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Fine Art Packing and Crating

Cooke’s Crating has vast portfolio of crating & packing fine art in Los Angeles and throughout the United States. 

Family-owned since 1975.

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I just wanted to send a personal thank you. The crate arrived in Denmark the other week safe and sound and was beautifully constructed and packed. The gallerist sent me an email about how impressed he was with the quality of the entire packaging and meticulous arrangement of the paintings. A huge thank you for accommodating us on the short notice and being easy to work with and professional.

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Fine Art Packing & Fine Art Crating Services

Cooke’s Crating has been providing fine art packing & crating services for over 4 decades. We feature two fully equipped crating shops and a climatized clean room for packing. We can provide one-way crates, or high-quality museum travel crates, for art ranging from paintings to large-scale sculptures. We have packed and crated some of the world’s most valuable artwork, including paintings that established auction sale records. Our safety record is exemplary – without an insurance claim in over 15 years. This is testimony to our skillful art packing methods and high-quality fine art crating. Contact us today to learn more about our fine art packing & fine art crating company in Los Angeles. 

Some examples from hundreds of high value or fragile art Cookes Crating has packaged and crated:

  • Rembrandt’s “Titus” Portrait of his son.
  • The Maltese Falcon and the Casablanca Piano from Humphry Bogart movies.
  • Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers from “Wizard of Oz” shipped to the Smithsonian.
  • A full size “Bat Mobile”.
  • The Getty Museum’s Greek sculpture “Aphrodite” & Van Gogh’s “Irises”.
  • Jackson Pollock painting establishing a record auction price.
  • David Hockney painting establishing a record sales price for a living artist.
  • Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, “Lady in Gold” (Recent auction price $130 Million).
  • The DeLorean automobile from “Back to the Future”.
  • Robert Rauschenberg’s “Rodeo Palace (Spread).

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Cooke’s Crating & Fine Arts Transportation
3124 E. 11th. Street
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Office: (323) 268-5101

Hours:
Monday – Friday 9:00AM – 5:00PM
(After-Hours & Week-End Services
can be Provided on Request)

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You have our unending appreciation and gratitude for the Herculanean effort, not to mention patience, it took to install the Thomas Houseago at our front door.
Alicia B. ThomasPalm Springs Art Museum
I just wanted to send a personal thank you. The crate arrived in Denmark the other week safe and sound and was beautifully constructed and packed. The gallerist sent me an email about how impressed he was with the quality of the entire packaging and meticulous arrangement of the paintings. A huge thank you for accommodating us on the short notice and being easy to work with and professional.
Zane LewisZane Lewis Studio
I wanted to tell you what a pleasure it was to work with you and your organization. I truly appreciate your ability to organize and keep things on track—especially with such a quick turnaround.
Patrick KipperLoveland, CO
Kevin was fantastic to work with and was a great help in making all of shipping and packing arrangements go smoothly. Peter and Mark did an amazing job! And they handled the Lender’s situation really well.
Dawn MinegarRegistrar, Laguna Art Museum
Peter, Lee, Antonio and Alan were a fantastic group to work with and one of the best setup crews I’ve had. Their professional conduct, hard work and patience during the sometimes difficult process made the experience enjoyable and was critical in keeping the install on schedule. Their experience and ability to work independently allowed me to focus on the big picture.
James HarcharExhibition Specialist, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Thank you for sending out Pete and Mark to complete the job at the San Gabriel Mission last week. They did a wonderful job, despite all the obstacles they faced while installing the artwork in the museum. We look forward to working with you and your company in the near future.
John MaciasSan Gabriel Mission Museum
Many thanks to Dave and Keenan for their help. I work with art handlers across the country and was impressed with their knowledge and professionalism in handling my client's art work.
Caroline Mujica-ParodiArt Consultant
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