Articles on fine art storage, preservation, packing, transportation, and care. From the people who handle your collection every day.
Interior designers managing client collections during renovations, stagings, and redesigns need a professional art storage partner. A practical guide to protecting client art between design phases.
Read the ArticleInheriting a collection brings decisions that take months to settle. How to protect the works while an estate is resolved, from inventory and climate-controlled storage to a single team handling every piece.
Read the ArticleDelays caused by unhandled artwork rarely appear on a transaction timeline, yet they are common. How a missing art storage partner costs a luxury listing time, from staging through escrow.
Read the ArticleA gallery's hardest storage problem is the work that is not on the walls. How to sort inventory into three pools, consolidate scattered storage, and keep between-show handling to a single move.
Read the ArticleA renovation puts fine art at risk from dust, vibration, and temperature swings for weeks at a time. Why leaving the collection in place fails, and how off-site climate-controlled art storage protects it while the work is done.
Read the ArticleA standard self storage unit is one of the most expensive places you can keep fine art. No climate control, self-handling, weak security with real break-in and vandalism risk, and none of the museum-grade care your collection needs. Here is why, and what to use instead.
Read the ArticleA fast quote, a white-glove team at your door, and a client portal that keeps your collection visible. Why collectors, galleries, and designers across Los Angeles say working with Vidro was the easiest part of their month, with museum-grade care underneath all of it.
Read the ArticleMost collectors store some art at home, but the pieces not on display face temperature swings, humidity, light, handling risk, and no condition record. Five risks, and when climate-controlled storage is the safer choice.
Read the ArticleSummer concentrates ultraviolet light, heat, and humidity on outdoor art and sculpture. Which pieces to bring inside for the season, how to protect those that stay out, and how to store them safely.
Read the ArticleAfter a move or a stay in storage, fine art needs time to adjust to a new environment. A practical guide to acclimating paintings, works on paper, and wood-based pieces so a sudden change in temperature and humidity does not cause damage.
Read the ArticleThe work that decides how well a collection stores happens before the truck arrives. A pre-storage checklist: document condition, stabilize fragile pieces, and pack with archival materials.
Read the ArticleInsurance and appraisal both depend on documentation. What a proper record set contains, how appraisals and fine-art coverage work, and how professional storage keeps the record intact.
Read the ArticleWorks on paper and photographs are the most light and humidity sensitive media in a collection. How to handle, enclose, mat, and store prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs, with acid-free materials and the case for cool, dark storage.
Read the ArticleThree-dimensional works fail differently than paintings. How to handle, mount, and store sculpture, ceramics, bronze, and stone, with material-specific care and the case for custom mounts over shelf storage.
Read the ArticleWhen a collector dies, the art is frozen in place until probate concludes. A complete guide to neutral storage, appraisal for Form 706, chain of custody, and protecting value while the estate settles.
Read the ArticleLight is the slowest threat to a fine art collection and the most invisible. A practical guide for collectors on UV, infrared, and visible-light damage, how to measure exposure in a home with a smartphone, window film and LED choices, hanging rules, and when professional storage is the right answer.
Read the ArticleWhat happens to a collection during the short, high-risk window of a renovation, party, or staging, and how to protect it. Why a remodel threatens art even without touching it, a pre-renovation checklist, what professional short-term storage should provide, and how to time the art out of harm's way.
Read the ArticleA practical reference for collectors who handle artwork at home, between rooms, or in preparation for transit. Supplies to keep on hand, two-person lifting rules, wrapping order for short-distance moves, climate and temperature windows for transit, and the threshold at which a professional handler should be brought in.
Read the ArticleA comprehensive guide for collectors planning an interstate art move. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules, climate planning for the road, fine art transit insurance, IRS Form 8283 considerations for out-of-state donations, and a practical checklist for evaluating a fine art carrier before signing a bill of lading.
Read the ArticleFrame and canvas form a single mechanical system, and the way each one ages affects the other. A practical inspection routine for collectors and gallery owners, what to look for from the front and the reverse, how to clean a frame without damaging the painting, and when to call a conservator.
Read the ArticleLos Angeles is famous for its sunshine, but the city's humidity changes throughout the year in ways that can quietly damage a painting over time. This piece walks through what humidity swings do to a canvas, what the museum standard looks like, five practical steps to protect artwork at home, and when professional storage is worth the investment.
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