Museum of African American History

The Museum of African American History will strengthen its long-term institutional capacity by establishing a Department of Collections and Exhibitions. Funds will support the promotion of a key staff member to the new position of director of collections and exhibitions and the engagement of an experienced professional to provide systematic, ongoing consultation and coaching. The museum will recruit and hire an experienced collections manager to work with the director of collections and exhibitions to implement the recommendations of its institutional collections management plan. Over the course of the two-year project, the museum's rare and important collections will be digitized and made more accessible for research, exhibits, and programming; a 10-year exhibition schedule will be developed; and an internship program will be initiated. Intensive training will hone the skills and knowledge of staff to effectively manage the museum's collections and plan future exhibitions.