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TECHNOLOGY FOR REMOTE COURIER PRACTICE (opens in a new window): February 22, 2025; The Courier Sub-Committee assembled this resource of platforms and equipment that are available to aid in the process of remote courier practice. Products listed are examples that have been used with success by ARCS members but other similar items ma…
LED Lighting in Today's Museums: Scott Rosenfeld: June 1, 2024; The Lunder Conservation Center held a one day symposium on March 1, 2013 on the use of LED lighting in museum collections. A series of presentations and panel discussions from museum and lighting specialists took place over the course of the day. Se…
ARCS Courier Decision Tool (opens in a new window): January 2, 2024; ARCS has developed a Courier Decision Tool that promotes a series of guidelines for decision making when considering how to use a courier for the safe travel of objects during the time of COVID-19 and beyond. The Courier Decision Tool is a means to s…
Basic Condition Reporting: December 20, 2023; A good condition report is one of the cornerstones of documentation for any piece in a museum collection. Do you know the condition of the pieces in your collection? Can those pieces be exhibited or loaned? Do they need conservation? There are many r…
Taking Care: Collection Support Studio at the Henry Art Gallery - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023): December 19, 2023; Session review by Dana Murray
Bridging Continents: Loans, Collaboration, and Partnership with Museums and Institutions in Africa - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023): November 9, 2023; Review By Nadia Al-Khalifah of the Bridging Continents Session, 2023.
ARCSchat March 2022 Future-Proofing Intent in Time-Based Media: March 1, 2022
ARCSchat December 2021: Shippers Panel Pt. 2: December 7, 2021
3-D Scanning on Loans for Your Incoming Exhibition Loans (Conference Session, 2017): May 15, 2021; Mount makers at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles have been working with 3-D scanning of museum loans to improve their mount making technique. This technology has helped reduce the amount of time an object is needed on premises for a fitting pr…
Exhibition Copies & Beyond: Lending Time-Based Media (Conference Session, 2017): May 15, 2021; Museums and commercial galleries are seeing a dramatic increase in the exhibition of time- based media as artists continue to embrace cutting-edge technology: digital video, sound, motion, custom software and electronics, and installation/site-specif…

Howdy Partner! Mapping the Wild West of Exhibition Collaborations (opens in a new window): April 28, 2021; Discussion on the challenges, shared responsibilities, and lessons learned that arise when two institutions collaborate to organize a seamless traveling exhibition.
Two Peas in a Crate: Crossover between Museum Registration + Fine Art Shipping (opens in a new window): April 28, 2021; Discussion on the ever-changing industry and relationships between shippers and registrars, the pros of having experience in both positions, and how this crossover influences exhibition logistics and problem solving.
Anchors Aweigh: Shipping by Sea: April 28, 2021
Installation On Display (opens in a new window): April 28, 2021; This session discusses the experience, challenges, benefits, and take-aways of installing art in public view.
Producing and Touring a Major Intercontinental Exhibition with Multiple Collections and Host Museums: April 28, 2021
Deciphering Facility Reports (Conference Session, 2019): April 26, 2021
Couriering Intensive: Essential Packing, Crating, and Courier Skills (opens in a new window): April 19, 2021; A discussion on couriering artwork. The panel gave a demonstration focusing on materials, what to consider when packing artwork, and things to keep in mind as objects are being prepared to move.
ARCSchat February 2, 2021: Installing the Butterfly Effect: Talking Collab w/ PACCIN & Art Pro Net: February 2, 2021
ARCSchat January 19, 2021 - The Post-COVID19 Courier Part 2: The Full Chicago: January 19, 2021
Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience (Conference session, 2017): October 4, 2020
Inclusive Digital Interactives: Best Practices and Research: September 1, 2020
ARCSchat April 21 2020 Shippers and Brokers: April 21, 2020
ARCSchat April 2020: Loan Contracts Part 2 Environment Standards: April 7, 2020
ARCSchat March 2020: Loan Contracts Part 1: March 3, 2020
Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience (conference session, 2017): November 5, 2017
Latin America Shipping Q & A: November 3, 2017
Latin America Shipping Q & A: November 3, 2017
What the Art World Needs to Know About the Ivory Ban and the Proposed Federal Rule (opens in a new window): November 24, 2015; IFAR also released a video from their November 24, 2015 seminar, What the Art World Needs to Know About the Ivory Ban and the Proposed Federal Rule. Join their distinguished specialists as they discuss the poaching crisis; how the existing laws and t…
On-Campus Loans: Balancing Stewardship, Tradition, and Politics (Conference session, 2015): November 15, 2015
International Institutue for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work-Environmental Guidelines: September 30, 2014
Nick Cave: Sojourn—Behind-the-Scenes Installation Footage: June 6, 2013
Crating How-to Video: April 3, 2012
Jim Nutt: Back to Front: January 29, 2011
Newark Museum Official - Registrar Condition Reports for Gustav Stickley exhibition: September 10, 2010
Preparing the gowns for the First Ladies Exhibition: May 9, 2010
Behind The Scenes at The National Media Museum: January 1, 2010
Sebastiano Mainardi: The Science of Art Installation: September 6, 2007

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