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Art Shipping Service

We handle the shipping of fine art pieces, antiques, luxury items, collectibles, and more.

Are you planning on shipping fine art to a gallery for an exhibit abroad? Perhaps you’re looking to import a large marble statue from Italy for your hotel courtyard. What about moving metal sculptures, antique pianos, or other decorative fine arts objects?

If any of those rang true to you, know that we offer specialized solutions for fine art shipping. We work with private collectors, galleries, artists, auction houses, and art dealers, and handle the shipping of all valuable and expensive items of any size, weight, or consideration.

The logistics of art and antiques is delicate and demanding. Leave the stress of artwork shipping to us, as you focus on other areas of your organization. Request a quote today and see what we can do for you.

Within the Fine Arts & Luxury Goods Industry

Freight Right specializes in secure shipping services for paintings and fine art.

Paintings

Paintings
Freight Right provides expert shipping for stone and metal sculptures, ensuring safe art transport.

Stone & Metal Sculptures

Stone & Metal Sculptures
Freight Right safely ships antique decorative items for galleries and collectors worldwide.

Antique Decoratives

Antique Decoratives
Freight Right expertly handles the secure shipping of vintage furniture for collectors and galleries.

Vintage Furniture

Vintage Furniture
Freight Right specializes in the careful shipping of pianos and musical instruments for safe delivery.

Pianos & Instruments

Pianos & Instruments
Freight Right securely transports art installation materials for galleries and artists.

Art Installation Materials

Art Installation Materials

Common Collections & Pieces We Move

From galleries to museums, we transport fine art and luxury items with the utmost care and precision.

Artworks & exhibition objects

  • Paintings (framed/unframed, microclimate frames, glazing: acrylic/glass)
  • Works on paper (matted, framed, portfolios, scrolls, albums)
  • Sculptures (stone, bronze, wood, ceramic, mixed media)
  • Photographs (framed, boxed, large-format mounts)
  • Archaeological/ethnographic objects, natural history specimens, taxidermy
  • Architectural fragments, site-specific components (with re-mount kits)
  • Paintings (framed/unframed, microclimate frames, glazing: acrylic/glass)
  • Works on paper (matted, framed, portfolios, scrolls, albums)
  • Sculptures (stone, bronze, wood, ceramic, mixed media)
  • Photographs (framed, boxed, large-format mounts)
  • Archaeological/ethnographic objects, natural history specimens, taxidermy
  • Architectural fragments, site-specific components (with re-mount kits)

Mounts, cases & display furniture / Crates, packing & handling gear

  • Plinths/pedestals, risers, platforms, vitrines (freestanding, tabletop)
  • Custom object mounts, brackets, armatures, cleats, french cleats
  • Barriers, stanchions, rail systems, display walls/temporary partitions
  • Travel frames, slip-cases, shadow boxes, travel slips
  • Shock/tilt/impact indicators, data loggers (temp/RH/shock)
  • Art dollies, panel carts, A-frames, gantries, pallet jacks, lift tables
  • Plinths/pedestals, risers, platforms, vitrines (freestanding, tabletop)
  • Custom object mounts, brackets, armatures, cleats, french cleats
  • Barriers, stanchions, rail systems, display walls/temporary partitions
  • Travel frames, slip-cases, shadow boxes, travel slips
  • Shock/tilt/impact indicators, data loggers (temp/RH/shock)
  • Art dollies, panel carts, A-frames, gantries, pallet jacks, lift tables

Lighting & AV for exhibitions

  • Track heads, snoots, barn doors, lenses, UV/IR-filtered fixtures
  • Dimmers, control modules, DMX drivers
  • Projectors, media players, screens, LEDs, displays/monitors, speakers
  • Interactive hardware: sensors, buttons, touchscreens, microcontrollers
  • Track heads, snoots, barn doors, lenses, UV/IR-filtered fixtures
  • Dimmers, control modules, DMX drivers
  • Projectors, media players, screens, LEDs, displays/monitors, speakers
  • Interactive hardware: sensors, buttons, touchscreens, microcontrollers

Climate, monitoring & environmental / Prep, conservation & registrarial

  • Portable HVAC units for staging areas, HEPA air scrubbers
  • Data loggers, RH/temperature monitors, light/UV meters
  • UV films/shades, blackout curtains for light-sensitive installs
  • Conservation tools: fume hoods (portable), solvent cabinets, suction tables
  • Photo station: copy stands, lighting kits, backdrops, color targets
  • Registrar kits: barcode/RFID scanners, asset tags, accession labels, condition-report kits
  • Portable HVAC units for staging areas, HEPA air scrubbers
  • Data loggers, RH/temperature monitors, light/UV meters
  • UV films/shades, blackout curtains for light-sensitive installs
  • Conservation tools: fume hoods (portable), solvent cabinets, suction tables
  • Photo station: copy stands, lighting kits, backdrops, color targets
  • Registrar kits: barcode/RFID scanners, asset tags, accession labels, condition-report kits

Storage & shop / Office, retail & public areas

  • Archival racks (painting screens), map/flat files, textile rollers/tubes
  • Carpentry shop tools for casework/ mounts (saws, sanders, clamps)
  • Museum shop fixtures: cases, gondolas, POS, label printers
  • Signage, wayfinding, donor walls, ticketing kiosks, queue stanchions
  • Archival racks (painting screens), map/flat files, textile rollers/tubes
  • Carpentry shop tools for casework/ mounts (saws, sanders, clamps)
  • Museum shop fixtures: cases, gondolas, POS, label printers
  • Signage, wayfinding, donor walls, ticketing kiosks, queue stanchions

Security & building systems

  • CCTV cameras, NVRs, access control panels, key storage systems
  • Alarms for cases/objects, seismically secured restraints
  • Lock cores/keys for cases and storage cages
  • IT closet gear: switches, routers, UPS units for AV/controls
  • CCTV cameras, NVRs, access control panels, key storage systems
  • Alarms for cases/objects, seismically secured restraints
  • Lock cores/keys for cases and storage cages
  • IT closet gear: switches, routers, UPS units for AV/controls

As art shippers, we offer a variety of project-based services, including packing, climate-controlled art storage, museum-quality crating, and white glove courier delivery. In addition, we arrange art insurance, ATA Carnet filing, and other customs brokerage services.

Art is priceless. It is often fragile and can be easily damaged during shipping if not properly protected. Great care must be taken to package the artwork in a way that will prevent it from being damaged during transit. These valuables are often large and unwieldy, making them difficult to handle and transport. Also, the value of many artworks means that extra precautions must be taken to ensure their safety during shipping. This can add additional complexity to the shipping process.

Only a few shippers in the world know how to properly pack, handle and deliver them in the manner which they deserve, while also boasting a global logistics network to move them anywhere in the world.