Matt Isble

Museum Trade Sep 16, 2020

How-To: Resources for Basket Mounts

Historic baskets are both highly functional and highly artistic creations. They show incredible skill by the weaver, but…

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Museum Trade Sep 7, 2020

How Do You Create a Faux Brick Floor for a Fireplace?

What makes being an art preparator, museum technician, art handler so much fun is solving problems and puzzles in not…

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Museum Trade May 29, 2020

BASICS: Opening a Crate, a Few Solid Art Installer Tips

It’s been a long while since I, or anyone has added anything to the site. I thought I’d have all this extra time to…

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Museum Trade Jan 30, 2020

A Day in the Life from Denver Art Museum Registrars – As Told by NPR

Hi Gang, This may be something that you encounter everyday or maybe it’s brand new to you. Either way it’s a fun…

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Museum Trade Dec 31, 2019

The British Museum Conserves Dürer’s Work, Patiently, Methodically

Hi Gang, Here’s a fascinating project from the British Museum, they conserved Dürer’s Triumphal Arch. What time and care…

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Museum Trade Nov 9, 2019

Have a ♥️, Don’t Touch the Art (!)

Locked eyes on this sign as it was hanging in the second floor galleries of the Last Bookstore in Los Angeles. The…

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Museum Trade Sep 12, 2019

Go Behind the Scenes with Creative Director in an Interactive Installation Workshop

Hello MuseumTrade community. I thought this was an insightful interview. Many of us don’t get to touch on the design…

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Museum Trade Aug 1, 2019

How to Handle Ruth Asawa’s Hanging Metal Works

Ruth Asawa’s works are popular for a reason, they are ethereal and beautiful. They are also fragile due to the nature of…

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