Most recently, while serving as courier for The Original Mad Man, I had the chance to explore its temporary home in Greenville, South Carolina. Some of the destinations sound more glamorous than others, but all travel offers great opportunities for exploration and discovery. The first thing the courier will want to do is get a good night’s sleep after what may have been a long journey, but then the courier may have the rest of the 24-acclimation period as well as evenings after the workday to explore the exhibition’s destination-anywhere from Indianapolis, Indiana to Bologna, Italy. Once the crates reach their final destination, they will acclimate to the local microclimate for at least 24 hours before unpacking. Alternately, if the exhibition is travelling overseas, a courier will work with customs agents and fine art expediters to make sure the material goes through TSA screening safely, and must stay with the packed crates until they are in the custody of the airline, and watch them loaded onto the airplane.Īt the end of the journey, before the courier can check in to the hotel, they must oversee crates unloaded from transit and stored safely. This includes everything from ensuring appropriate climate control in the shipping vehicle and approving security arrangements in advance, to actually traveling with the works in the same vehicle or following behind the entire time. In contrast, when you are shepherding a packed exhibition to its destination, you are responsible for its care and custody during travel. When you travel for a business meeting or conference, you just get on the train/plane/car and go. A courier is always present for installation and deinstallation of the exhibit, and may even travel with the work.Ĭourier travel is a bit different than standard business travel. The curators determine whether or not an item will need conservation before it can travel, and how long it can be gone. Registrars review the facilities report of the borrowing institution registrars and curators at MCNY do a physical inspection to determine whether or not the items are strong enough to withstand continued exhibition, as this entails months or even years of exposure. As with loans of individual objects many of the processes around this are the same.
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