAP) done through the IMLS-funded and FAIC administered Collections Assessment Program.