Hampton University (Hampton University Museum)

The Hampton University Museum will continue to digitize and make accessible its photograph and art collection, resulting in an online art gallery and an organized digital collection that is more accessible to staff and researchers. Training will be provided to staff, volunteers, and students in methods of digitizing and organizing images. This project will digitize transparencies and slides from the fine art collection as well as negatives and prints from the Reuben V. Burrell Photographic Collection; Burrell was a campus photographer for over 65 years. In addition, funding will foster professional development and skill development by supporting the participation of archives and curatorial staff in local workshops and national conferences. A third component of this project will be a series of Saturday exploratory workshops that will introduce local African American high school students to careers in the museum field.