| PF-266724-19 | Preservation and Access: Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections | Taliesin West | Taliesin West Collections Storage Improvements Plan | 10/1/2019 - 3/31/2021 | $50,000.00 | Margo | | Stipe | | | | Taliesin West | Scottsdale | AZ | 85259-2537 | USA | 2019 | Architecture | Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections | Preservation and Access | 50000 | 0 | 50000 | 0 | A Planning project to address storage improvements
for the collections housed at Taliesin West, the winter home and architectural
laboratory of Frank Lloyd Wright, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The collection includes
thousands of objects, such as furniture designed by Wright in addition to
fabrics and decorative objects, Japanese woodblock prints, Asian screen
paintings, textiles, rare books, and archival materials from the Taliesin
Associated Architects program.
Based on recommendations from the FLWF Preservation Committee and CAP reviewers, the FLWF requests an NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections planning grant to prepare a comprehensive Collections Storage Improvements Plan to resolve critical storage issues at Taliesin West. This will fund an external consulting team of a Preventive Conservator and an Architect/Engineer to work with FLWF Collections and Preservation staff and prepare the plan which will set out the reallocation of collections and spaces, necessary envelope and systems improvements for environmental management, fire safety and security, and identification of appropriate storage furniture for efficient use of space, sequencing and phasing for full implementation. The request includes $10,000 to implement critical building upgrades as a pilot project, wherever the greatest need is identified. The actual pilot project will depend on the recommendations of the Collections Storage Improvements Plan. |