Mendocino County Museum staff are pleased to announce that the Museum is one of 98 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program! 

CAP helps museums improve the care of their collections by providing support for a general conservation assessment of the museum’s collections and buildings. Museum staff will work with a team of preservation professionals to identify preventive conservation priorities. The final assessment report will help staff prioritize the collections care efforts in the coming years.

“Staff have made a lot of improvements in the Museum in the past few years and we’re really excited to have an objective team of professionals come in and evaluate our work and let us know what we should prioritize moving forward. We want to make sure we’re taking good care of the artifacts we’ve been entrusted with so they can be available for generations to come. The assessors’ recommendations will help us write our five year strategic plan, which we will finish in 2022,” said Museum Director, Deb Fader Samson.

The CAP program is administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

About Mendocino County Museum

The Mendocino County Museum is located in Willits California and specializes in conserving and collecting the stories, artifacts, and archives related to the history of the peoples and places of Mendocino County. For more information, please visit www.mendocinocounty.org/museum or contact the Mendocino County Museum at museum@mendocinocounty.org or (707)459-2736.

About FAIC

The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation saves cultural heritage for future generations, protecting it from decay and destruction. Learn more about FAIC at http://www.culturalheritage.org/foundation.

About IMLS

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. They advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grant making, research, and policy development. Their vision is a nation where museums and libraries work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To learn more, visit http://www.imls.gov/ and follow on Facebook and Twitter.