A Trusted Partner in Museum Historic Artifact Packaging and Crating

Embarking on the monumental task of relocating historical treasures from the National Museum of the United States Navy and the Cold War Gallery in Washington, DC, McCollister’s Transportation sought our artifact packaging and custom crating expertise for museum facility moving and storage. As a leading crating company, we specialize in delivering custom solutions to protect the invaluable items that commemorate the Navy’s wartime heroes, battles, and peacetime contributions from the country’s founding to the present day.

Background:

The Navy Department embarked on an exciting venture – designing a new museum with enhanced public accessibility. Irreplaceable artifacts required meticulous packaging for protection during the moving and storage process.

Challenges:

We seamlessly navigated the distinctive logistical challenges within an active military base, aware that our commitment to delivering excellence in every aspect of our services required a team of trusted and reliable specialists who had undergone rigorous vetting and background checks. The artifacts we handled were diverse, ranging from 18th-century wooden ship wheels and Bow Ornaments to 20th-century equipment such as submarine periscopes, torpedoes, vehicles, landing craft, and a C4 Trident Missile. Each piece demanded its own specialized packaging scenario, materials, and procedures.

Solutions:

First, through careful consultation with museum curator staff, we gained a comprehensive understanding of the unique requirements of each artifact. This enabled us to provide bespoke custom crating and packaging solutions for each item. A tailored approach combined a mix of soft packaging, palletizing, solid plywood crating, and expert handling. We proudly met all project deadlines. As a result of our execution, every transported item arrived safely and damage-free.

To view more photos of the artifacts we provided custom crating services for, head to the National Museum of the US Navy’s Flikr.