Museum Trade | Site-Wide Activity https://museumtrade.org/Base1/activity-streams/ Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:40:16 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.3.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 ad1ccbe31a07f5941edafe35d7e2e364 Museum Trade wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15827 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:07:05 -0700 Buying a Custom Sized Cardboard Tube to Roll a Canvas Painting in Art Museum Hi Museum Trade Trbe, We were recently faced with the prospect of having to roll up a giant painting nine feet by 32 feet. I’m not looking forward to […]

]]> 0 dc722a71f89f99bbaf1b22f8c1d3c0a9 Susan Randolph wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15751 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:27:37 -0700 Mounting DIY Exhibits – Materials from the Small Museum Association Conference Hello Museum Trade Folk, Susan shared a treasure trove of goodies with us, thank you Susan. There are five PDFs from the Small Museums Association […]

]]> 0 3d14175e6a539d4ef711a7d348023b7d Rob Kimberly wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15701 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:05:30 -0800 How to Use a Viking Arm to Wrangle Crates When a Pallet Jack Won't Do the Trick I’ve been meaning to drop a note your way about a specialty tool I’ve been using, it’s called Viking Arm (videos at bottom). I initially bought […]

]]> 0 659d16e7d06571dd5f590d914d8f0ee4 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15625 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:20:17 -0800 Ever-Growing List of Awesome Books for Museum Handlers, Designers, Technicians, and Preparators Hi Everyone,   MuseumTrade.org is committed to compiling all the tips, tricks, successes, […]

]]> 0 84b377f13856cbe04f67deb0d88eae99 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15554 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:12:47 -0800 Comparing Mini Printers for Use in Museums Those of us in the museum field love to engage our visitors. Be it through objects, stories, interactives, graphics, or little things they can take away […]

]]> 0 07994c4bcb0dba4e14cd80b115e9ca8b Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15588 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:07:28 -0800 Self-Healing Cutting Mats in Museums – What to Look for, What to Look out for [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_message message_box_color=”peacoc” icon_fontawesome=”far fa-hand-point-down”] What are they? Qualities of a […]

]]> 0 ca8147ab4916f44b55604178db158d5e Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15546 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:59:37 -0800 Sacha Jafri Pulled Off the Greatest Guerrilla Art Installation in the Universe Guerrillas on the Moon Sacha Jafri was a man with a plan. He was an eccentric artist who was known for his bold and daring creations. He was determined […]

]]> 0 6a045d66dbabef61f8c56b005c6c1e2c Kevin Wilson wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15407 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:06:50 -0700 You’ve seen these I’m sure. Little keyed pieces of wood on the four corners of frames. They’re called splines, or splined miter joints. Just knowing what they are called is half the battle. Sometimes builders make […]

]]> 0 069d407a36b0cb76cec7c3439e2dffb8 Sean Harrison wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15386 Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:14:19 -0700 In this article Sean outlines a fine method for making the most out of what gets shipped out. Along the way he introduces us to casket lock hardware (new to me), some fun ways to nest and pack in a crate, a cover […]

]]> 0 f7f357afcf64d0c736e78e826cb964ad Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=15223 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:18:20 -0700 REVIEW: Micca Speck Series – G2, G3, & 4K A regularly updated review of the Micca Speck video players. All of them, the G2, G3, and 4K versions reviewed, compared, and contrasted. Spoiler […]

]]> 0 cd4573bcc49d6a8c89e1a2693141639d Alex_Prokopenko766344 became a registered member https://museumtrade.org/Base1/activity-streams/p/1250/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 04:14:41 -0700 0 11bee117f24558efb29b18091b65b677 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=14336 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:31:10 -0700 I feel that this subject needs some attention. I’ve been focused on weird one-off solutions to everyday problems, but maybe a solid article on how to hang work in an art museum or art gallery. This is the future […]

]]> 0 c0ba7149bd893c607419fde56e723827 Doug Haslam's profile was updated https://museumtrade.org/Base1/activity-streams/p/1245/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:59:05 -0700 0 94bc9c1cda102e1556e92a8e978a6bcf Museum Trade and Doug Haslam are now friends https://museumtrade.org/Base1/activity-streams/p/1244/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:58:06 -0700 0 c1f4a71ff89cafeba28111783f532fd5 Museum Trade and Ignacio are now friends https://museumtrade.org/Base1/activity-streams/p/1240/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:00:27 -0700 1 e81dc67a82bc0916fd5e4dfaccd27d84 Museum Trade and museumplanning are now friends https://museumtrade.org/Base1/activity-streams/p/1239/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 23:58:51 -0700 1 7a93d70035a09c56cac3199f69c356f3 Museum Trade and ARLAC sas are now friends https://museumtrade.org/Base1/activity-streams/p/1238/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:36:44 -0700 1 69c4eef7ad4d75bb8b0ad29230a0ea04 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=14262 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:16:07 -0700 Label placement can be tough sometimes. Have you ever had to change its color or redesign the layout because you realized that there wasn’t room for the label or that it was just not in a logical spot? we had this […]

]]> 0 e39da31a8a6aeb9d9334e55ad8885bcf Sean Harrison wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=14248 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:04:53 -0700 In the summer of 2021 I was gifted a Arakawa art rail system from a Museum Trade reader give-away. At the same time I knew a friend wanted a stained glass “Steal Your Face” Grateful Dead window hung in her hom […]

]]> 0 b31ff1867a4f7ed9b266ba17b7015af2 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=14239 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 23:18:47 -0700 VIDEO REVIEW: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Getting the Work Ready for the Exhibit Hello Trade Folk, Here’s a little behind the scenes for opening up crates, condition reporting, laying out the art, and hanging techniques. T […]

]]> 0 d10384c5b3d6bf83c49d76e263a42db8 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=12825 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:52:39 -0800  

Yeah, Mr. MC Hammer said it best “You can’t touch this!”. How do you Do Not Touch? It’s an uphill battle, always. I was fortunate to get a tour (thank you Matt & Edwin) of the Los Angeles County Museum of […]

]]> 0 bc6de4fa2c76e0a92a24cb1f334895ac Museum Trade wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=13516 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:59:58 -0800  

Hi Everyone,

I’m pretty sure this will be interesting to all experience levels. I turned up the volume and sped-up video (like 500 or 1,000 times faster) on the hours-long vinyl letter installation for […]

]]> 0 d719b1c4e2f138886f641f7972f66ccb Museum Trade wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=12584 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:41:38 -0700 Hi Museum Trade Folk,

The Western Australian Museum put this video together and wow did they pack a ton into 5 minutes and 25 seconds. It certainly does not cover everything, but if you have new team member […]

]]> 0 20966d396cd12642bac6c17d74963349 Museum Trade wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=12033 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 18:45:10 -0700 Hi Museum Folk,

I came across this and it blew my mind. I mean, in retrospect of course they are using augmented reality in building, but I hadn’t seen it yet. What makes this even more tangental to all of us […]

]]> 0 b026141c4548a4bb5016b84e2ec8d20a Museum Trade wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=11582 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:49:56 -0700  

For those of you who prefer to read or can’t use volume right now, the transcript is below:

 

Hey, everybody. Thanks for contributing to the survey, it was close for a while and one clearly took the s […]

]]> 0 2cfafcb2f9302e922860ad89c56df8b5 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=11603 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:45:37 -0700 [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_message message_box_color=”peacoc” icon_fontawesome=”far fa-hand-point-down”]

The Case
The Labels
The Layout
The Install
The Failure
Next Time
Before and […]

]]> 0 d0edf5184229cb006ac3f67135addbc3 Matt Isble wrote a new post http://museumtrade.org/Base1/?p=11564 Tue, 11 May 2021 03:57:35 -0700 Hey there you art, science, history, children’s preparator handler technicians. I saw this today, I think for the first time in all my years. It may be ordinary to some of you or an epiphany to others. In any case […]

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