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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 yes, failures from museum pros into one searchable database. But sometimes…

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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…

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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. They're called splines, or splined miter joints. Just knowing…

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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 the way he introduces us to

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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,…

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