Ava Gardner Museum

The Ava Gardner Museum will conduct a collections stewardship and management project. A collections manager and collections assistant/archivist will inventory, photograph, catalog, and store the complete collection of more than 20,000 objects, including textiles, artwork, photography, media, and other artifacts. They will address humidity and temperature control, handling and storage of textiles, and other issues relating to care and storage of the collection. The museum will photograph and digitally store each object. Once the entire collection is catalogued, scanned, and digitized, the project team will upload the images to use in an exhibition display, allowing visitors to access them through an interactive kiosk.