CustomCat1 | Matt Isble | Activity https://museumtrade.org/customcat/members/matt-isble/activity/ Activity feed for Matt Isble. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:20:16 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e24334a58f5571406b70b727c8e47f07 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 96011da342bd4d13ec7643c162bd0965 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 95300fa06be78a7fd2c976486aa09af7 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 d998a7dba05f96d41768979229d751b8 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 fd1ca97d99c85aa753386e597291e5b8 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 alert, […]

]]> 0 96818d1c389418e0d9b43daaa49b9c7d Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 b7808d05844fc23f1401427398060c07 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 54da38c99f7fb513e289e9d337c086fb Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=14239 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 23:18:47 -0700  
Hello Trade Folk,
Here’s a little behind the scenes for opening up crates, condition reporting, laying out the art, and hanging techniques. There’s a pretty wide swath of activities in this video, and like […]

]]> 0 27191759d4675deda42a25ea9921a278 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 4bf8042c90ed77838f7aca13182a1713 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 82e7dd732c3377038bfe483322af9f8b Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?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 […]

]]> 0 66a9cae1c07e337eeccdc941780564c3 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=10143 Fri, 29 May 2020 04:52:15 -0700 It’s been a long while since I, or anyone has added anything to the site. I thought I’d have all this extra time to dig into content creation. I did organize and centralize all my content, like everything that […]

]]> 0 d8cc543e9fb5326cb0cf71ba994b1bfa Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=9734 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:50:40 -0800 Hi Gang,

Here’s a fascinating project from the British Museum, they conserved Dürer’s Triumphal Arch. What time and care it took to clean this up. It goes to show that housing something right the first time […]

]]> 0 a3afb958dcf82883b476017c38142bd3 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=7344 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:18:00 -0700 0 95be2ad7579cd053b662466090f7f8c2 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=9528 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:33:20 -0700  

Ruth Asawa’s works are popular for a reason, they are ethereal and beautiful. They are also fragile due to the nature of being woven metal. She has provided and excellent HOW TO guide for her most difficult […]

]]> 1 f7bcd75796eb8ce2404aeab5263113f7 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=8112 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:23:16 -0700 Lighting has a long history in museums and in the past 10 years it feels like its been on hyperdrive. When I started at the Crocker Art Musuem in 2008 I was already looking to find lams that would bring out the […]

]]> 0 a0a288784f64636888a53f6ab538c75d Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=8311 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:32:48 -0700 Hide-a-cord has it’s place in life and is an essential tool in the technician’s toolbox, but it can add a bit of presence on the wall. You can paint it to match of course, but it’s still there. Here’s our process […]

]]> 0 e971d67fd00f15e428c9c0c62d7dbf17 Matt Isble wrote a new post https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=5367 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:18:53 -0700 [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_message message_box_color=”peacoc” icon_fontawesome=”far fa-hand-point-down”]

Responsibilities Overview
Core Responsibilities
Knowledge and Skills
Education […]

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