“Looking Back/Moving Forward”
As we enter the mid-2020s, we would like to look at how our profession has changed after tumultuous start of the decade, and how we are planning for the future. While our last convention in 2022 looked at the adaptation in our industry propelled by the events of 2020, this year we focus on how those changes have become no longer reactive, but the new way of doing things.

Primary sponsors: Belger Cartage, Dietl International

Platinum sponsors (Marketplace vendors): Art Handler Network; Art Fit 3D; Atelier FAS; Bev/art; Cooke’s Crating; Maquette FAS; Masterpiece/Turtle; Takiya; US Art

Gold sponsors: Art Works of KC; Atelier-4; Bonsai FAS; Cross Museum Professionals; Methods & Materials; Tru Vue

Silver sponsors: Apice; ARTWORKS of San Diego; Artech; Arteria; MasterPak: Small Corp; Teton FAS

Evening Reception sponsors: IAS Fine Art Logistics; Art Works of Kansas City; Crozier
Student Scholarship Program
To help encourage a new generation of art handlers, we had four art students from the Kansas City Art Institute attend our conference. They have also received a one-year membership to PACCIN so they can stay connected with us in the future.

Brent Powell generously sponsored these students to attend the conference. He worked at the Nelsons-Atkins as Assistant Superintendent of Collections (1986-89), then became the Chief Preparator of Packing & Storage (1989-1999) and served two terms as PACCIN Board Chair, 1990-2000 and 2008-2014.
“PACCIN gave me the gift to meet and work with people from all over the world and help
bring the art handlers up and out of the basements. Credit to our professional skills is why
you are here at this great Museum attending this great conference with your colleagues in
the museum industry!” - Brent Powell

Conference Speakers & Topics

Thursday May 16

Joey Capadona (Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR)
Session: Integrating Technology into Exhibition Design – Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Technology

Focusing on ...

This interview was conducted by Kurt Christian on June 16, 2023 at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase New York.

K.C. Can you tell us a little bit about your current position (title, responsibilities, what department you work under, etc.) and other relevant work history as it relates to your current position?

D.B. My position title is Chief Preparator & Director of Facilities. The Department is Exhibition Preparation which is not under another department. I report to the Director. As the title suggests my responsibilities are split between managing ...

This page collects links to resources aimed at ecological resilience and carbon-zero goals for collections care and preventive conservation. These resources may be sourced from conversation in the forum's Sustainability space, the List, the Sustainability Committee, or directly from you. Please help us grow the list with your own suggestions, and share your experiences with any of these ...

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This page comprises a list of Diverse Suppliers shared in the Supplier Diversity forum and other sources. We urge you to participate in this goal of diversifying supply chains in our field. Let's work together to grow small businesses, save costs, ...

Since entering the art preparation field in 2017, I have worked as an art handler/preparator at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California, ...