How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks

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How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks

By Andrew Dickson

 

 

Early one morning last summer, I stood inside a museum in Antwerp and watched as a painting was hung on the wall.

 

When I walked in, the gallery was empty.

 

To one side, there was a crate about a metre square.

 

Royal blue, it was unmarked apart from a code number and a yellow stencilled sign reading “Lato da Aprire / Open this Side”. 

 

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/mar/21/how-to-move-a-masterpiece-secret-business-shipping-priceless-artworks-art-handling