Gail --

I have forwarded this to RCAAM-l, but you should take a look at the RC-AAM's
Couriering Code of Practice (June 1986).  If you don't have a copy readily
available, e-mail me your fax number and I'll send it to you.

Janice


Janice Klein
Chair, RC-AAM
Registrar, The Field Museum
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At 08:02 PM 8/22/97 GMT, you wrote:
>I have been asked by our associate director about whether or not we should
>ask for a
>courier for a painting we are considering loaning. Our museum has never
>done this in the past so we don't have a precedent set for this proces.
>Does someone have a set of guidelines that they use to determine if a
>courier is necessary?  I know that there have been sessions at AAM about
>couriering (?). I would appreciate some
>help on this. Thank you.
>
>Gail Kana Anderson
>Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma
>
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