Regional Preservation Field Services in the Upper Midwest

FAIN: PA-51877-06

Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN 55404-3506)
Colin D. Turner (Project Director: July 2005 to February 2008)

A regional preservation field service program that provides surveys, workshops and seminars, disaster assistance, and information services to museums, historical organizations, libraries, and archives in the Upper Midwest.

The Upper Midwest Conservation Association (UMCA) requests continued funding to expand and improve its Regional Preservation Services program which develops and supports the preservation programs of cultural repositories in the Upper Midwest. During the proposed NEH grant period (2006-2008), UMCA's Preservation Services program plans to expand its role by: increasing training opportunities, expanding grant writing assistance to small organizations, and working with other regional organizations to increase preservation education and outreach on a regional, as well as national level.