LCHS-Designing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Storage, Collection Management, and Exhibit Spaces

FAIN: PF-280781-21

Livingston County Historical Society (Geneseo, NY 14454-1204)
Anna Maria Kowalchuk (Project Director: January 2021 to October 2024)

The creation of architectural, storage, and design plans to complete the second phase of a multiyear project to protect collections and the historic building where they are housed. The work that the Livingston County Historical Society proposes in this application is part of its long-term strategic plan to provide optimal conditions for collections and to act as a responsible steward for the 1838 Cobblestone Schoolhouse, where the Livingston County Historical Society is housed.

The proposed project will support Phase 2 of a multiyear project to protect our collections and the historic building in which they are housed and to improve our ability to serve our community. Under the proposed project, an interdisciplinary team that includes a historic preservation architect, conservator, and museum space planner will collaborate to reorganize existing curatorial and gallery spaces to be more efficient and secure and to plan a new, dedicated storage room that conforms to best museum practices. Sustainable preservation specialists and HVAC engineers will evaluate passive or low-energy options for environmental controls and lighting systems.