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EDITION NO. 2 - 2010
— Headlines—

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Also available in French and Italian


 
  • In-House Art Handling Training
    As many at ICEFAT know, Bob Crozier has been passionately pursuing the formation of Best Practices for the Fine Arts Storage and Services industry since the inception of our company back in 1976. A few years ago, as an integral part of this pursuit, Bob designated a single person at Crozier Fine Arts responsible for a comprehensive program of art handling training. Read more

  • If this is Venice it must be Glassina
    With a nod to Cordelia Rose and her invaluable handbook Courierspeak, ICEFAT is preparing a
    multi-lingual reference database of commonly used and required archival and packing materials.

    Read more


  • Australian Museum Crate Standards
    The classic Museum Standard crate originated at T.E.D Fine Art Australia in consultation with conservators at the major Museums in that country. It has a unique appearance and structure and is the standard required by Art Museums in Australia. Read more

  • European Standards for Handling, Storage & Preservation of Museum Objects
    In December 2002 the European Committee for Standardisation CEN (Comité Européeen
    de Normalisation) decided to form a new technical committee, CEN / TC 346 regarding
    Conservation of European Cultural Property, which will develop European standards for the conservation of our heritage.
    Read more

  • Musee du Louvre ISOTHERM Case
    The ISOTHERM case was developed by Musée du Louvre, Paris. To meet the Museum’s
    requirements all crates must conform to the rigid specifications they provide. These
    specifications cover the areas of construction, crate lining, closure systems and more
    .
    Read more


  • PACIN & Materials 101
    PACIN (Packing Arthandling Crating Information Network) is continually working to extend it’s network and to share information between museum and commercial entities. Public Programs have always been a key function of PACIN – we strive to educate, involve and create networking opportunities between colleagues of similar interest within the museum profession.
    Read more


  • ICEFAT Honors Loyal Members
    We continue our profiles of Members of the 20 Year Club. Companies featured in this issue are the remaining 3 of the 6 Founding Members: Panzironi Art Transport (Italy; Welti- Furrer Art Ltd (Switzerland) & Zuest & Bachmeier S.A. (Switzerland). Read more

  • ICEFAT Invited to European Registrars Conference 2010
    The ICEFAT Green Committee is proud to announce that it has been invited to make a presentation
    at the European Registrars Conference (ERC) in Amsterdam later this year.
    Read more


  • ICEFAT Joins Registrars' Groups
    ICEFAT has been a Member of the Registrars Committee - AAM for many years and has actively
    supported and sponsored their activities – including Receptions at both AAM Meetings and at
    the International Registrars’ Symposiums.
    Read more

  • Chairman's Report
    A veteran registrar threw down the gauntlet to ICEFAT by saying “When I ask for a certain style of shipping case, be it museum, touring, returnable, or one way, I would like to know what I am going to receive, or at least be assured that it would meet some sort of minimum guideline".
    Read more


  • From the Secretariat
    Chances are, you are reading this edition of the ICEFAT Newsletter at the 2010 American Association of Museums (AAM) Meeting in Los Angeles. AAM is expecting delegates from a host of countries and from all continents to attend this year’s Meeting. All of the delegates have a
    common link through the museum industry, like ICEFAT members, who are recognized as global experts in fine art packing and shipping. Read more

 
 

Past editions:

 


2010
Newsletter 1, 2010

2009
Newsletter 1, 2009
Newsletter 2, 2009

2008
Newsletter 1, 2008
Newsletter 2, 2008
Newsletter 3, 2008

2007
Newsletter 1, 2007
Newsletter 2, 2007
Newsletter 3, 2007



2006
Newsletter 1, 2006
Newsletter 2, 2006
Newsletter 3, 2006
Newsletter 4, 2006

2005
Newsletter 1, 2005
Newsletter 2, 2005

2004
Newsletter 1, 2004
Newsletter 2, 2004
Newsletter 3, 2004

2003
Newsletter 1, 2003
Newsletter 2, 2003
Newsletter 3, 2003

 

 

 
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