Historical Museum Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 11 20

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I 12 City of f Om Louisville Historical Museum Memorandum To: Historical Museum Advisory Board From: Gigi Yang, Museum Services Supervisor Date: November 20, 2024 Re: Museum Services Supervisor's Report We are pleased to announce that the Museum received renewed funding from SCFD of $25,361.28 for 2025. This funding will allow us to continue with improving collections care, developing Museum programming for all ages, and updating current exhibits. As the year closes, Museum staff will be working on rearranging the Jacoe Store exhibit space. A pivotal piece in the reorganization is the relocation and conservation of the Rex Theatre Curtain. The Rex Curtain was designated one of Colorado's most significant artifacts in 2016 by History Colorado. Museum staff are planning on moving the curtain to the backroom of the Jacoe Store and completing conservation work with textile conservator, Paulette Reading. The Museum will be closed the week of December 9-14 to facilitate the removal, cleaning, and re- installation of the Rex Curtain. At the same time, we will be rearranging the exhibit cases in Jacoe for better visitor flow and interpretation of Louisville's history. The closure and move are just the first step in updating the Museum exhibits which we expect to continue working on in the upcoming year. The Museum has also acquired a second offsite storage unit from StorQuest and will be moving large collections items to ease the storage issues and staff workspaces in the Museum buildings. Other end of year projects include the installation of the last outdoor interpretive signage on the Museum campus and the addition of bistro lights over the Museum Courtyard. Membership renewal reminders will also be going out in a few weeks. The Museum currently has over 700 members consisting of current Louisville residents and many past residents who live throughout the U.S. The Parade of Lights is also the last big event of the year where the Museum hands out 300 Holiday Treat Bags to children, continuing a Louisville tradition that began in the 1920s. With the support of the Louisville History Foundation, each bag contains an orange, shelled nuts, and candy. The Treat Bags were first sponsored by Louisville churches and businesses to provide gifts to families who could not afford them. We look forward to learning more and sharing more Louisville History with the community in 2025!