There is also a specialist group for UK art handlers, which I guess would
know about couriering etc. I don't have any useful information on them, but
I think the Tate are involved - perhaps you could try them? Sorry not to be
of more help.
Best wishes,
Jane Sarre
Museum Development Advisor
Kent County Council Education & Libraries
Cultural Development Unit
Springfield
Maidstone
Kent ME14 2LH
tel 01622 696439
fax 01622 696419
mobile 0411 722010
> ----------
> From: Olivia Anastasiadis[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 06 March 2000 22:24
> Subject: Re: Training for Couriers (UK)
>
> You know there's always a book for it if not a class for it. I picked up
> "Courierspeak" some time back, it's written by Cordelia Rose and it's a
> very
> handy thing to have if you are going to be thrown into the courier world.
> It breaks it down from the moment you alight from the airplane with your
> precious cargo to customs, to the loading dock, to the storage areas of
> the
> venerable museum borrowing your stuff. The book provides phrases in six
> different languages for when you find yourself in the middle of Japan,
> Germany, or even Russia, and it has fun illustrations. And last but not
> least, there is a Code of Practice for couriering museum objects. Last I
> saw it was a Smithsonian Institution Press Book, 1993, ISBN #
> 1-56098-195-4.
>
> O
> Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
> Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
> 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
> Yorba Linda, CA 92886
> (714) 993-5075, ext. 224; Fax (714) 528-0544
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Training for Couriers (UK)
>
>
> > Although I cannot answer if there are any courses in the UK for such
> > training, I would be very interested if anyone knows of any courses in
> > Sourthern California.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Trevor Reynolds <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 2:27 AM
> > Subject: Training for Couriers (UK)
> >
> >
> > I am trying to find a one or two day training course for staff acting as
> > couriers for loan objects. Does anyone know of any such courses in the
> UK?
> >
> >
> >
> > Trevor Reynolds
> > Collections Registrar, English Heritage
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