Storing Art Work
Art items are generally very valuable. The logistics of a package sent from one country to another, or from one location to another in the same country and locality is well known to those in the route business. Packages can contain mundane things from sneakers to books, and the occasional appliance. However, those we consider as valuable art are like the Princesses of packages. They are more valuable than other packages because damage to art (paintings, sculptures etc) cannot be settled with just a refund.
You need a dependable, qualified and guarded moving company for that - not just your ordinary moving company. Art Moving in Boston, Massachusetts can be done through Mind’s Eye (Imagine That) (www.imaginemindseye.com). Museum curators often go to them to trust them with moving their art collections and artifacts. We all know poor packaging is almost always the reason why there is damage to art pieces. Add to that improper labelling and mishandling of shippers.
This type of specialized service is for royalty, and what could be more royal than artworks from the world’s most established art galleries?
The fact is, unless a regular shipper places stickers saying “fragile” all over the box, some moving companies still fail to handle fine art properly. How much money could it cost to restore a century-old painting? Maybe hundreds of thousands? And, this is only if it can be restored.