Updating MOTA's Environmental Monitoring Procedures

FAIN: PG-287644-22

Museum of the Aleutians (Unalaska, AK 99685-0648)
Karen Macke (Project Director: January 2022 to July 2023)

The purchase of eight new data loggers for the museum’s collection, including two units for traveling collections, to allow for improved environmental monitoring.

The Museum of the Aleutians (MOTA) requests funds to purchase environmental monitoring equipment (data loggers) that will replace outdated and poorly performing units. With this grant request, we will purchase eight new data loggers, six of which will monitor data points for light levels, UV light levels, relative humidity, and temperature with the 5000 sq/ft of the Museum. An additional two travel units will be utilized inside of crates for the Museum’s traveling collections and will collect data points for relative humidity, temperature, and shock points (if crates are jostled or dropped). The new environmental monitoring devices will allow for improved monitoring accuracy and reliability in a challenging Alaskan environment. This project will assist with the ongoing preservation of our collections, helping MOTA staff meet our mission to collect, preserve, and share the rich cultural legacy of the Aleutian Islands Region.