- $750,000
Public Museum of Grand Rapids - New Building
Recipient: Chester, Timothy J (Grand Rapids, MI 49503 USA) in affiliation with Public Museum of Grand Rapids
Goal: To support the construction of a new museum building.
Grant: 141172 / CA-21897-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $750,000
Restoration/Renovation of Schermerhorn Row
Recipient: Neill, Peter (New York, NY 10038 USA) in affiliation with South Street Seaport Museum
Goal: To support the restoration of Schermerhorn Row to house an exhibition on the history of New York.
Grant: 141175 / CA-21902-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $750,000
The Tredegar Galleries of the Valentine Museum
Recipient: Jewell, B. Frank (Richmond, VA 23219 USA) in affiliation with Valentine Richmond History Center
Goal: To support the construction of a new facility at the historic Tredegar Iron Works.
Grant: 141176 / CA-21903-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $675,000
Rochester Museum Renovation-Phase II
Recipient: Bennett, Kate (Rochester, NY 14603 USA) in affiliation with Rochester Museum and Science Center
Goal: To support endowment of operating costs for the newly expanded museum, renova- tion, installation of climate-control systems, and improvement of collections storage and access.
Grant: 141174 / CA-21900-91, Category: History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $412,500
Historic Restoration and Endowing Humanities Programming
Recipient: Tomlinson, Timothy R (Philadelphia, PA 19118 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA)
Goal: To support the restoration of the fernery and the endowment of educational programs, humanities consultants, research assistants, and an expanded lecture series.
Grant: 141169 / CA-21886-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $285,000
Endowed Fund for Publication of Modern and Contemporary Art Scholarship
Recipient: Elderfield, John (New York, NY 10019 USA) in affiliation with Museum of Modern Art
Goal: To support the endowment of publication subsidies for works prepared in the museum's research program, and visits by outside humanities scholars.
Grant: 141170 / CA-21889-91, Category: Art History and Criticism, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $250,000
Renovation and Endowment of Curatorial and Advisory Positions
Recipient: Graves, Sid F (Clarksdale, MS 38614 USA) in affiliation with Carnegie Public Library/Delta Blues Museum
Goal: To support renovation of the Delta Blues Museum and the establishment of an endowment for the recruitment of a curator and the appointment of scholarly advisers.
Grant: 141163 / CA-21795-91, Category: Afro-American Studies, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $250,000
Endowing Staff Development and Funds for Period Room Exhibitions
Recipient: Ainslie, Suzanne Stirn (New York, NY 10021 USA) in affiliation with Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden
Goal: To support restoration of the building and creation of three endowed positions for a curator of education, a curator of research, and a development director.
Grant: 141166 / CA-21870-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $250,000
Capital and Endowment for Humanities Collections and Programs
Recipient: Browne, Charles C (St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-2224 USA) in affiliation with Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium (St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 USA)
Goal: To support the endowment of educational programs in the humanities and some renovation costs.
Grant: 141167 / CA-21878-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $250,000
1990 First-Ever Capital Campaign for Reynolda House: To Install & Maintain a Complete Environmental Control System
Recipient: Bragg, Nicholas B (Winston-Salem, NC 27116 USA) in affiliation with Reynolda House, Museum of American Art (Winston-Salem, NC 27106 USA)
Goal: To support the installation of an environmental control system, and the endow- ment of maintenance costs and continuation of the American Foundation courses.
Grant: 141173 / CA-21899-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $230,000
Historical Interpretation As Catalyst for Restoration
Recipient: Davis, Nancy E (Baltimore, MD 21201 USA) in affiliation with Octagon Museum (Washington, DC 20006 USA)
Goal: To support renovation of classroom space and to provide materials for humanities programs.
Grant: 141171 / CA-21893-91, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $150,000
Establishment of an Endowed Chair: Curator of Judaica
Recipient: Fromer, Seymour (Berkeley, CA 94705 USA) in affiliation with Judah L. Magnes Museum
Goal: To support the endowment of a full-time position for a curator of Judaica.
Grant: 141168 / CA-21884-91, Category: Jewish Studies, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1991 - $800,000
Endowment Funds for Improved Humanities Programming
Recipient: Rosenbaum, Joan (New York, NY 10128 USA) in affiliation with Jewish Museum
Goal: To support establishment of an endowment for exhibitions, educational activities, and collections management.
Grant: 141162 / CA-21793-90, Category: Jewish Studies, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - $640,000
Establishment of Education Endowment, Completion of Reference Library, and Purchase of Program-area Equipment
Recipient: Gates, Jay (Seattle, WA 98112 USA) in affiliation with Seattle Art Museum
Goal: To support the establishment of an education endowment, the completion of a reference library, and the purchase of equipment.
Grant: 141164 / CA-21796-90, Category: Humanities, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - $530,000
Construction of Education and Exhibition Center
Recipient: Bennett, Thomas P (Gainseville, FL 32611 USA) in affiliation with University of Florida (Gainesville, FL 32611 USA)
Goal: To support the costs of constructing a new education and exhibition center where research project products can be disseminated to a wider public audience.
Grant: 141165 / CA-21797-90, Category: Anthropology, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - $480,000
Endowment for Collections Conservation and Management
Recipient: Shane, Orrin C (St. Paul, MN 55102-0000 USA) in affiliation with Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN 55101 USA)
Goal: To support the endowment of conservators' salaries and the costs of refitting a conservation laboratory, purchasing equipment, and providing computer documentation of the anthropology collections.
Grant: 141157 / CA-21777-90, Category: Humanities, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - $360,000
Building Renovation, Expansion, and Endowment of Programs
Recipient: Wallace, William D (Worcester, MA 01609 USA) in affiliation with Worcester Historical Museum
Goal: To support the renovation of the museum building for expanded gallery space and an endowment to sustain humanities programming.
Grant: 141159 / CA-21779-90, Category: American History, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - $270,000
Endowment for Humanities Staff and Programming
Recipient: Manhart, Marcia (Tulsa, OK 74152 USA) in affiliation with Philbrook Museum of Art
Goal: To support the endowment of an assistant curator's position and the costs of expanding humanities programs.
Grant: 141156 / CA-21774-90, Category: Humanities, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - $270,000
Expansion and Endowment of Enlarged Museum
Recipient: Bailey, Billie K (Waterloo, IA 50701 USA) in affiliation with Grout Museum of History and Science
Goal: To support the costs of adding gallery, educational, and storage space to the museum and the establishment of an endowment for operating costs.
Grant: 141158 / CA-21778-90, Category: History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - $135,000
Construction and Development of a Native American Cultural Center
Recipient: Reed, Janice L (Okemos, MI 48864 USA) in affiliation with Nokomis Learning Center
Goal: To support the construction of a new American Indian cultural center on property donated by the Charter Township of Meridian.
Grant: 141160 / CA-21784-90, Category: Native American Studies, Division: Challenge Grants, Year Awarded: 1990 - Endowment for the humanities grants to program Challenge Grants for Museums; items 1-21 of 90 with a total funding of $8,487,500.