Digitizing Museum Photo Collection

$40K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	South Africa
Start Date	Jun 12, 2006
End Date	Aug 16, 2008
Duration	796 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77041-48`

Grant Description

To provide equipment to digitize 40,000 items in the seven satellite museums of the Local History Museum of Durban.

The collections include slides, photos, and negatives that recorded the social, political and cultural history of KwaZulu-Natal province since the early 19th century. The project will preserve the collections from deterioration and provide access to researchers and the public.