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Keeping Your Artwork Safe from Damage

Keeping your artwork safe from damage requires special conditions that have a great impact on storage solutions and choices. Whether you own small paintings, museum collections, or large sculptures, your assets require optimal storage space and appropriate temperature settings to prevent mould growth, cracks, and other defects. When storing fine art, there are three key considerations: safety, accessibility, and insurance.

The safety of your fine art is of utmost importance and one of the first parameters to consider. An essential aspect of safety is to determine how much spacing is available within the storage units. Secondly, accessibility is another crucial aspect to ponder. Your artwork and sculptures need to be stored in a space where they can be easily accessed. The best practice is to store your pieces in racks or wall mounts. Lastly, check insurance policies that should cover liabilities for portable items.

When you decide to store artwork, first, a budget needs to be defined. Generally, storage costs range from between £600 to £2,800 monthly, depending on the number of shelves or space required.

Artwork is not meant to be stored on the floor. Wall mounts or racks are used in storage rooms that are equipped with optimal temperature and humidity settings suitable for artwork. Storage facilities should be accessible and in facilities that are adequately insured.

The unit dimensions for art storage can be between 2.5 metres or 4.5 metres in length and width and 3 metres in height. Depending on the number of art pieces, the unit storage size can increase or decrease

Always ensure your artwork is stored in ample space to avoid accidents and damage. When using third-party storage facilities, ensure they have insurance for artwork damage and disappearance, especially when dealing with fragile and delicate pieces. Moreover, the storage facility should always use off-the-ground solutions to preserve your artwork with ideal temperature and humidity settings specific to artwork.

 

SAFETY FIRST: 12 to 18 inches per piece

ACCESSIBILITY: Ideally, movable racks or wall mounts

INSURANCE: Third-party insurance for property damage or disappearance is highly recommended.