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