Enhanced Environmental Conditions for Humanities Exhibitions
FAIN: PF-260790-18
Adirondack Museum (Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812-7734)
Doreen Alessi-Holmes (Project Director: December 2017 to January 2022)
Replacement of outdated environmental control
systems in the Adirondack Historical Association’s 1969 “Life in the
Adirondacks” building, whose exhibitions and collections explore early
settlements; extractive industries such as logging and mining; the birth of
tourism based on nature and recreation; early environmental conservation
movements; and the Native American experience from pre-contact through the 21st
century. The project would install energy-efficient equipment including air
handlers, chillers, a new boiler, particulate filtration, and an emergency
generator.
The Adirondack Historical
Association (DBA Adirondack Experience) requests $350,000 to replace the HVAC
systems serving its 45,000 square foot Life in the Adirondacks (LITA) building.
The existing systems are in danger of failure and are unable to maintain a
consistent environment to fully protect the artifacts on display in the building.
The new systems would allow the organization to present new and more dynamic
humanities exhibitions, in addition to helping preserve the institution's
unique collections for generations to come.