Hill museum gets state grant

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SALT LAKE CITY -- The Office of Museum Services recently awarded a total of $322,952 in grants to museums throughout Utah. The 78 museums receiving the grants will use the money to improve displays, meet preservation and cataloging issues, address structural needs, and develop educational programs that coincide with exhibitions. Hill Aerospace Museum received a Project Support Grant of $6,000.

"These funds are very important to the preservation of Utah's arts, scientific and geological discoveries, and historic artifacts. Simply put, museums are repositories for the stories of this land and those that have lived here," said Margaret Hunt, Director of the Division of Arts and Museums. "OMS grants provide a small boost to museum budgets. This money allows Utah's museums to take on the additional projects that improve the facilities and polish the exhibitions that convey their particular story, draw in new visitors, and give past guests a reason to come back to learn more."

The 2008 awards were distributed to museums located in 22 of 29 counties.

Each year, the Office of Museum Services accepts applications in two grant categories. Project Support Grants provide as much as $6,000 for collections preservation, educational program expansion; and exhibition development. Development Grants provide $1,000 for basic operational expenses. Museums located in Utah are eligible to apply. Applications are due at the start of April of each year. For more information on museum grants, visit museums.utah.gov or call 355-3589.

Hill Aerospace Museum plans to use its grant to purchase storage cabinets to provide expanded conservation storage for their historical artifacts, according to Jack Price, Vice Chairman of the Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Utah, the museum's supporting organization. When Price communicated this need to the Office of Museum Services, "they really stepped up to the plate," he said.

"They are really easy to work with," Price said. "They realize that we are a one-of-a-kind museum for Utah. We thank them for consistently providing for us. The Air Force does not always have funds for these types of projects, so the foundation goes out and raises money, and the Office of Museum Services is a tremendous supporter for us and all of Utah's museums. They are a valuable resource to have."

The Office of Museum Services is part of the Division of Arts and Museums within the Utah Department of Community and Culture.

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