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"Moving the Mountain: Guide to Moving Collections" is a good resource, available here: https://www.smm.org/sites/default/files/public/attachments/moving-the-museum.pdf Our big move was almost 20 years ago. The space was newly built with shelving and rolling platforms already there. The big issue was ...

Thanks! Anecdotally, we've had good experience with Tyvek tags that were labeled with black Sharpies and placed on farm implements. They were still readable decades later even after exposure to harsh climates. (Color Sharpie markings were not.) Of course specifications can change over time and we can't ...

Helena, thanks for this information. I tried looking online for "pigment-based, permanent ink range" cartridges to use with our HP OfficeJet Pro 8610 printer and couldn't find anything that seemed to fit the description. If anyone has a link to the right product that would be a great help. And if we ...

I agree with Anisha. We recently retrieved a painting that had been stored flat on a high top shelf, undisturbed, for years; it had quite a layer of dirt on the surface. So making sure yours is properly protected is important. Also, this might go without saying, but photograph it thoroughly and complete ...

My suggestion is to empty and wash the can before accessioning and/or displaying it. If it's going to be displayed for any length of time, or if its significance warrants, I'd ask for two cans so that one can be kept safe in storage while the other is displayed. We recently dismantled a long-term exhibition ...