Tougaloo College

Tougaloo College will improve the care and management of its art collections by implementing recommendations from its participation in the Conservation Assessment for Preservation program. The college will purchase and install a custom-built lateral art rack system to support the storage of over-sized fine art works in the Bennie G. Thompson Academic and Civil Rights Research Center. Staff members and contractors will work with student interns to move and temporarily store the art works in a temporary secure space while the new system is being installed. The project team will evaluate the condition of objects and research and update cataloging information in the collections management database. The transfer to a new storage system will increase the ability of staff to access works safely, prevent further damage to the large works, and increase the potential for growth of the collections.