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Crozier's business is the
care of collections and one of the ways we accomplish |
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that is education. Through
funding the advancement of museum registrars and |
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establishing fine art
storage standards worldwide, Crozier is cultivating the best |
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climate for collections. |
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Since 1991 Crozier has
awarded six annual
travel stipends for
museum registrars |
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to attend the American
Association of Museum conference. These awards have |
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fostered both education
and networking among museum Registrars. And in 2006 |
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Crozier expanded their
support of museum registrars to include an
international |
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travel award
to the European Registrars' Conference. |
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Another educational avenue
is the development of standards for fine art storage. |
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Presently there is no
standardization for security, fire and safety, and climate |
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stabilization, so that
collectors and institutions can rate which facilities are best |
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for them. Bob Crozier is
currently working with insurance companies, museums |
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and other art storage
companies to establish
"Best Practices". |
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As Crozier moves toward
the betterment of the fine art storage industry, your |
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collection reaps the
benefits. And that's the whole idea. |
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The Crozier Travel Award
for the |
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Advancement of Museum
Registrars |
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1991-2007 |
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Since 1991, this award has
provided all the travel funds to mid-and-senior-level |
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professional registrars so
that they can attend the American Association of Museum |
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(AAM) Annual Conference.
To date, 102 Museum Registrars have reaped the |
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educational benefits of
AAM Conference attendance thanks to Crozier Fine Arts. |
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View Recipients |
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The Crozier International
Travel Award for the |
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Advancement of Museum
Registrars |
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2006 |
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Established just last
year, this award allows the Chairman and Treasurer of the |
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American Registrars
Committee to travel to European Registrars Conference. |
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Bob Crozier is working to
establish standards for fine art warehousing worldwide. |
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The recent swell in fine
art warehouse catastrophes including fires, theft and natural |
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disasters prompted Bob
Crozier to take every precaution to insure that the |
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collections housed in his
warehouses were as safe as possible. During this exercise, |
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Bob worked with insurance
and museum sectors to establish "Best Practices Guide- |
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lines" for a fine art
storage company. |
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In an effort to share this
information and in turn protect other collections, Bob has |
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presented his findings to
*ICEFAT,
an organization representing 79 of the finest |
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independent art
transportation firms from over 34 countries, of which he is a |
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member. ICEFAT created a
multi-party task force to develop and implement guide- |
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lines for operating
state-of-the-art commercial art storage facilities. Bob Crozier has |
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been named as Committee
Chairman. The committee will address insurance under- |
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writer concerns, which
include the potential for vandalism, theft, accidental damage |
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and catastrophic loss. |
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The benefits of the study
will be broad, positively affecting the museum world, |
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auction houses, corporate
and private collectors, galleries, artists, and their insurers. |
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The new ICEFAT group
expects to complete "Best Practices Guidelines," acceptable |
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to the fine arts warehouse
and insurance industries, as well as clients, by its next |
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annual meeting in October
2009. |
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In his address as the
ICEFAT conference, Bob Crozier stated, "The worldwide |
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community of commercial
fine art warehouses is proud to take the leadership of |
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this effort, which will
ensure the safety and viability of the art entrusted to our |
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care. We look forward to
an open and collegial dialogue with the many groups |
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and companies that will be
positively affected by our adoption of Best Practices." |
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* INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
OF EXHIBITION AND FINE ART TRANSPORTERS (ICEFAT) |
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