Wright Museum aims to raise funds to meet challenge grant

WOLFEBORO — Earlier in 2021, the Wright Museum of World War II took on a $60,000 challenge grant from the Biber Foundation, which has raised $54,000 from the community and $81,000 in total. For every $2 raised, the Biber Foundation will donate $1, as all proceeds will support Project25, an on-going construction and renovation project that began in Dec. 2019.

“This project address core priorities that will strengthen our position as a cultural hub of the region,” said museum Executive Director Mike Culver, who said the grant period runs through October. “We hope to raise money right until the ‘bell’ tolls.”

The result of two years of strategic planning and architectural analysis, Project25 addresses priorities which include enhancements to exhibit galleries and storylines, space for educational programs, collections care, vehicle maintenance and street presence.

According to Alan Harding, trustee for the Biber Foundation, these enhancements help advance the mission of the museum. He cited the museum’s contribution “to the economic viability and cultural attractiveness” of the Town of Wolfeboro as an important consideration in their deliberation process.

To contribute to the Biber Foundation’s Project25 Challenge Grant, send a check to Wright Museum, Memo: challenge grant, P.O. Box 1212, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, call 603-569-1212, or visit wrightmuseum.org.