Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will complete the digitization, preservation, and dissemination of its entire photography collection, including the newly acquired collection of 4,062 photographs representing the career of acclaimed American photographer, Aaron Siskind. The museum will also create verbal descriptions for 1,000 images to enhance the discoverability and increase access for audiences with visual impairments. The museum plans to hire an assistant photographer and a registration assistant to capture digital images, verify object data, and enter data into the museum's collections management system. This project will complete the museum's multi-year initiative to increase access to the some of the most inherently fragile and light sensitive works in its collection.