Shaker Museum Awarded $2.456 Million NYSCA Grant
Shaker Museum, which stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives, announced today a grant award totaling $2,456,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) Capital Projects Fund. Shaker Museum will use the generous state funding to build its new museum home designed by Selldorf Architects in Chatham, NY
$1.6 Million Shaker Museum Library, Archives, and Administrative Offices to Open
Newly Renovated Building Donated By Jack Shear To Open Later This year
Shaker Museum, which stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives, announced today that it will open a new Library, Archives and Administrative facility at 29 Jones Avenue in Chatham, New York. The property and the costs to completely renovate the building were donated by longtime Shaker Museum supporter Jack Shear and represent a $1.6 million investment in the future of the museum.
Shaker Museum Receives $1,100,000 Gift from the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation for its new Facility in Chatham, NY
Shaker Museum, which stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives, announced today that the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation has generously made a $1 million dollar gift to support the construction of the museum’s new home in Chatham, NY.
Public Notice: Regarding the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Section 106 Review of Building a New Shaker Museum
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has offered the Shaker Museum and Library a grant to construct a construct and outfit a climate-controlled collections storage facility in its new museum building. NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
Shaker Museum Awarded Grant of $230,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation
Shaker Museum, which stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives, announced today that it has been awarded a two-year grant of $230,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant is for the inaugural permanent collection installation, Shaker Belief, Shaker Life, Shaker Community , which will be presented at the launch of the museum’s new facility in downtown Chatham, NY, currently in development.
Shaker Museum Awarded $550,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Shaker Museum, which stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives, announced today that it has been awarded a $550,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant will be used to construct and outfit a climate-controlled collections storage facility within the new museum building planned for downtown Chatham, NY.