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MSI provides specialized art packing and installation services to private collectors, businesses, museums, art galleries, auction houses, designers, and other throughout the Metro area and beyond.
Reach out today to discuss how our local fine art services can take the stress of art handling services off your plate of concerns.
MSI offers a full spectrum of art packing services. We work diligently with you in evaluating and determining what is best for your collection, as well as your timeline and budget. The protection and preservation of our client’s valuables is our top priority at MSI.
We offer a wide variety of solutions when packing your objects, including slipcases, collar-packing, shadow boxing, cavity packing, travel frames, and crating. The materials we use are carefully chosen, archivally safe, and highly effective in how they protect your artifacts.
MSI art crates are extremely well made, suited for both international and domestic shipping, and are ISPM-15 compliant. Our team is extremely adept at customizing materials to suit the project at hand. Whether your items are destined for long-term storage or short-term transport, MSI can provide a safe and effective solution for you.
Fine art installation can be one of the most important – and most challenging – aspects of art collection and exhibition. While even the proper hanging or mounting of a single painting requires specialized expertise and an eye for aesthetics, the problems of presentation and installation become increasingly complex when dealing with multiple artworks, collections of related pieces, sculptures, and objects that are especially fragile or unusually large or heavy.
Installing a work of art securely, without damage to the piece, in a manner that maximizes its visual impact in the context of its surroundings is not a simple task. As a professional fine art handling company with over 150 years of combined experience managing high-value, delicate artworks, we at MSI bring aesthetic sensibilities, creative problem-solving expertise, and specialized equipment to meet any installation challenge.
MSI works closely with interior designers and homeowners to install personal collections in private homes.
We partner with businesses throughout the Twin Cities, installing artwork for multi-story office buildings, banks, and other corporate clients.
We have installed artwork at a variety of cultural institutions, including the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Weisman Art Museum, and the University of Minnesota, among many others.
We have devised innovative and intricate solutions for installing the most unique and challenging pieces. From rigging and installing a 20-ton artwork or a 60-foot tall sculpture to massive paintings and delicate glass sculptures, MSI has the experience and creative problem-solving expertise to successfully install your unique artwork.
In addition to installation, we also offer curatorial and lighting consultation services. Whether you are downsizing or rotating your collection or want to ensure your lighting setup is optimal for your artwork, our fine art consultants will offer experienced insight specifically suited to your needs and space.
MSI offers door-to-door art transportation and white-glove delivery. Our local fine art shuttle service offers air-ride, climate-controlled transportation of your artwork to its destination, whether from our door to yours or to another art handler or art storage facility.
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Clients who utilize our packing and installation services have the peace of mind that comes with expert care and handling. MSI offers insurance coverage that many other art handlers do not, ensuring that your fine art is fully covered at all times.
Take the stress out of every step of the packing and installation process by partnering with Museum Services.