Kayak Conservation Project

Over 100 collection objects, including four full-size skin-covered kayaks, model kayaks, and kayaking accessories, are being preserved through this effort. Most items are extremely rare and some, over 100 years old – often the oldest known examples of their kind. Conservators work in the gallery and are available to answer questions on Mondays from 9 to 5 PM, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2 to 5 PM. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Save America’s Treasures is a federal grant program made in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, IMLS, and Save America’s Treasures’ private partner, the National Trust for Historic Preservation.