Artcare - Auckland Art Gallery

Packing / HandlingIn packing framed workseitherEach work is carried in itsnormal hanging positionglassmounted workback panelcase, the entire surface of glass must betaped to the edge of the frame at approximately 50 mmintervals, forming a grid. Do not allow the tape to touchthe frame where there is any surface gilding or pigment.If Perspex is used, a label must be fixed to the backboardto warn against using tape.All hook eyes must be removed before packing;even flat hanging devices may scratch another frame.Always interleave any stacked frames waiting to beprocessed.A SIDE-OPENING CRATE– frames are interleaved with corrugated card– a central pulling device helps when extracting the first frame– a foam layer top and bottom damps vibrationpacking unmounted workscoverboardbacking board / ‘tray’work of art, coveredwith acid-free papercorner pockets tapedto tray to secure workPacking Unframed Works on PaperMounted Works—acid-free tissue should be insertedunderneath the window board and the mounted workwrapped with acid-free tissue. Two pieces of thick corrugatedcard are used in front and behind the work,securely taped around the edges.Unmounted Works—works on paper should neverbe rolled for transportation. This may cause irreparabledamage. The work should be placed between two sheetsof acid-free board, a backing board or ‘tray’ and a coverboard. These should be cut to the same size and be largeenough to overlap the work by about 75 mm on all sides.The work should be covered with a sheet of acidfreepaper cut to the same dimensions as the work andheld in position with corners of acid-free paper taped tothe tray. The tray and the cover should then be tapedtogether. If a number of works are packed together, eachwork should have its own tray.When a work has a raised surface, the edge of thetray should be built up to prevent its being pressedbetween the boards.Outer Packaging—additional boards should beplaced on either side of the package to protect it frombeing punctured and to keep it rigid. It can then bewrapped in strong brown paper or corrugated card. Itmay be advisable to include a waterproof layer in thepackaging such as bubblewrap or plastic.The package should be labelled with details of thecontents and how to release them. Instructions on the58