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Elmhurst Art Museum
Participates in
Heritage Preservation’s Conservation Assessment Program
ELMHURST, IL – Heritage
Preservation is pleased to announce the Elmhurst Art Museum (EAM)
has been chosen to participate in the 2007 Conservation Assessment
Program (CAP). Elmhurst Art Museum joins the 2,400 museums that have
participated in CAP since the program began in 1990. Heritage
Preservation's CAP is supported through a cooperative agreement with
the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. CAP assists
museums by providing funds for professional conservation and
preservation specialists to identify the conservation needs of their
collections and recommend ways to correctly improve collections and
building conditions. Heritage Preservation’s President, Lawrence L.
Reger, praised Elmhurst Art Museum for “making the vital work of
caring for collections and sites a priority at their institution and
helping ensure that they are available to present and future
generations.”
CAP provides a general conservation
assessment of the EAM’s collection and the McCormick House designed
by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Professional conservators will spend
two days surveying the site and three days writing comprehensive
reports that will identify conservation priorities. The on-site
consultation will enable the Elmhurst Art Museum to evaluate its
current collections care policies, procedures, and environmental
conditions. The assessment reports will help the museum make
appropriate improvements for the immediate, mid-range, and
long-range care of their collections including the McCormick House.
“The Elmhurst Art Museum expects to enhance its ability to seriously
attend to its collection’s conservation needs from participating in
CAP,” stated EAM Executive Director D. Neil Bremer.
Heritage Preservation is the national
organization dedicated to preserving our nation’s heritage. Its
members include museums, libraries, archives, historic preservation
organizations, historical societies, conservation organizations,
individual professionals, and other groups concerned with saving the
past for the future.
The Elmhurst Art Museum’s
award-winning modern museum structure incorporates the Ludwig Mies
van der Rohe-designed McCormick House, one of three such residences
designed by the internationally known architect, and contains museum
galleries, an education center and a variety of outdoor sculpture.
Located only 15 miles west of Chicago and adjacent to the Metra West
train line, the Museum offers public tours and programs, guest
lectures and art classes on a regular basis. Its mission is to
enrich the lives of its visitors by broadening their knowledge,
increasing their sensitivity to the fine arts and sparking the
development of their own creative talents.
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