Children's Museum of Indianapolis

The children's Museum of Indianapolis will improve environmental conditions for its 8,999-item Textiles Collection through the purchase and installation of a state-of-the-art compact storage and shelving system. The system will decrease the collection’s exposure to light, dust, and fluctuations in temperature and relative humidity; eliminate overcrowding and compression; and increase storage capacity by 60 percent, allowing the entire collection to be stored in a single room. Following the relocation of the textiles to their new home, the project team will generate a comprehensive manual reflecting new locations, photodocumentation of individual objects' conditions, and expanded contextual significance. Greater access to the collection will improve curators' work efficiency and facilitate better use of the textiles in exhibits, by researchers, and in educational programs.