Overview: Fine art relocation starts with individual condition assessment. Medium, surface stability, framing, and scale each determine how a piece should be packed and handled. Fortress packing uses archival, museum-grade materials, custom crating for fragile or high-value works, and bonded,…
Overview: Fortress private vaults are fully enclosed, dedicated spaces that are never co-mingled with other collections, ranging from intimate rooms to institutional-scale spaces. Fortress owns and operates its facilities and shares no walls with unrelated tenants, retail, or residential units.…
Overview: Fortress received, stored, and installed 250+ furnishings for a 27,000 sq ft Palm Beach estate over 13 months, using 13 private climate-controlled vaults totaling 1,800 sq ft and an eight-day, six-person installation. Each piece was inspected on arrival, with…
Overview: The SMFA at Tufts Art Sale is New England’s largest contemporary art sale, in its 47th year, with 2,000+ works from nearly 600 artists. Exhibiting artists contribute at least 50% of sales to student financial aid, and student artists…
Original article published by Palm Beach Illustrated Overview: Fortress was established in 1983, has been family-owned ever since, and was the first purpose-built fine art storage provider in South Florida, with facilities in Miami and Boston. Private vaults range from…
Overview: After buying art abroad, get a digital invoice and certificate of authenticity right away and send them to your insurer to add the piece to your policy. Confirm crating, air freight, and customs with the gallery. Air-shipped art should…
When the Rafael Soriano Foundation set out to organize the first international exhibition of works by the acclaimed Cuban artist Rafael Soriano, they faced a momentous challenge: orchestrating the secure transport and handling of 29 irreplaceable paintings from Miami to…
Overview: Paper, leather, and fabric memorabilia need the same environment as fine art: 68–72°F and 50–55% relative humidity. Attics, basements, and closets expose collections to heat, moisture, and pests, causing warping, cracking, mold, and fading. Third-party authentication (PSA, Beckett, JSA)…
Overview: Fortress supports fall art fairs such as The Armory Show with condition reporting, inventory management, global shipping, and post-fair coordination. Fortress prioritizes safety over speed, and COO Thomas Burns’s stated principle is “There are no art emergencies.” Service is…
Overview: According to the American Alliance of Museums, over 60% of U.S. museums reported financial stress in 2023, and more than 40% reduced staffing or programming. Fortress offers museums climate-stable storage during renovations, transitions, and budget downturns, plus donations, discounted…
