Historic Roycroft Campus - Welcoming Guests Back to a National Historic Landmark

FAIN: ZPP-284250-22

Roycroft Campus Corporation (East Aurora, NY 14052-2325)
Curt Maranto (Project Director: May 2021 to present)

To support the historic Roycroft Campus, an important historic site in western New York state, to keep the museum open for the public, modify facilities to allow for social distancing, and to digitize primary source material from their permanent collections; retaining two jobs.

With this funding, the historic Roycroft Campus will be able to expand/resume its ability to welcome guests to the Museum, Press Room, and Visitor Center and continue important work related to its historic collection. This project will accomplish the following objectives: - Expand hours of operation in the Museum, Press Room, and Visitor Center due to having a full-time employee dedicated to this work. - Make modifications to the Press Room and Museum to allow for social distancing and improved safety and sanitation. - Continue collections maintenance and exhibit curation to ensure the safety, proper organization, relevance, and interest of the Campus’ historic collection. - Digitize primary source material from the collection for remote public research.