Museum-Quality Care for Priceless Possessions
Fine Art Moving & Storage in Los Angeles
Stratton and Sons provides specialized fine art moving services for galleries, museums, private collectors, and estate managers throughout Southern California. Every piece — from a small oil painting to a monumental sculpture — receives custom handling designed to eliminate risk during packing, transport, and installation.
Custom Crating for Every Piece
Our in-house crating shop builds custom wooden crates tailored to the exact dimensions and fragility of each artwork. Paintings are float-packed in crates with foam lining and corner bracing to absorb shock. Sculptures receive contoured foam inserts that cradle the piece without contact points that could cause abrasion. Every crate is built with the specific handling and transport conditions in mind — whether it's traveling across town or across the country.
Climate-Controlled Transport & Storage
Temperature and humidity fluctuations cause irreversible damage to paintings, textiles, and antiques. Our air-ride suspension trucks maintain stable conditions during transport, and our Chatsworth warehouse provides temperature-controlled storage with 24/7 monitoring. We accommodate short-term storage between exhibitions and long-term archival storage for private collections.
Installation & Handling
Beyond transport, we provide professional art installation services — hanging, mounting, pedestal placement, and lighting coordination. Our crews use archival-quality materials exclusively and follow museum handling protocols: nitrile gloves, clean padded surfaces, and two-person lifts for all framed work. We work with conservators, curators, and art advisors to ensure every piece is presented exactly as intended.
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