Organization: Sharlot Hall Historical Society of AZ
Mission: To provide financial, volunteer, and other support to the Prescott Historical Society, an Arizona State Agency, in its operation of the Sharlot Hall Museum.
Activities: The Society completed construction of the 10,000-square-foot Education Center, which expanded the Museums capacity for educational programming. The Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in the third quarter closed the Museum for 75 days. In its changing exhibit gallery, the Willard Page, Artist on the Southwest Road ran through January 2020, and was replaced with the Exploring Arizona exhibit that showcased the period 1540-1860. The Museum completed such capital improvements to its infrastructure as: construction of a new orientation theater in the Lawler Exhibit Center; installation of historic roadside monument signs (from the Arizona Dept. of Transportation);creation of audio programming to four out-buildings; installation of textile-specific storage cabinets in the Curatorial Collections; and upgrades to fire control, security and fiberoptic telecommunications systems. Additional changes included: relocation of staff offices to the Education Center; update of the Museums strategic plan (2020-2025); and completion of several long-term archival projects at the Research Center (formerly Library and Archives).
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities