Packing, Moving and Shipping
Sample Documents
American Alliance of Museums
AAM provides Tier 3 museum members with sample courier policies.
Packing Museum Objects for Moving
Arts Council England
The Arts Council England provides a useful tool to help museum professionals assess and learn how to pack and move museum objects.
PACCIN
Preparation, Art Handling and Collections Care Information Network
PACCIN, shares information about packing, crating, shipping, rigging, storage, installation, mount making, exhibition fabrication, and technical and material updates.
How Do I House Glass Plate Negatives?
National Archives & Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides procedures for housing glass plate negatives.
Handling and Shipping Cellulose Nitrate Film
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) offers a Conserve O Gram (PDF) on handling and shipping cellulose nitrate film.
Retrofitting a Moving Van to Transport Museum Collections
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) offers a Conserve O Gram (PDF) with tips for retrofitting a moving van for transporting museum objects.
Packing and Shipping Paper Artifacts
Northeast Document Conservation Center
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) has a technical leaflet on packing and shipping paper artifacts. It reviews shipping options and instructions for flat paper, rolled objects, books, and objects framed under glass.
Moving The Museum
Science Museum of Minnesota
The Science Learning Division of the Science Museum of Minnesota undertook the Herculean task of packing and moving the museum’s collections. Download the full published book: Moving the Mountain: the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Guide to Moving Collections.
Moving, Packing and Shipping Furniture
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute offers guidance on packing and moving furniture.