Textile History Museum launches online - The Chace Catalogue

21 Jun '06

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In a move to use technology to bring its collections online for scholars and interested individuals, the American Textile History Museum is pleased to announce the launch of The Chace Catalogue.

The project, which got underway two years ago, is sponsored by The Chace Foundation of Providence, Rhode Island.
According to ATHM's executive director James S. Coleman, approximately 600 objects from the Museum's collections of textiles, decorative arts, tools, machinery and workplace artifacts are now available for viewing online.

“This is a bold step forward for the Museum as a national presence,” said Coleman. “Our gratitude goes to the Chace Foundation for enabling the Museum to share our unparalleled collections. Now, website visitors will have access to key portions of our curatorial and storage facilities through the technology of a virtual museum.”

Elizabeth and Malcolm Chace are dedicated philanthropists and longtime Museum supporters. Mr. Chace has been a member of the ATHM Board of Advisors since 1995, and is president and director of the Chace Foundation which supports a variety of organizations in the areas of arts, education, health, human services, religion and the environment.

The Chace Catalogue can be found at www.athm.org under the “Collections” tab. Deborah-Ann Giusti, coordinator & cataloguer of the Chace Project said that the new online collections database is in the pilot phase of the online catalogue project. “We willcontinue to add records to the online database as soon as they are ready for public viewing,” she said.

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