Update…

Jamestown  (National Buffalo Museum)  – The National Buffalo Museum has been awarded a Cultural Heritage Grant from the State Historical Society of North Dakota for $36,000 to inventory, evaluate, and care for the museum’s collection. Rachel Johnson, the museum’s Assistant Director/Curator of Collections will head the project.

The News Release states:  The grant will fund a full-time contracted position to inventory and document the objects housed at the museum. The Museum will match grant funds through staff and volunteer time, computer and network improvements in the building, and the established collections care budget.

Museum Dirctor Ilana Xinos says, “We are so thankful to the State Historical Society of North Dakota for awarding us these funds. The National Buffalo Museum is growing, and this project supports that growth. In the past, our museum – like many small museums – did not have the capacity to undertake this type of collections project and we just did the best we could with what we had. It is exciting to see that as we grow, we are able to make proper stewardship of our collection a priority.”

 

The National Buffalo Museum’s mission is to advocate for the restoration of the North American bison through education and outreach. The Museum opened in 1993 to address the need for a facility to house and display accumulated bison-related artifacts, artwork, and historical memorabilia. The Museum is home to the Buffalo Hall of Fame, where visitors learn about the individuals who have had significant impacts on conservation and restoration of the US National Mammal.

 

For more information, contact Ilana Xinos at 701-252-8648 or director@buffalomuseum.com.