Courses we recommend:

 

MS244: Traveling Exhibitions
              Course Description & Info     Instructor: Lin Nelson-Mayson
              Student Login    Price: $475.00
              Nov 4 - Nov 29, 2013     [Add to Cart]   
              Nov 4 - Nov 28, 2014     [Add to Cart]   

 

Books and products we recommend:

 

Working with Polyethylene Foam and Fluted Plastic SheetCCI Tech Bulletin #14 Working with Polyethylene Foam and Fluted Plastic Sheet by Carl Schlichting 
Examines several techniques and illustrates a series of basic approaches that have been developed for working with polyethylene foam and fluted plastic. The many detailed illustrations clarify for the reader the fabrication methods described in the text.

Working with Polyethylene Foam & Fluted Plastic $18.00

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Links to related information on other sites:

2.4 Works of Art in Transit 
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/2.4.html

NEDCC - Packing and Shipping Paper Artifacts 
http://www.nedcc.org/contact/packing.php

Moving, Packing, and Shipping Furniture 
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/movefurn.html

Checklist for Planning the Shipment of Museum Objects (Conserve-O-Gram 17/1) - (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/17-01.pdf

Packing Museum Objects for Shipment (Conserve-O-Gram 17/2) - (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/17-02.pdf

Crating Museum Objects for Shipment (Conserve-O-Gram 17/3) - (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/17-03.pdf

Retrofitting a Moving Van to Transport Museum Collections (Conserve-O-Gram 17/4) - (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/17-04.pdf