Tennessee Museum Receives Grant for Elevator Project

The McMinn County Living Heritage Museum has received a US$75,000 grant for capital maintenance and improvement from the State of Tennessee as administered through the Tennessee State Museum, the Daily Post-Athenian reports. The grant award will be used for the modernization of the museum’s elevator to the latest solid-state technology, reducing elevator downtime, improving reliability and efficiency and enhancing museum access for visitors. In total, the Tennessee State Museum received 170 applications, totaling US$12.5 million in funding requests. The state museum made full or partial awards to 108 museums across the state, representing 58 counties. The Capital Improvement and Maintenance grant requires all projects to be completed by June 30, 2024.