Blog Posts From Library & Archives Tagged With first_fleet http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog Natural History Museum Library and Collections Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:13:54 GMT Jive SBS 4.5.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2014-03-24T12:13:54Z How our collections travel the world..... http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/2014/03/24/how-our-collections-travel-he-world <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:05b29fc8-dab0-40c5-b822-4d244b4ec345] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p><strong>by Lisa Di Tommaso (Special Collections Librarian)</strong></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-3601-71316/Packed+case.jpg"><img alt="Packed case.jpg" class="jive-image" height="265" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3601-71316/352-265/Packed+case.jpg" style="float: left;" width="352"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>There&rsquo;s no doubt many of you have enjoyed exhibitions of art or artefacts from around the world on a variety of topics. But have you ever considered just how the items brought together from across the globe actually made it to the gallery, and the activity involved? The Library at the Natural History Museum lends many items from its collections to exhibitions, be it to an institution just down the road, or to far-flung places overseas. The process of lending material starts many months in advance and involves a large number of people.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I was fortunate enough to travel to Australia recently, to oversee the delivery and installation of some unique artworks from our <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/art-nature-imaging/collections/first-fleet/art-collection/index.dsml">First Fleet Collection</a>. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><span style="color: #808080;"><em>(Above and below) The cases containing the artwork are packed into the bespoke crate, before it is sealed.</em></span></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The paintings were borrowed by the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, for their exhibition entitled <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/exhibitions/2014/artist_colony/index.html">Artist Colony</a>, which brings together paintings by officers, convicts and other colonists who helped establish the first European settlement in Port Jackson in the early years from 1788. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>In order for the State Library to be <a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-3601-71320/Packed+crate.jpg"><img alt="Packed crate.jpg" class="jive-image" height="197" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3601-71320/305-197/Packed+crate.jpg" style="float: right;" width="305"/></a>able to borrow the items, a number of negotiations took place with the NHM, confirming the items they wished to borrow, the dates and length of time they would be lent for, the temperature and lighting conditions in which they would be displayed, and any security issues. This always involves a lot of paperwork and many emails back and forth across the globe. Temporary export licences are also arranged at this time. A specialist global shipping company was engaged to assist with the transport of items door to door by road and air. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>As the time to send the items approached, the Museum&rsquo;s Paper Conservator prepared the material for transport and for display, and wrote detailed reports on the condition of each item. Having a detailed record of the state of the material before it leaves the Library allows us to check the items again after their long journey to make sure no damage occurred en-route.&#160; The art was then wrapped very carefully in layers of tissue and then packed securely into what look like large suitcases, lined with protective material to prevent any movement on the journey. The shipping company manufactured a bespoke wooden crate, in which the cases were again packed securely, allowing no room for movement and providing maximum shock absorption.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-3601-71318/Checking+the+conditions+of+the+artwork+in+Sydney.jpg"><img alt="Checking the conditions of the artwork in Sydney.jpg" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="213" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3601-71318/268-213/Checking+the+conditions+of+the+artwork+in+Sydney.jpg" style="float: left;" width="268"/></a><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-3601-71319/Installing+one+of+our+paintings.jpg"><img alt="Installing one of our paintings.jpg" class="jive-image" height="209" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3601-71319/104-209/Installing+one+of+our+paintings.jpg" style="float: left;" width="104"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>My job as courier was to travel with that case to Sydney, as far as possible not allowing it out of my sight. The crate and I were collected from the Museum early one morning on a lorry and taken to the company depot where last minute checks and paperwork were completed. We were next driven to the airport, where I oversaw the loading of the crate into a pallet which would then be loaded on to the aircraft. As &#8216;civilians&rsquo; are not allowed on to the tarmac, a company representative oversaw the loading of the pallet onto the plane. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><span style="color: #808080;"><em>(Above) Checking the conditions of the artwork in Sydney and installiing one of our paintings. </em></span></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>After a quick petrol stop at Dubai and assurances that the crate hadn&rsquo;t been off-loaded, the journey continued on to Sydney. The crates were collected from the freight cargo area, and we were back on the truck to the State Library. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The items were left for 48 hours to acclimatise to their new environmental conditions before the crate was opened. I worked with the Conservation staff at the State Library to check the condition of each item on arrival, and then to oversee the installation of the paintings on to walls in the display area, and books in to their special cases. I wasn&rsquo;t fortunate enough to be able to stay for the official opening of the exhibition, but feedback from visitors so far suggests they are thrilled to be able to see artworks which have travelled all the way from London, to be displayed alongside local collections for the first time. </p><p><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-3601-71321/Exhibition+installation+in+progress.jpg"><img alt="Exhibition installation in progress.jpg" class="jive-image" height="227" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3601-71321/290-227/Exhibition+installation+in+progress.jpg" width="290"/></a><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-3601-71322/Ensuring+one+of+the+NHM%E2%80%99s+volumes+is+correctly+placed+in+its+case.jpg"><img alt="Ensuring one of the NHM&rsquo;s volumes is correctly placed in its case.jpg" class="jive-image" height="229" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3601-71322/270-229/Ensuring+one+of+the+NHM%E2%80%99s+volumes+is+correctly+placed+in+its+case.jpg" width="270"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; 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padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The final installation!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:05b29fc8-dab0-40c5-b822-4d244b4ec345] --> artwork behind_the_scenes_in_the_library first_fleet #museumweek Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:13:54 GMT http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/2014/03/24/how-our-collections-travel-he-world Hellen Pethers - Library and Archives 2014-03-24T12:13:54Z 1 year, 10 months ago 0 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/comment/how-our-collections-travel-he-world http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=3601 Images of Nature Gallery, changing theme: AUSTRALIA. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/2011/10/13/images-of-nature-gallery-changing-theme-australia <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:323c7522-4a2d-4507-8b77-b0b4a23e9f13] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><div>Preparations are now well underway for the new Australian theme for the Images of Nature Gallery to open in February 2012.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The original artwork from the Museum Library&rsquo;s collection that will feature in the gallery was created by those who travelled on board the First Fleet&rsquo;s ships that sailed to Australia in May 1787, amongst them were seamen and convicts.</div><div>These fascinating drawings represent some of the first recorded images of the then unexplored continent.</div><div>Seeing the strange new landscapes, peoples, plants and animals through their eyes is a fascinating experience.</div><div> </div><div>To celebrate the new year for the Gallery and the change of the theme, Australian artist Daniel Boyd has created a unique piece that will commemorate the event and the display of such a rare collection of historical artwork:</div><div> </div><div><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/art-nature-imaging/collections/first-fleet/">http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/art-nature-imaging/collections/first-fleet/</a><span> </span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-2028-22990/Sept+024.jpg"><img alt="Sept 024.jpg" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="336" onclick="" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-2028-22990/450-336/Sept+024.jpg" width="450"/></a></div><div><span style="color: #808080; font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Daniel Boyd (left) and staff from the Gasworks Art Gallery, preparing Daniel's art installation to be taken to the Natural History Museum last week</strong></span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Daniel is a well known young artist, his work raises questions about established notions of the history of Australia and celebrates with gentle irony the expeditions of scientist, sailors and colonizers who opened up the knowledge of the new land to the Europe of the Enlightenment period.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The watercolours in the Gallery rotate every 3 moths within the year, to protect the vibrant and amazing pigments and to give the public an opportunity to see more of our wonderful artwork collections.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>2011 was the year of&#160; China, the East India Company and the John Reeves's collection of stunning Zoological and Botanical Chinese watercolours, you still have a chance to catch them until January 2012.</div><div> </div><div><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/galleries/blue-zone/images-nature-gallery/index.html">http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/galleries/blue-zone/images-nature-gallery/index.html</a><span> </span></div></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:323c7522-4a2d-4507-8b77-b0b4a23e9f13] --> australia images_of_nature_gallery first_fleet daniel_boyd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:05:18 GMT http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/2011/10/13/images-of-nature-gallery-changing-theme-australia Armando Mendez 2011-10-13T10:05:18Z 4 years, 4 months ago 0 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/comment/images-of-nature-gallery-changing-theme-australia http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/library/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=2028
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