ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The project is funded by Getty as part of the Paper Project initiative and has the following goals (from RBGE website)

Raise awareness of RBGE’s extraordinary art collection - Identify and share relevant key works as case studies to explore the collections.
Knowledge transfer - Consider ways in which historic natural history collections of works on paper encompass, represent, and safeguard knowledge. Explore the curatorial challenges (cataloguing, digitisation, display, etc) relating to natural history art collections. Generate greater understanding of the collections and their role as a resource addressing current cultural and environmental concerns.
New Perspectives - Situate the project within the broader decolonizing practice of museum collections.
Stimulate new approaches - Recognise the game changing potential of digital platforms for both knowledge and care of collections and the opportunity to amend silences and absences from the records.
Cultural exchange – The project demonstrates RBGEs commitment to fostering cultural exchange through the creating of a long-term network for exchanging best practice, fostering collaboration and mutual support.
Increased Visibility – The project will attract media coverage and attention, raising awareness of both the host organisation and those involved in the project, positioning them as significant contributors to the international dialogue around works on paper and natural history collections.