Grand Rapids Public Museum

The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) will improve the intellectual and physical management of approximately 5,600 items from the museum's significant nineteenth and twentieth century clothing collection. The project will employ two specialist consultants, two project staff and six work-study students over three semesters to complete the rehousing, cataloging and photography. This project will improve the physical management of the collection by consolidating it into the GRPM's climate controlled collection storage facility and re-housing individual pieces as needed. The improved cataloging content will support GRPM's programs, increase primary source learning resources for teachers and students including the GPRM's own Museum School with grades 6-12, and expand research opportunities for scholars. Once documented through this project, the clothing collection will be added to the GRPM online database and made accessible to the public.