National Blues Museum UV Protection Project

FAIN: PG-287577-22

National Blues Museum (St. Louis, MO 63101-1207)
Travis Lewis (Project Director: January 2022 to present)

The purchase and installation of ultraviolet filter film for the museum’s gallery space, which showcases artifacts from over 100 years of American blues music history. 

The National Blues Museum (NBM) requests funds for the ongoing preservation and protection of its collections through the purchase and installation of Ultraviolet (UV) filter film to improve the environmental conditions in the Scott and Diane McCuaig and Family Gallery (SDMFG). The film would cover 24 windows, each with a dimension of 8.5’ x 5’ (approximately 1,020 square feet). This project is needed to fulfill recommendations identified as priorities in our 2021 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) report -- a program for small and midsize institutions in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS), American Institute for Conservation (AIC), and Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC).