Resource Kit

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Using Business Tools and Strategies to Create Collections Management Processes (Conference Session, 2019)

May 15, 2021

The Cleveland Museum of Art maintains an ambitious, year-round permanent collection rotation and gallery refresh schedule. In 2016, after the completion of an eight-year building project and subsequent Centennial Celebrations, the number, frequency a…

3-D Scanning on Loans for Your Incoming Exhibition Loans (Conference Session, 2017)

May 15, 2021

Mount makers at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles have been working with 3-D scanning of museum loans to improve their mount making technique. This technology has helped reduce the amount of time an object is needed on premises for a fitting pr…

Exhibition Copies & Beyond: Lending Time-Based Media (Conference Session, 2017)

May 15, 2021

Museums and commercial galleries are seeing a dramatic increase in the exhibition of time- based media as artists continue to embrace cutting-edge technology: digital video, sound, motion, custom software and electronics, and installation/site-specif…

Anchors Aweigh: Shipping by Sea

April 28, 2021

This session addresses these and other issues surrounding shipping by sea.

Producing and Touring a Major Intercontinental Exhibition with Multiple Collections and Host Museums

April 28, 2021

The session discusses how both activities (exhibiting and touring) intertwine into a multi-face challenge, and how this challenge can consolidate rich partnerships with the lenders as well as host museums.

Couriering Intensive: Essential Packing, Crating, and Courier Skills

April 19, 2021

A discussion on couriering artwork. The panel gave a demonstration focusing on materials, what to consider when packing artwork, and things to keep in mind as objects are being prepared to move.