An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art. Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection. Paintings are the most commonly displayed art objects; however, sculpture, decorative arts, furniture, textiles, costume, drawings, pastels, watercolors, collages, prints, artists' books, photographs, and installation art are also regularly shown. Although primarily concerned with providing a space to show works of visual art, art galleries are sometimes used to host other artistic activities, such as performance art, music concerts, or poetry readings.
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How-to: Strengthen your Mitered Frame Corners with Easy Splines
You’ve seen these I’m sure. Little keyed pieces of wood on the four corners of frames. T...[Read More]
How to Repurpose a Crate for Artwork that Travels
In this article Sean outlines a fine method for making the most out of what gets shipped out. Along ...[Read More]
Stained Glass hanging with rail and cable
In the summer of 2021 I was gifted a Arakawa art rail system from a Museum Trade reader give-away. A...[Read More]
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 reportin...[Read More]
Do Not Touch Signage Example at LACMA
Yeah, Mr. MC Hammer said it best “You can’t touch this!”. How do you Do Not...[Read More]
Art Preparator & Art Handler Training Video: Succinct and Useful
Hi Museum Trade Folk, The Western Australian Museum put this video together and wow did they pack a ...[Read More]
How Matt Construction is Building a Museum Using Augmented Reality. Yep Really.
Hi Museum Folk, I came across this and it blew my mind. I mean, in retrospect of course they are usi...[Read More]
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Winner Revealed for the Summer 2021 Article Series [BONUS Tip at the End]
For those of you who prefer to read or can’t use volume right now, the transcript is be...[Read More]
How a Professional Art Mover Ride Their Blanket Stack
Hey there you art, science, history, children’s preparator handler technicians. I saw this tod...[Read More]
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]
How-To: Resources for Basket Mounts
Historic baskets are both highly functional and highly artistic creations. They show incredible skil...[Read More]
How Do You Create a Faux Brick Floor for a Fireplace?
What makes being an art preparator, museum technician, art handler so much fun is solving problems a...[Read More]
BASICS: Opening a Crate, a Few Solid Art Installer Tips
It’s been a long while since I, or anyone has added anything to the site. I thought I’d ...[Read More]
A Day in the Life from Denver Art Museum Registrars – As Told by NPR
Hi Gang, This may be something that you encounter everyday or maybe it’s brand new to you. Eit...[Read More]
The British Museum Conserves Dürer’s Work, Patiently, Methodically
Hi Gang, Here’s a fascinating project from the British Museum, they conserved Dürer’s Tr...[Read More]
Have a ♥️, Don’t Touch the Art (!)
Locked eyes on this sign as it was hanging in the second floor galleries of the Last Bookstore in Lo...[Read More]
Go Behind the Scenes with Creative Director in an Interactive Installation Workshop
Hello MuseumTrade community. I thought this was an insightful interview. Many of us don’t get ...[Read More]
INSTRUCTIONS: How to Handle Ruth Asawa’s Hanging Metal Works
Ruth Asawa’s works are popular for a reason, they are ethereal and beautiful. They are ...[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]
The Story of How a de Kooning Painting Was Easily Stolen
A few tips can be found in this story, a few things you can do to prevent a similar occurrence at yo...[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]
One Way to Improve a Security Hardware Tool (UPDATE: 2 Ways)
Hi All, Have you ever scraped the wall while taking a secured painting on or off the wall? Then you ...[Read More]
How to Make A Support Mount for a Bowl
Hi Gang, We can across this nice article (May 9, 2016) about making a support mount for a bowl that ...[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 technician’s toolbox,...[Read More]
Attention to Detail Makes Me Smile
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Painting Tip (newer buildings)
DO YOUR WALLS HAVE A SMALL REVEAL AT THE BOTTOM? HERE’S A PAINTING TIP FOR QUICK AND QUALITY ...[Read More]
The Head of a Bolt Could Make a Difference When Hanging on D-Rings
This is a short but sweet article on the little things one can do to make one’s life a little ...[Read More]
Tijana Cvetkovic Conserving Petrus van der Velden’s Marken Funeral Barge for Exhibition at Nga Toi Arts Te Papa
Here’s a short video published on Dec 12, 2013 depicting painting conservator Tijana Cvetkovic...[Read More]
The National Museum of Denmark Gives Insight into their Conservation Process with Nice Before and After Shots
Here’s a video published on May 6, 2013, this film offers insight into the conservators’...[Read More]
How to Make Paintable Wall Terminals for Stanchion Cord
Hi Everyone, Here’s a two-part series on stanchions. In this segment I’ll show you how w...[Read More]
Easy Museum Interactive Using Custom Plastic Puzzle
Hello MT Community, Here’s a very basic interactive for your museum: a plastic puzzle using a ...[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]
Painting Walls without Streaks Using a Latex Extender Solution
We’ve had issues with streaking in out paint jobs. It’s not always obvious, sometimes i...[Read More]
Moving Several Dollies of Blue Blankets by Yourself
In our profession, time is often of the essence. If one person can do the same job as two or three o...[Read More]
Painting a Large Field of Cases in a Tight Space
Hello Everyone, Have you ever had to paint just a massive field of peds or cases? Do it all the time...[Read More]
Testing AWS upload to S3 – AQ resize not working?
This is the copy for this fake post. This is a test, only eat of the emergency broadcast system, thi...[Read More]
One Way to Display an Exhibit Catalog without Bolting it Down
It’s always nice to display the exhibit catalog if it’s available. It helps further cont...[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]
One Prototyping Form for an Art Museum Interactive and its Result
I thought I’d take a moment to share the tool we used to develop two interactives in our galle...[Read More]
Andy Goldsworth’s BURNT PATCH time-lapse installation at the San Jose Museum of Art
If you’re a fan of Andy Goldsworthy you will love this video. Notice how the install crew has...[Read More]
How to Hang a Consistent Centerline with an Uneven Floor, Lasers of Course!
It doesn’t matter how new your building is, the floor will be uneven from one side of the room...[Read More]
How to Print Labels in the Field with No Wi-fi and Just an iPhone or iPad
These directions will let you wirelessly print four images to a page of Avery 5168 WITHOUT the use o...[Read More]
Roger Murray Discussing Helmet Mount – 2015 International Mountmakers Forum in London
This is a nice video regarding the difficulty and solutions involved in making a mount strong enough...[Read More]