Art De/Installation
The Working Side of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1928
Hi Gang, Here’s a really nice one from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrating 150 years l...[Read More]
Using Formable Plastic SUGRU to Enhance Museum Technician Tools
Hi Art Preparators, Art Handlers, Art Installers, Museum Technicians, etc… How do you sink and...[Read More]
The Beautiful Art of Lighting, The Renwick Gallery Transforms its Spaces
Lighting has a long history in museums and in the past 10 years it feels like its been on hyperdrive...[Read More]
A Cool Way to Fold a Box
Hi All, this one speaks loudest from it’s images. It’s fairly simple to make, does anyon...[Read More]
Hide A Cord Can be Busy or Ugly, Why Not Gaff the Crack
Hide a cord has it’s place in life and is an essential tool in the technicians toolbox, but it...[Read More]
Rigging and Installing Richard Serra’s Delineator at MOMA
This story was covered by MOMA’s website, but I think Museum Trade is a great place to land al...[Read More]
Cy Twombly’s Very Large TREATISE ON THE VEIL Being Installed in Time-Lapse
The time-lapse format is always fun, but I think we can gain insight as well. If you have an instal...[Read More]
Founding of Industrial Scale Fabrication of Art, Donald Lippincott was a True Pioneer
Large Scale: Lippincott Inc. by Jonathan Lippincott Before Lippincott, Inc. was founded in 1966, art...[Read More]
How Do You Do Not Touch? Here’s One Way of Making Labels and Signage to Help Visitors Understand
If you’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it a thousand times; Visitors molesting the objects ...[Read More]
How to Install Wall Mounted Shelves with a Semi-Hidden Metal Mount for Ceramic Pots
Insert copy here: These “Design Resources” are a series of short articles inte...[Read More]
Wrapping Ornate Frame for Short Distance Transport
We had to find a way to quickly wrap an old painting with its ornate frame for a 4 hour road trip. T...[Read More]