PF28786622

In the interest of fine art: A Shelburne Museum planning project. Shelburne Museum requests a sustaining cultural heritage collections planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to evaluate deteriorating environmental conditions in two museum buildings that house fine arts collections and develop plans to implement improvements to the buildings' infrastructures considering climate change.

In recent years, the museum has seen deviations in temperature and humidity conditions within both structures, risking damage to the collections and coinciding with climate change in the region. Although both buildings are equipped with HVAC systems, the systems are near the end of life and are having difficulty maintaining desired environmental conditions.

If awarded this grant, the museum will embark on a two-year project to assess energy-monitoring systems in both structures, create schematic plans for improving the buildings' envelopes and systems to help maintain desired conditions, and select an option to pursue in the project's next phase.

Shelburne Museum

HELPS CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS PRESERVE LARGE AND DIVERSE HOLDINGS OF HUMANITIES MATERIALS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION MEASURES.

45.149 - Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Vermont United States

State-Wide

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (20210114-PF)

Termination This project grant was reported on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) partial or complete termation list as of its last report October 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 09/30/25.