High Point Museum Awarded Grant

The High Point Museum recently was awarded a $21,694 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to engage expert consultants in a review of the Museum’s preservation environment.
 
Between October 2019 and January 2021, a conservator and a buildings specialist from the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, will monitor and analyze the performance of the HVAC systems in the Museum's storage and exhibit spaces. IPI has a track record of providing valuable recommendations for improved use of existing equipment, while also considering cost and long-term sustainability. The consultants will make two on-site visits to the Museum, once at the beginning of the project and once at the end.
 
"We are thrilled that the NEH chose to fund our project," Corinne Midgett, Museum Registrar, said. "As stewards of High Point's history, it is vital that we provide appropriate environmental conditions for the large variety of artifacts and materials in our collection. In addition to creating exhibits and programs, we work hard behind-the-scenes to monitor temperature, relative humidity, and light levels in the Museum. This project will allow us to receive expert guidance and recommendations for sustainable and realistic updates to our environmental systems."

Saturday, September 14, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Washington Street Walking Tour
Changing Tides Cultural Center, 613 Washington St.
Local Historian Glenn Chavis will offer a guided walking tour of historic Washington Street. Washington Street was a thriving business and entertainment district for High Point's black community during the period of segregation. The tour, lasting approximately 90 minutes. Call the Museum at 336-885-1859 for more information.