N.M. Center for History to Host Endangered Heritage Traveling Exhibit
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Indiana’s collecting institutions are at risk of losing many Hoosier memories, and the threat to thousands of historical artifacts and documents in Indiana is real and ongoing.
Large and small historical organizations across Indiana face similar challenges about how to preserve the objects and documents that are a part of Indiana’s heritage for future generations.
Endangered Heritage gives examples of some of the most common dangers to objects and documents in Hoosier history collections.
The exhibit focuses on the needs of heritage collecting organizations for humidity and temperature controls, adequate storageand funds to care for their collections.
Fortunately, there are solutions to the problems facing Indiana’s heritage collections, and Endangered Heritage suggests ways to help. Visitors to the exhibit will learn how the can assist in preserving Indiana’s history.
The exhibit is an activity of the Hoosier Heritage Alliance’s Connecting to Collections project and is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
For more information on this exhibit or other programs of the North Manchester Historical Society, call 260-982-0672 or visit nmanchesterhistory.org For more information about the Hoosier Heritage Alliance, visit www.indianahistory.org/lhs/hha
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Indiana’s collecting institutions are at risk of losing many Hoosier memories, and the threat to thousands of historical artifacts and documents in Indiana is real and ongoing.
Large and small historical organizations across Indiana face similar challenges about how to preserve the objects and documents that are a part of Indiana’s heritage for future generations.
Endangered Heritage gives examples of some of the most common dangers to objects and documents in Hoosier history collections.
The exhibit focuses on the needs of heritage collecting organizations for humidity and temperature controls, adequate storageand funds to care for their collections.
Fortunately, there are solutions to the problems facing Indiana’s heritage collections, and Endangered Heritage suggests ways to help. Visitors to the exhibit will learn how the can assist in preserving Indiana’s history.
The exhibit is an activity of the Hoosier Heritage Alliance’s Connecting to Collections project and is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
For more information on this exhibit or other programs of the North Manchester Historical Society, call 260-982-0672 or visit nmanchesterhistory.org For more information about the Hoosier Heritage Alliance, visit www.indianahistory.org/lhs/hha
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