San Diego’s Air & Space Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, hopes a recent $150,000 grant will help the institution increase online access to its already extensive aerospace collection composed of more than 170,000 objects. The Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America chose San Diego Air & Space for the three-year grant from more than 500 competing applications.
San Diego Air & Space Museum Receives Grant
Key Takeaways:
- The San Diego Air & Space Museum received a $150,000 grant to significantly expand online access to its extensive aerospace collection.
- The grant will fund the second phase of the "Great Explorations project," focusing on cataloging, photographing, and digitally displaying thousands of new objects online, including via social media.
- This initiative aims to benefit diverse audiences, including educators, researchers, and enthusiasts, and will allow the public to contribute to the collection's metadata by tagging images.
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