Ava Gardner Museum loses federal grant for preservation efforts
April 30, 2025 | In the PressFrom WRAL News (https://www.wral.com/lifestyle/ava-gardner-museum-loses-federal-grant-preservation-efforts-april-2025/ (opens in a new window))
The Ava Gardner Museum announced Wednesday that it has lost a federal grant that funded the digitization and preservation of the museum's collection.
The grant from the Institution of Museum and Library Science (IMLS), an independent federal agency, was terminated immediately.
The grant was set to be completed in August 2025. It helped fund the work of local historians and the preservation of items including original film posters, personal scrapbooks and other paper materials. The grant also paid for equipment needed to care for, showcase and display these items.
"The public should know that in the short-term, the loss of this grant will not affect the daily operation of the museum; but it does impede the long-term protection of the museum’s collection,” said Angelica Henry, Executive Director for the Ava Gardner Museum.
