17 California institutions, of 154 grantee organizations nationwide, have received Museums for America (MFA) grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). MFA grants, part of the Institute’s largest museum grant program, support institutions which strengthen their services by either engaging communities (education, exhibitions, and interpretation); building institutional capacity (management, policy, and training); or collections stewardship.
IMLS Director Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, says museums “play an integral role in the education of their communities. Museums for America grants support projects and ongoing activities that build museums’ capacities and help these institutions serve their diverse constituencies to the best of their abilities.”
The 17 California MFA grant recipients (in alpha order by city) are:
UC Botanical Garden, University of California – Berkeley; UC Davis Arboretum, University of California – Davis; Institute for American Research – Goleta; Western Center for Archaeology and Paleontology – Hemet; Rotchev House Museum, Fort Ross Interpretive Association – Jenner; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Los Angeles; Oakland Museum of California Foundation – Oakland; Pacific Asia Museum – Pasadena; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego - San Diego; San Diego Society of Natural History - San Diego; Zoological Society of San Diego - San Diego; National Japanese American Historical Society - San Francisco; National Japanese American Historical Society - San Francisco; Chinese Historical Society of America - San Francisco; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - San Francisco; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara; UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, University of California - Santa Cruz.
For the full IMLS press release, please visit: http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/072208.shtm