Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will use its grant to identify, organize, catalog, and properly store the extant collections that remain aboard the historic ship, the USS Intrepid. The museum will hire two full-time collections assistants to address the backlog of collections (estimated 5,000 to 8,000 artifacts) yet to be identified and processed onboard the ship. In addition, the museum will hire an archivist to establish the framework for organizing the archival materials that will come to light during this process. The successful completion of this project will significantly extend the capacity of the Intrepid Museum to make accessible the collections associated with this national historic landmark.