Depending on the size of the paintings. Masterpak
sells strong boxes that many galleries and
institutions routinely use to fedex paintings. The
paintings should be wrapped in glascine and bubble
wrap then put in the strongbox. Hope this helps.
--- George Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
> I was wondering if there were any resources out
> there on how to properly
> pack objects for shipping, specifically paintings. 
> We are organizing an
> exhibit that will include several paintings from
> other institutions,
> including a bank, and we need to get them to the
> museum.  We will probably
> go pick at least some of them up ourselves.
> 
> Thanks.
> Beau
> 
>
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