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 expand online access to its extensive aerospace collection.
- This three-year grant will fund the second phase of the "Great Explorations" project, aiming to catalog, photograph, and display thousands of new objects online.
- The project seeks to make these additional items accessible through social media channels.
- The expanded online collection is expected to benefit a diverse audience, including educators, researchers, students, aviation enthusiasts, and the general public, who will also be able to tag images.
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