Chrysler Museum and Hampton University Museum receive $500,000 grant to diversify art curatorial, conservation field

The Chrysler Museum of Art, in partnership with the Hampton University Museum, has received a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The highly competitive grant will fund Diversifying the Field of Curation and Conservation, a three-year pilot fellowship program for two aspiring museum professionals who have completed master’s degrees. The program will also include a Hampton University undergraduate student receiving a paid summer internship at the Chrysler.