Swedish American Museum

The Swedish American Museum will install high-density shelving to improve the storage environment for its approximately 15,000-object collection of fine and folk art, textiles, books, documents, domestic and decorative arts items, tools, and cooking utensils. The new storage system will relieve the cramped conditions of the collections area and support a reconfiguration of the museum's public space to maximize the use of its collection to attract and engage audiences. In addition to increasing the museum's capacity for collections care and protection, the project will improve access, increase workspace, and support a long-planned redesign of the museum's main permanent exhibit, "The Dream of America: Swedish Immigration to Chicago.