»»Since 1987 · Museum Standards · Private Client Services

We move
art.

A boutique fine art services house in Miami. Concierge collection management for collectors and institutions. Museum-grade handling, crating, storage, and installation for the work that matters most  built around craft, advisory depth, and the operating platform we wrote ourselves.

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1987

Founded in
Miami

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2009

Fairs partner
since

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47 & 3,103

Booths & cu.ft.
handled · fairs ʼ23

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ISPM-15

Crating certified
IPPC standards

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$25M

Aggregate insurance
GL + Fine Art + Excess

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4.8 ★

Google rating
across 23 reviews

»»Clients · Institutions · Galleries

Heritage · Phillips · Christie's · MOCA North Miami · The Bass · The Moore · MK Artvising · Arternative

»»Two pillars · One standard

Collection Management.
Fine Art Handling.

Two flagship lines of work, one operating standard. We lead with the advisory, cataloguing, condition, curatorial planning, legacy strategy and execute the physical work at museum-grade specification. Everything is documented, photographed, and chain-of-custody-tracked in our own platform from the moment we accept an engagement.

01

Concierge Collection Management

The advisory layer. A credentialed team for cataloguing, monitoring, and planning across the life of a collection. Three service tiers, plus gallery and public-art practices.

  • Foundation Tier
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  • Signature Tier
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  • Legacy Tier
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  • Gallery Integration
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  • Public Art
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02

Fine Art Handling Services

The operational backbone. Transport, crating, installation, and storage at museum specification, delivered through a vetted bench of trained handlers and trusted partners, Miami-anchored and partner-extended.

  • Custom Crating
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  • Art Installation 
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  • Climate Storage
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  • Transport
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»»Concierge collection management

Three tiers. One philosophy.

Foundation

For early-stage collectors and families organizing inherited collections.

  • » Professional inventory & barcoding
  • » Initial condition assessments with photo documentation
  • » Annual report summarizing collection health
Inside Foundation »

Signature

For mid-size or growing collections with significant financial and cultural value.

  • » Quarterly condition monitoring & movement verification
  • » Real-time alerts for movement, absence, or environmental risk
  • » Unlimited strategic consulting sessions
Inside Signature »

Legacy

For high-value, generational, or institutional collections.

  • » Multi-site monitoring with environmental sensors
  • » Annual scientific imaging cycle (UV/IR/X-ray as needed)
  • » Strategic legacy planning with trustees & advisors
Inside Legacy »
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»»Fairs · Serviced since 2009

47 booths. 3,103 cu.ft.
One season.

ArtMoves has serviced major art fairs on Miami's calendar since 2009. We pack the work, transport it, install the booths, manage transit storage, and break down the show — for galleries that need a Miami partner they can trust on the calendar's biggest week.

See our fairs practice »

Art Basel Miami Beach · Untitled · Scope · Design Miami · Art Miami · Context · Aqua · NADA · Art Wynwood · Palm Beach Art Fair

»»Clients say · 4.8 ★ on Google · 23 reviews
"ArtMoves made the process of transporting, crating, and shipping a number of fragile original artworks from a Miami Art Week fair straight to my clients SO much simpler. Val was a delight to work with."

Patricia Trafton

Owner & Director, Soapbox Arts Gallery — Burlington, VT

★★★★★ · Google Review · July 2024

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»»Operating on WeMove.Art

The art moves.
The transparency stays.

We built WeMove.Art because fine art logistics traditionally runs on email and PDFs. Every engagement we accept — whether a Miami install or a multi-leg move executed with trusted partners — is documented from intake to sign-off. Clients see what we see.

  • » Live GPS & chain of custody on every leg
  • » Condition reports with timestamped photo evidence
  • » Storage inventory with rack-level lookup
  • » Invoices, COIs and COAs in one place
Go to client portal »
wemove.art/portal/shipment/WM-2026-0142

Shipment

Phillips → Pérez Art Museum

In transit

Crated · ArtMoves Miami

Mar 14 · 09:20 · condition report ✓

Picked up · Vetted Partner

Mar 14 · 13:05 · photo evidence ✓

In transit · Carrier

I-95 N · ETA today 18:00

Arrival & condition check

Pending

Installed & signed off

Pending

3

Crates

2

Person crew

Condition reportSigned
»»Client portal · wemove.art/portal

What you see, the
moment you sign in.

Every ArtMoves client gets a portal. Live shipments. Storage inventory at the rack level. Condition reports. Invoices and COIs. Everything that used to live in a thread of emails — in one tab.

wemove.art/portal · Jane Collector

Dashboard

In transit1 active
In storage124

$12.4M insured · last check 14d ago

Outstanding$14,200

Recent activity

  • · Shipment WM-0142 updated
  • · Condition report uploaded
  • · Invoice #318 paid
/shipment/WM-2026-0142

Shipment

Phillips →
Pérez Art Museum

In transit

Crated · ArtMoves Miami

photo ✓

Picked up · Partner

photo ✓

In transit · Carrier

ETA 18:00

Installed

Crates3
Condition reportDownload ↓
/storage
Search inventory
All Paintings Sculpture On loan

Untitled, 2018

B-12-04 · In storage

Composition

A-04-11 · On view

Figure Study

C-08-02 · On loan

Seascape

B-12-07 · In storage

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»»2023 in numbers

What a fair season looks like with ArtMoves.

47

Booths serviced

3,103

Cu.ft. of art stored

10

Miami fairs covered

Art Basel Miami Beach. Untitled. Scope. Design Miami. Art Miami. Context. Aqua. NADA. Art Wynwood. Palm Beach. We pack the work, transport it, install the booths, manage transit storage, and break down the show — for galleries that need a Miami partner they can trust on the calendar's biggest week.

See our fairs practice »
»»For the industry · WeMove.Art Partner Program

Run your operation on the platform we built for ours.

The technology that powers ArtMoves is now available to independent art handlers, galleries running their own logistics, museums, and freelance art techs. Your brand. Your customer book. Your data. The platform runs underneath — live as a partner subdomain at {yourbrand}.wemove.art.

  • » Your brand on every screen

    White-label theming, your customer-facing URL.

  • » Day-one operations

    Quote, schedule, track, invoice. No procurement cycle.

  • » Network access

    Optional connection to ArtMoves overflow work and partner referrals.

Already a partner? Sign in at app.wemove.art →

Something to move?
Something to plan? Let's talk.

Book a consultation » Call +1 305 501 0002 →
»»Fine Art Handling Services

Museum-grade operations.

Four surfaces. One operator. Miami-anchored crews and crating facility; beyond Miami, a vetted partner network. Every leg documented in WeMove.Art with operator attribution, so the move you book in Miami feels the same in São Paulo, Mexico City, or Basel.

01 — Global Transport·02 — Custom Crating·03 — Installation & Removal·04 — Storage Solutions
01

Global Transport

We are Miami-anchored and partner-extended. Local moves run on our own crews and vehicles; longer legs are executed through a vetted network of art-handling services we've worked with for years. Every shipment is assessed individually — air, road, sea, consolidated or exclusive-use — and routed for the right balance of speed, climate, and cost.

One coordinator owns the move end to end. You never hand off to a stranger, and you never lose visibility: each leg is logged in WeMove.Art with operator attribution, so you can see exactly who has the work, where, and when.

Modes

Air · Road · Sea

Service levels

Consolidated · Dedicated · Exclusive

Custody

Logged at every leg

02

Custom Crating

Our full in-house woodworking facility builds to museum-level specification — any size, any geometry, from a single panel painting to multi-piece fair build cycles. Crates are engineered around the object: cavity packing, isolation against shock and vibration, and climate buffering sized to the destination and the season.

All export crating meets ISPM-15 and IPPC standards, so work crosses borders without a hold at customs. Designs are documented and archived, which means a recurring exhibition or a returning loan can reuse a proven crate.

Certification

ISPM-15 · IPPC

Facility

In-house woodworking

Range

Any size · any geometry

03

Installation & Removal

Our handlers are museum-quality-trained and work white-glove on residential, commercial, and institutional sites. Every project is consultant-assessed before a crate is opened — placement, sightlines, lighting, wall construction, anchoring, and the condition of the work all reviewed on site.

We hang, mount, plinth, and rig — from a single work over a fireplace to a full gallery rotation — and we remove and re-pack with the same discipline. Condition is photographed before and after, time-stamped, and filed to the work's record.

Settings

Residential · Commercial · Institutional

Assessed for

Placement · Lighting · Condition

Documentation

Before / after, time-stamped

04

Storage Solutions

Climate-controlled, security-monitored storage at our Miami HQ, with natural-disaster planning built into the building and the protocol. Short-term transit storage through to permanent collection holding, plus partner facilities worldwide when a collection lives in more than one place.

Everything is indexed to a rack-level location in WeMove.Art, so a work can be found, pulled, and scheduled for retrieval in minutes — same-day across the Miami metro. You see your inventory, its location, and its last condition check from anywhere.

Environment

Climate-controlled

Security

Monitored · disaster-planned

Retrieval

Rack-indexed · same-day Miami

»»How a move works
01

Survey & quote

On-site or remote assessment. Itemized quote in two hours.

02

Crate & condition

Custom crating; condition report photographed and filed.

03

Transport

Routed and tracked, with operator attribution at every leg.

04

Install or store

White-glove install, or rack-indexed into storage.

05

Sign-off

Final condition check, signed and archived to the record.

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»»Concierge Collection Management

Museum standards.
Private client services.

Three tiers. One philosophy.

Whether you're cataloguing an inherited collection or overseeing a multi-site legacy, our service tiers adapt to your needs without compromising museum standards. Excellence. Discretion. Insight.

Tier I

Foundation

For early-stage collectors and families organizing inherited collections.

Best for collectors with fewer than 25 works. The focus is to organize and protect the collection's physical and documentary integrity — a clean, complete, defensible record from the start.

"We inherited the work and the responsibility. They gave us the record we never had."

Inquire about Foundation »
  • » Professional inventory and barcoding
  • » Digital and printed catalogue with secure private access
  • » Initial condition assessments with photo documentation
  • » Discreet artwork tagging to verify presence and prevent loss
  • » Guidance on framing, placement, and conservation needs
  • » Annual report summarizing collection health
  • » Insurance advisory and basic valuation support
  • » Limited handling, transport, and installation coordination

Tier II · Most chosen

Signature

For mid-size or growing collections with significant financial and cultural value.

For collectors with multiple residences or active acquisition patterns. Ongoing oversight, strategic guidance, and broader risk mitigation across the whole collection.

"I'm acquiring across two cities. They keep the whole picture so I don't have to."

Inquire about Signature »

Everything in Foundation, plus

  • » Quarterly condition monitoring and movement verification
  • » Real-time alert setup for movement, absence, or environmental risks
  • » Quarterly appraisal cycle management
  • » Review and optimization of insurance coverage
  • » Unlimited strategic consulting sessions per year
  • » Advisory on acquisition, resale, and secondary market positioning
  • » Full coordination of storage, transport, and art-handler relationships
  • » Private event or exhibition planning and coordination

Tier III

Legacy

For high-value, generational, or institutional collections.

End-to-end stewardship for collections of 75+ works or significant multi-site holdings. Legacy integrates legacy planning, scientific imaging, museum-quality documentation, and global oversight into one continuous practice.

Advanced oversight & monitoring

Multi-site monitoring, real-time location reporting, environmental sensors for humidity, temperature, and shock.

Scientific & archival excellence

Annual scientific imaging cycle (UV/IR/X-ray as needed); full archiving of provenance, curatorial essays, and restoration records.

Strategic legacy planning

Coordination with trustees, heirs, and legal, philanthropic, and tax advisors.

Institutional & cultural engagement

Museum loan negotiation and donor placement support.

Priority client services

VIP priority for all logistics and emergencies.

Inquire about Legacy »
»»Extension · Galleries

Launching galleries. Amplifying presence.

We help galleries not just enter, but resonate in the U.S. market. Each gallery project is built around your brand, your artists, and your objectives — commercial, cultural, or reputational.

Talk to us about your gallery launch »
  • 01 Real estate scouting and lease advisory
  • 02 Exhibition layout, lighting, and signage
  • 03 Event production and press coordination
  • 04 Staffing and sales assistance
  • 05 Logistic and artwork intake management
  • 06 Discreet documentation and inventory services
  • 07 Strategy for client engagement and follow-up
»»Extension · Pavilion

A Miami presence, fully outfitted.

For digital galleries, individual artists, and international galleries that want a seasonal or pop-up presence in Miami — we provide everything. Curated commercial space, full build-out, sales staff, curator, registrar, event production. This is the real-estate side of concierge.

Ideal for galleries entering the U.S. market for the first time · artists hosting first solo Miami presence · international galleries running fair-week activations · digital-native galleries doing their first physical presence.

Inquire about Pavilion »
  • 01 Space sourcing & lease coordination (Wynwood, Design District, Little Haiti, the Beach)
  • 02 Build-out & fit-out to gallery-grade specification
  • 03 On-site sales staff trained on your roster
  • 04 Curator and/or registrar on retainer
  • 05 Event production during Art Basel and fair season
  • 06 Marketing & press support in Miami art-world media
  • 01 Concept curation and artist sourcing
  • 02 Community engagement and stakeholder alignment
  • 03 Commission and fabrication oversight
  • 04 Permitting and regulatory compliance
  • 05 Installation coordination
  • 06 Post-install monitoring and conservation planning
  • 07 Marketing and press support
»»Extension · Public Art & Development

Art as architecture's soul.

We partner with real estate developers, civic entities, and architects to integrate meaningful, site-specific artwork into residential, commercial, and public spaces — from concept to commissioning to post-install conservation.

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»»Technology partner · Authentify

Provenance you can scan.

Authentify is our technology partner for RFID and barcode tagging in fine art collection management. Every catalogued work can be tagged, located in seconds, audited against provenance records, and monitored at the rack level through WeMove.Art — the difference between "I think it's in storage" and "It's on rack B-12-04 as of this morning."

01

Collection tagging

RFID and barcode labels applied to every catalogued work. Discreet, non-invasive, archival-grade adhesives.

02

Warehouse antenna deployment

Full RFID antenna setup for partner facilities — one-time installation plus ongoing service. Every movement read automatically.

03

Home art security

Discreet residential monitoring for high-value private collections. Movement alerts, presence verification. Integrated with Signature and Legacy tier service.

Learn about Authentify integration »
»»Partnership benefits
01

Museum-Level Expertise

Standards drawn from auction houses and institutions, applied to private collections of every scale.

02

Discreet, White-Glove Service

Quiet, careful, and confidential — the way discerning collectors expect to be served.

03

Real-Time Awareness

Condition, location, and movement of every work, visible in WeMove.Art from anywhere.

04

Long-Term Vision

Planning that thinks in generations — provenance, legacy, and the people who inherit the work.

05

Integrated Solutions

Advisory and operations under one roof — the people who plan the move also run it.

Excellence. Discretion. Insight.

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»»Fairs · Serviced since 2009

The fairs partner Miami trusts.

From a single booth install to coordinated multi-booth logistics across Basel week. We handle the crate, the truck, the install, the transit storage, and the breakdown — so galleries and artists arrive ready.

»»The fair calendar

Art Basel Miami Beach

December · Miami Beach Convention Center

Untitled

December · Ocean Drive & 12th

Scope Miami Beach

December · Ocean Drive

Design Miami

December · Pride Park

Art Miami

December · One Herald Plaza

Context Art Miami

December · One Herald Plaza

Aqua Art Miami

December · Aqua Hotel

NADA Miami

December · Ice Palace Studios

Art Wynwood

February · Midtown Miami

Palm Beach Art Fair

Spring · Palm Beach County Convention Center
»»2023 by the numbers
47

Booths serviced across all fairs

3,103

Cu.ft. of stored art during fair season

10

Fairs covered

»»Capacity & resources

Built to scale
for the season.

A lean standing core that expands on demand. For a full fair we scale crews and fleet well beyond the everyday baseline — enough to take on an entire show, not just a booth.

Personnel · scales on demand

8full-time art handlers (W2)
12+freelance art handlers (1099), expandable

The vetted freelance bench grows for fair season — continuously trained and assessed year-round, so surge weeks run on people who already know the work.

Fleet · surge-ready

  • » 2 × 24ft straight box trucks (standing)
  • » 1 × Sprinter Van (standing)
  • » Rental fleet support (Ryder, up to 3 weeks) scaled to the show's volume
20×

Surge capacity

When a show calls for it, we scale crews and fleet up to twenty times the everyday baseline — enough to crate, transport, install, transit-store, and break down a whole fair, not a single booth.

»»What we handle, end to end
01

Crate

Build and pack to ISPM-15 spec at our shop.

02

Transport

Move to the venue, tracked the whole way.

03

Install

Hang and place the booth to plan.

04

Transit-store

Hold crates and unsold work in climate storage.

05

Breakdown

De-install, re-pack, and ship out or return.

Galleries we've worked with

Gallery names
Pending approval
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»»Quote request

Tell us about the move.

An itemized, all-in quote in your inbox within two business hours.

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What do you need?

Details

How many items?

Largest piece (inches)

Approximate insured value

Have an inventory? (optional)

Collection size

Current state

Tier interest

Which fair?

Booth size (sq.ft. or booth no.)

Services needed

From / To

Origin

Access

Destination

Access

Where is the collection located?

Is it in one place or multi-site?

Timing

Target date

Flexibility

Anything else?

Contact

»»About

Since 1987. Setting the standard for fine art services in Miami.

ArtMoves was founded in 1987. We are Miami's longest-running comprehensive fine art handling and collection management company. Our work is rooted in trust, tailored to your needs, and built to protect the cultural assets that define your legacy.

Mission

To set the benchmark in fine art logistics — combining unparalleled expertise with technology to deliver museum-grade services that redefine industry standards.

Vision

To empower and enrich the local art community by providing unparalleled, museum-grade logistics and support.

»»The team

Fernand Valery Adrien

Founder & CEO

Founder, operator, and architect of WeMove.Art. Fernand stewards every engagement personally — from intake to install — and built the operating platform the rest of the team runs on.

His conviction is simple: the people who own irreplaceable work deserve to see what the handlers see. That conviction became the company's technology, and the standard the team holds to.

Gaël Monnin

Director of Collection Management

Owner and curator of Galerie Monnin, descended from a family of gallerists that opened the gallery to the public in Haïti in 1956. Executive director of the Monnin Private Collection and an Emerson College graduate.

She worked in sales for the Delacroix family's fine art gallery in New York and facilitated the Lowe Art Museum's acquisition of a work by a major Haitian artist.

[email protected]

Holly Hawkes

Senior Advisor, Collection Management

Began her career at Sotheby's New York as a specialist in the Impressionist and Modern Art Department, working on the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John Hay Whitney and the Eleanore and Daniel Saidenberg Collection.

She has managed a contemporary artist's studio and a private collection of African American Art, with skills spanning research, cataloguing, collections care, appraisal, insurance, and conservation oversight.

[email protected]

Behind the advisory team is the operation: 8 full-time art handlers (W2) and 12 freelance handlers (1099), continuously trained and assessed — the people who crate, drive, install, and sign off on every move.

»»The facility

Miami HQ.

2900 NW 112th Ave, Miami, FL 33172. Climate-controlled storage, an in-house woodworking facility for custom crating, and a private viewing room available by appointment.

  • » Climate-controlled, security-monitored storage
  • » In-house woodworking facility for crating
  • » Private viewing room, by appointment
»»Our promise

Excellence

Museum standards on every engagement, regardless of scale.

Discretion

Quiet, confidential service for collectors who value privacy.

Insight

Advisory depth that thinks across the life of a collection.

Visit us in Miami.

2900 NW 112th Ave → Get a quote »