The historic Clark Telescope at Lowell Observatory (Brandon Neuman / NAZ Today)
Flagstaff (NAZ Today) – Lowell Observatory and Heritage Preservation have announced that Lowell Observatory has been chosen to participate in the 2010 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP). Lowell Observatory joins 2,700 museums that have participated in the CAP in its 20-year history.
Heritage Preservation’s CAP is a national non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of the United States. They are supported through a cooperative agreement with the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. CAP assists museums by providing funds for professional conservation and preservation specialists to identify conservation needs of their collections and historic buildings and recommend ways to correctly improve collections and the conditions of buildings.
“Lowell Observatory is making the vital work of caring for collections and sites a priority, even in these challenging financial times, and is helping ensure that they are available to present and future generations,” said Lawrence L. Reger, Historic Preservation’s President.
“We have taken the first step in identifying and preserving our collections and historic buildings,” said Antoinette Beiser, manager of Lowell Observatory’s library and archives.
Through this program, CAP will provide a general conservation assessment of Lowell Observatory’s collections and historic buildings. A professional conservator will spend two days surveying Lowell’s Mars Hill campus and three days writing a comprehensive report to identify conservation priorities. The on-site consultation will enable Lowell Observatory to evaluate its current collections care policies, procedures and environmental conditions. The assessment report will allow the Observatory to seek funding to make appropriate improvements for the immediate, mid-range, and long-term care of important historic structures and collections.
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