LACMA, Pomona, Harvey Mudd colleges awarded humanities grants

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and researchers from Pomona College and Harvey Mudd College received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, it was announced Tuesday.

The grants are part of $35.63 million distributed for 258 projects throughout the country.

"These 258 newly funded projects demonstrate the vitality of the humanities across our nation," NEH Chair Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) said.

"NEH is proud to support exemplary education, preservation, media, research, and infrastructure projects that expand resources for Americans, support humanities programs and opportunities for underserved students and communities, and deepen our understanding of our history, culture, and society."

The L.A. County Museum of Art received $400,000 for the implementation of a traveling exhibition on the role and practice of poly-