This may seem obvious, but making sure the crates will fit through a standard doorway (aprox. 35") can be extremely helpful for small museums. Trust me, it's not much fun if they don't. A crate that comes in around 250-300lbs. can still be handled with out too much difficulty by
two people if they lift one end and put a floor dolly under it. That is of course if the delivery truck has a lift gate. Anything over that I would outfit the crate for a pallet jack or forklift. Another thing when considering the size of the shipping crate is if the venues have
access to a freight elevator or not. At my age walking artwork up and down several flights of stairs is more of a workout than I care to do. Of course my waist line may disagree.

Jerry Fahey
Exhibits Designer
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Lauren Kaminsky wrote:

> Does anyone know if there are standard specs for traveling exhibition
> crates?  I'm aware, of course, that the crate must be made to fit and
> protect the object(s), but I'm wondering if there are guidelines for
> maximum sizes and weights of the packed crates.   It's obviously easier for
> large institutions with loading docks and forklifts to deal with larger
> crates, but what is too large for a smaller facility?  Are there basic
> guidelines like:  crate up to x pounds can be carried by 2 people, crate up
> to x pounds by 4 people, crate more than x pounds requires pallet jack or
> forklift.....?
>
> Thanks for your help!  This may not be of interest to anyone else, so you
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> Lauren.
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