Caitlin,

My advice as a long-term objects conservator is that how you handle, pack,
and transport objects and art really begins with the specifics of the
object, it's materials, and condition.

I would highly recommend having an experienced conservator in the specialty
of the object / art type (such as paintings, paper, objects, textiles,
etc.) do an examination - condition report with recommendations for
handling, packing, and travel. Objects - art that is very fragile or
sensitive to handling and Rh fluctuations probably shouldn't travel. So
it's a goid idea to get everything to be loaned - travel to be evaluated
first. Then the packing can incorporate those recommendations. This is not
a DYI thing for a more generalized museum staff member to do.

There is a professional art handler association. Here is the link to their
web site:
http://www.paccin.org/content.php?s=88d043b636bbc67da4be49ed32ea5572

Don't use their information as recipes. They don't reflect the specific
issues that some if your collections may present.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Principal Conservator & Museum Consultant
Los Angeles USA
www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com




On Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 8:03 AM Caitlin Hepner <[log in to unmask] wrote:

> Hello friends and colleagues,
>
> I am currently seeking up to date resources and guidelines for museum/art
> couriers and, more specifically, advice for couriering objects as carry-on
> luggage on airplanes as well as suggestions for air-travel-appropriate
> cases and bags. Would love to hear from any wise listservers but am also
> curious if anyone knows of any Facebook groups out there specific to
> couriers or art handlers where I could pose these questions as well?
>
> I've done some preliminary googling but am having a hard time finding
> information published in this decade. I'm sure there are some guidelines
> that are obvious and don't go out of date, but I have to assume some things
> have evolved as security and airline budgets have tightened.
>
> Feel free to comment here or pm me.
>
> With admiration and appreciation,
>
> Caitlin
>
>
>
> Caitlin Hepner
>
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