New Humanities in Place Program Awards More than $15 Million to Organizations Doing Place-Based Work
September 21, 2021
By The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced $15 million in grants supporting 19 projects and organizations through the Foundation’s newly established Humanities in Place program. Humanities in Place will focus on work that includes or incorporates historic and community spaces, museums and other institutions, and media and conveners of cultural heritage and public experiences as spaces of learning, expression, and exchange.
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (San Francisco, CA): Grant of $1 million over three years to support the organization’s efforts to improve public access and engagement and improve the museum’s digital storytelling infrastructure.