Hi, Cristin; Over the years, I've been responsible for four of them. Two of them had custom crates built for them, and were stored inside them, so moving them around was just like moving any other crate. The other two had wall racks built for them, with contoured arms to cradle them. Definitely try to have a custom made cradle for it, if you're going to be moving it about much. Also, try to keep the relative humidity it's exposed to fairly steady--the bark will split easily if exposed to too drastic an RH change, and the ribs, gunwales, and other structural parts are also fairly susceptible to warping in fluctuating RH. The Canoe Museum in Peterborough might be able to offer more specific information; http://www.canoemuseum.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History Esplanade Museum 401 First Street SE Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8W2 Tel: (403) 502-8587 [log in to unmask] >>> "Waterbury, Cristin" <[log in to unmask]> 11/19/2008 2:39 PM >>> Does anyone have experience with the "care and feeding" of birch bark canoes in their collections? We are looking for information about how you maintain them as collections objects, what particular preservation or conservation issues they may have, and also how you transport them. We are potentially facing a situation where we would be moving one by truck from another town about 4 hours away, and we would also be moving the canoe on and off exhibit once it's here. If anyone has any experience or expertise with this type of object, I'd very much like to hear from you. Thank you! Cristin J. Waterbury Registrar/Collections Manager Wisconsin Maritime Museum 75 Maritime Drive Manitowoc, WI 54220 toll free 1-866-724-2356 local 920-684-0218 fax 920-684-0219 [log in to unmask] www.wisconsinmaritime.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). Disclaimer: The information transmitted is intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential, proprietary and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, distribution or other use of or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy this message and any copies ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).