Museum gallery hall with framed paintings and sculptures under skylights

Who we serve

Museums.

Loans, exhibitions, touring collections and institutional storage.

Museums

What do you need?

How we work with you

Public galleries, museums, universities and cultural organisations requiring trusted partners for exhibitions, loans, acquisitions, installations, storage and collection management.

Institutional programmes run on fixed dates and immovable standards. We work to your condition reporting, your courier requirements and your install windows, across a single loan or an entire touring exhibition.

  • 01Reliability against published exhibition dates
  • 02Conservation standards and condition reporting
  • 03Professional, uniformed, security-cleared crews
  • 04Stakeholder and lender management
  • 05Institutional accountability and documentation

Your journey with IAS

From first brief to final wall.

  1. 01

    Exhibition brief

    We review the checklist, venues, loan agreements and dates, then map the movement plan against your install and de-install windows.

  2. 02

    Method and costing

    Packing specifications, crate design, transport mode, courier travel and contingency are itemised so your budget submission holds.

  3. 03

    Loans and compliance

    Import permits, indemnity documentation, customs and lender conditions are coordinated ahead of the first collection.

  4. 04

    Pack, move, install

    Museum-standard packing, climate-controlled transport and installation by art handlers who work to your registrar's direction on site.

  5. 05

    Return and storage

    De-install, condition check, return legs to lenders, and climate-controlled storage for crates and works between seasons.

Planning an exhibition or loan programme?

Send us the checklist and dates. We will return a method statement and costing you can take to budget.

Request a quote