ALL De/Installation Articles
Show off your “HOW-TOs”, innovations, tips, tricks, successes and yes, your failures. Learn from others or from other types of museums.
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 ar...[Read More]
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, itR...[Read More]
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, and y...[Read More]
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 f...[Read More]
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]
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 version...[Read More]
How to Hang Work in an Art Museum or Art Gallery
I feel that this subject needs some attention. I’ve been focused on weird one-off solutions to...[Read More]
How We Made a Label a Little More Accessible to Read
Label placement can be tough sometimes. Have you ever had to change its color or redesign the layout...[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]