Peeler Center receives $25,000 ‘Museums for America’ grant

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The Richard E. Peeler Art Center Galleries and Collections at DePauw University is among 206 museums nationwide and three in the state of Indiana selected to receive federal financial assistance for fiscal year 2016.

The funds are being distributed through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and its competitive “Museums for America” program.

The $24,946 grant award will enhance DePauw’s ability to manage, care for and access approximately 572 framed artworks presently in storage.

Funding will enable the Peeler Center to purchase new museum-quality art storage units and rehousing supplies. The new storage units will replace aging equipment and provide for safer long-term storage conditions for framed artworks while also facilitating increased access for exhibition, research and teaching purposes.

The university’s permanent art collection contains more than 3,500 art objects, with strong holdings in Indiana “Hoosier Group” paintings and works on paper, Japanese and Tibetan art, and anthropological artifacts from Africa and South America.

The galleries at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center, 10 W. Hanna St., are open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, and are closed during university breaks and holidays.

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