General Preservation Needs Assessment Survey of Art Center Collections

FAIN: PG-263528-19

Edmundson Art Foundation Inc. (Des Moines, IA 50312-2099)
Michelle Ryan (Project Director: April 2018 to November 2022)

A preservation assessment of the Des Moines Art Center’s permanent collection of 5,458 objects created by modern and contemporary artists, such as Edward Hopper, Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, Constantin Brancusi, Keith Haring, and Yayoi Kusama.  This assessment would be the next phase in preservation activities for the center and builds on a long-term preservation plan.

The Des Moines Art Center respectfully requests a Preservation Assistance Grant of $6,000 to conduct a General Preservation Needs Assessment Survey by the Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC). This broad-based, on-site survey will culminate in a comprehensive report that will outline short-, medium-, and long-term recommendations that will affect overall preservation and care of the collections, including: environment, storage and exhibition methods, policies and procedures, and digital documentary images. The primary goal of this project is to provide guidance in developing a Long-Range Preservation Plan for the Des Moines Art Center collections in order to ensure the longevity of the permanent collections.