New-York Historical Society

The New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) will process, catalog, and digitize its recently acquired 11,000 item Jerni Collection of Antique Toys and Trains, an important collection of classic model-railroad artistry. N-YHS will unpack, catalog, digitize, and rehouse the collection; make images freely available through an online gallery; and move the objects from temporary storage to a new offsite storage facility. The project will increase intellectual control, improve stewardship, and provide greater access to the collection. It will also make it easier for the museum to include objects from the collection in exhibitions, education programs, and curriculum, thus benefitting N-YHS curators, registrars, conservators, and exhibition designers, as well as researchers, students, and the general public.