COLLECTIONS RELOCATIONS

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Preplanning, precise inventory and proper scheduling are as essential to a successful collection relocation as the careful handling, packing and tracking of the objects. ELY will create a plan tailored to your needs or coordinate with your plan, working closely with all personnel involved from your institution. ELY, Inc. can create a move plan tailored to your needs, detailing each phase of a relocation and the steps within each phase. ELY can utilize your existing inventory system for the move or create one for you. The inventory system can be provided both in hard copy and electronic formats enabling you to manage and locate items in your collection if they are to remain in storage during a renovation. A detailed schedule outlining a day by day blueprint of staffing, tasks to be accomplished and target dates will define and organize the overall scope of the project.

Dumbarton Oaks Collection Relocation

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection needed to move their collection during remodling of the building. Over 2,000 objects from the Pre-Columbian and Byzantine Collections were removed, packed and transported to storage. ELY was part of the multi-faceted team, working with the Dumbarton Oaks staff, contract conservator and registrar to move this collection safely. ELY provided onsite packing and crating, rigging and consultation.
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National Scouting Museum Collection Relocation

ELY packed 50,000 objects including oil paintings, uniforms, badges, pins, documents and a red convertible Geo Storm Pace Car for National Scouting Museum, of the Boy Scouts of America. ELY provided an inventory system to track the many pieces on the move from Murry, Kentucky to the new location in Dallas, Texas.
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Kentucky Historical Society Collection Relocation

The Kentucky Historical Society collection relocation consisted of three different phases, moving objects from three different locations to the new museum building. ELY coordinated with the museum staff to move over 3,000 objects including textiles, furniture, rifles, swords and large farm machinery.
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