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Hi Malia,
There's a book called On The Road Again that's geared towards this specific
question. It's pretty good for a first-timer. I'm sure there are many folks
with great experience on this list that will chime in as well:

http://www.amazon.com/Road-Again-Developing-Traveling-Exhibitions/dp/0931201853

Good luck!

Maria

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On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Malia Jackson <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

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> Hello,
>
> I'm the exhibition manager for the Math Midway, a new interactive
> mathematics exhibit. The exhibit made its debut earlier this month at
> the World Science Festival in New York City, and now we're ready to
> get the exhibit traveling. I'm looking for advice on the best ways to
> do that. In particular, I'd love to hear any advice on crating
> exhibits, trucking companies (do you find a new company in each city
> or stick with a national company?), storage companies, or if anyone
> has purchased a semi trailer for storing and shipping your exhibit.
> Also, are there publications for museum professionals devoted to
> traveling exhibits?
>
> Thanks so much for any help,
>
> Malia
>
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> Malia Jackson
> Exhibition Manager
> Math Midway
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