The Museums of Tusculum College have been accepted into the Conservation Assessment Program.
With their acceptance into the program, the Museums of Tusculum College will be allocated $7,190 from the Heritage Preservation division of the National Institute for Conservation.
The funding will be used to hire a professional conservator to assess the collections and a historic preservation specialist to assess the historic buildings. After the assessment is complete, detailed reports with recommendations for improvements to both museums will be presented to the college.
“We are very excited what participation in this program will mean for the museums,” said Dollie Boyd, interim director of the Museums of Tusculum College.
“This will be a boon to our mission to care for our collections and structures and could also help us in the quest for larger awards in the future,” said Boyd.
The Doak House Museum, President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library, and the College Archives provide access to researchers, tours, public programs and educational opportunities to thousands of visitors annually. Tusculum College offers one of the few undergraduate Museum Studies degree programs in the country. The two museums are also part of the National Historic District on the Tusculum College campus.
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