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Recommendation to Receive an Annual Report on the Alameda Museum Archival Activities on Behalf of the City. (Recreation and Parks 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Under the terms of a lease with the City, the Alameda Museum (Museum) provides archival services for the City of Alameda (City). The lease provides for storing and cataloguing historical photos and files; designing interpretive panels on railroad history for parks; and managing a digitized collection of neighborhood home photos from the 1960s. The lease requires the Museum to present an annual report to City Council. This agenda report satisfies that requirement.
BACKGROUND
The Museum, a local non-profit organization, conserves tangible artifacts relevant to the cultural and architectural heritage of the City and provides educational access through exhibits and programs on the unique history and heritage of the City and its early pioneers. The Museum's dedication to preserving the cultural heritage of the City has contributed to a civic identity that is unique to our island community and confers civic benefits to the entire community. Over the years, the Museum has provided these archival and historical preservation services.
In addition to operating the physical museum, located at 2324 Alameda Avenue near Park Street, the Museum also operates the Meyers House Museum and Garden, located at 2021 Alameda Avenue. It offers monthly tours and maintains the house interior, which includes many historical artifacts, as well as the grounds surrounding the building. The house is a Colonial Revival historical home and is open to the public each month on the fourth Saturday as well as for private rentals.
On September 4, 2018, the City Council approved a five-year lease with the Museum to fund the Museum's archival and storage services of City documents at the Museum as well as provide free public access to City historical displays. Funding for ...
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