Hillwood Art Museum Awarded Federal Grant
October 1998 - To ensure that the next generation can enjoy a culturally
rich and diverse array of prominent artwork, the Hillwood Art Museum at
the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville was recently
awarded a 1998 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) grant by The Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Heritage Preservation.
The $3,400 grant funded an October 8 and 9, 1998 site visit by a professional
conservator who evaluated the museum's current collection care policies,
helped develop long-range conservation plans and identified specific conservation
needs.
"The grant included a critical study of our methods of preservation,
cataloging and maintaining the Long Island University Permanent Art Collection,
which has more than 3,000 important pieces," said Barry Stern, Director
of the Hillwood Art Museum. "It will also allow future generations
to benefit from the artistic expressions of so many talented painters,
sculptors and designers who have exhibited at Hillwood."
CAP provides funds to small- and medium-sized museums for a general
conservation survey, which consists of a broad study of the policies, procedures,
and environmental condition affecting the care and preservation of collections
and sites.
"Hillwood Art Museum is joining a growing number of museums throughout
the United States that are learning to better care for their collections
so they will be available for future generations," explained Larry
Reger, president of Heritage Preservation.
Hillwood Art Museum is located in Hillwood Commons on the C.W. Post
Campus of Long Island University, Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), Brookville.
The Museum is open Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday
9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission
to the Museum is free. For additional information, call Hillwood Art Museum
at (516) 299-2788 or e-mail museum@hornet.liu.edu.
Visit the museum's web site at www.liu.edu/museum.
For more information call the C.W. Post Public
Relations Office at (516) 299-2333 or e-mail pr@cwpost.liu.edu
or send mail to: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern
Blvd., Brookville, New York 11548-1300.
