Chester County History Center

The Chester County Historical Society will improve artifact care and increase public awareness of the importance of collections stewardship by creating a visible storage space. The museum will purchase and install large glass cases and flat file cabinets with glass-covered drawers to install in the 2,000-square-foot climate-controlled public space. Nearly 5% of the museum collection will be rehoused, including furniture, ceramics, silver, pewter, paintings, and textiles. The museum will also install furniture to support three computer workstations for visitors to access the entire collections database electronically. The project is part of a long-term collections stewardship project and permanent gallery reinstallation.