MCASD receives $750K grant for renovation
More than a year removed from completion of a retrofit redefining its look and feel, the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla recently received a $750,000 federal matching fund grant.
Funding supplied by the National Endowment for the Humanities for the Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge grant, will go toward infrastructure improvements at the La Jolla museum site, closed for reconstruction since January 2017.
“When you get a grant that’s not programmatic, but is for the operation of your museum facility, it’s a big deal,” said Kathryn Kanjo, the David C. Copley director/CEO at MCASD. “It’s a vote of confidence for your organization as a whole. It’s going to really help us build this new building more than doubling the size of our La Jolla flagship, and quadrupling its gallery spaces. It recognizes our 75-year history, our vision for the future and our sound operations.”
MCASD’s grant is one of 32 NEH Challenge grants totaling $30.9 million to be awarded nationwide supporting 188 humanities projects in 45 states. Monies are meant to strengthen and sustain humanities infrastructure and capacity-building activities at cultural institutions. MCASD is the only San Diego recipient. It is also the largest grant dollar awardee in California this year. This is the fifth NEH grant awarded to MCASD since 1994.
Grant funds will support construction expenses for the expansion of the museum’s La Jolla campus, creating capacity for display of the museum’s permanent collection alongside temporary exhibitions.
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