With the ICEFAT Storage Guidelines and ICEFAT Environmental Guidelines now officially
adopted by the membership, we turn our minds to Packing and Crating Guidelines.

Tim Polishook of Ship/Art International Inc. in San Francisco, assisted by Gilles de Greling of Gander & White Shipping Inc. in Florida, made a presentation to the members in Cape Town outlining some basic concepts and minimum standards for Museum crates. “It’s a starting point,” said Tim. “It seems that every country – and sometimes every Museum – can have different requirements.”

A Packing & Crating Guidelines Sub-Committee will be formed with the aim of presenting DRAFT guidelines to the Membership. This Sub-Committee will look at standards around the world, and will consider the work of the European Committee for Standardisation CEN (Comité Européeen de Normalisation) new technical committee, CEN / TC 346 which is dedicated to the Conservation of European Cultural Property.
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