How do professional art handlers keep fragile works of art safe during long-distance transportation? First, they have extensive experience moving a large variety of objects, from sculptures, paintings, and prints to entire installations. Second, they always use proper materials, expertly matching them to the piece...
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Packing a Painting for Shipping? Avoid These Three Materials
Three Signs of a Secure Art Storage Facility to Look Out For
We talk a lot about security when discussing fine art storage. But what makes a secure art storage facility? Let’s discuss how to spot a trustworthy fine art storage service. Three Signs of a Secure Art Storage Facility to Look Out For Reliable security systems...
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Are You Choosing the Best Shipping Company for Fragile Items?
When approaching the transportation of fragile objects, you can take several different routes. Seasoned art collectors and fine art specialists recommend that you go with professional fine art shipping companies. Even if the items you are looking to transport do not classify as fine art,...
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Paper Art Storage, or Three Ways You Can Use Acid-Free Materials
If you are someone who owns an art collection or makes art yourself, you have probably looked far and wide for techniques and tools to preserve it. Paper art storage can be tricky because of the features of the medium. Paper is prone to oxidizing,...
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8 Ways to Support Your Favorite Artists in 2024
The plight of struggling artists is, somewhat ironically, often romanticized in various forms of art like movies and TV shows. However, the life of a struggling artist is anything but ideal in real life. For example, there’s nothing fantastical about not being able to pay...
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Art Storage and Management: Three Most Commonly Overlooked Pitfalls
At first glance, managing an art collection might not seem like a difficult task. But is putting all your belongings in a storage room and turning the key in the lock everything there is to it? The truth is that art storage and management represent...
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Shipping Artwork Internationally: Alternatives to Postal Services
Everyone has their own approach to shipping artwork internationally. People tend to choose options that seem the most trustworthy and cost-effective to them, but are they always right to follow their gut? Is it better to save money by shipping with a cheaper postal service...
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Rules of Arts and Crafts Storage: What to Do and What to Avoid
Who hasn’t tried making an arts and crafts project at least once in their life? During the global pandemic, many turned toward their long-forgotten hobbies and discovered new ones, be it pottery, crocheting, or painting. But where does one keep their precious creations? And how...
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