Friday, March 25, 2016
Mellon Foundation Awards Guggenheim $3M Endowment For Conservation
The Guggenheim Museum’s conservation department has received a $3 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its conservation efforts.
The grant, which the museum will need to match two-to-one (raising an additional $6 million), endows the position of deputy director and chief conservator, held since 2007 by Carol Stringari, and a new position, director of engagement, conservation, and collections.
The newly created position marks a first of its kind in the field of conservation, according to the museum. . .