Thank you to the Huntsville Art Museum and curator Katherine Purves for this terrific list/starting place for all of the resources you might need in exhibiting and shipping your art work.
Carr Maclean
Archival museum supplies (acid free tissue, mylar, ethafoam, hot-knife foam and cutter, mannequins, marvel seal, silica gel, conservation tools, data loggers, acrylic risers, metal armatures, etc.
https://www.carrmclean.ca/
Benchmark
Specialty museum supplies (museum wax, mount-making supplies, specimen pins, tiny drill bits/gauges, etc.)
https://www.benchmarkcatalog.com/
University Products
Archival and museum supplies (acrylic bender and tools, mount making, etc.)
https://www.universityproducts.com/
Gaylord
Exhibit cases, general museum equipment and supplies
https://www.gaylord.com/
Industrial Plastics and Paint
Plexiglass, UV film, krylon paints, molding and casting materials, general shop supplies, methylene chloride, plexi polish, coroplast, mirrored mylar, fiberglass supplies, safety supplies
https://www.goindustrial.ca/index.php/en/
OPUS Art Supplies
Art supplies (easels, raw canvas, framing supplies, mat board)
https://opusartsupplies.com/
Lee Valley
Specialty tools, LED strip lighting, rare earth magnets, specialty fasteners and hardware, framing tools and supplies, digital calipers
https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca
Norseman
Foams, esp. zotefoams
https://www.norseman.ca/
Henry Schein
Dental Supplies (alginate, wax sticks, plaster, specialty tools)
https://www.henryschein.com/www.henryschein.com/
Albrite
Lighting supplies
https://ebhorsman.com/locations/albrite-lighting/
Rosebrand
Theatrical Fabrics
https://www.rosebrand.com/default.aspx
ULine
Tyvek sheeting, packing supplies, cutting tools, tapes
www.uline.com/
Tiger Direct
Computer components, electronics
www.tigerdirect.com/
Fisher Scientific
Scientific supplies, lab ware
www.fishersci.com/us/en/home.html
Warp Bros
Superior plexiglass cleaner - multiple sources to purchase -
www.fessendenhardware.com/warp-s-acrylic-cleaner-and-polish
Princess Auto
Tools, mechanical bits (pulleys, gears, chain, etc.), pumps, fans
https://www.princessauto.com/
Acklands Grainger
Fasteners, electronics, industrial components
www.grainger.com/
Stop and Listen
Audio devices and handsets
www.listentech.com/
Acorn Naturalists
Educational materials, replica animal skulls, bones, footprints
www.acornnaturalists.com/
Mouser Electronics
Electronic components
www.mouser.com/
Fastenal
Fasteners, tools, rigging, lamps, safety and cleaning equipment, a bit of everything!
https://www.fastenal.com/
Rosco
Lighting supplies
us.rosco.com/en
Lightolier
Lighting supplies
https://www.signify.com/en-us/brands/lightolier
Simplified Building
Kee Klamp and other pipe/rail systems
https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/
EZ Tubing
Prefab exhibit systems
eztube.com/
SABIC - Brand Name Products
Plastics, coroplast, acetate, other specialty plastics and metals
Unisource - Multiple sources online
Specialty and large format printing papers, including sticky-back
Hardware stores - Local shops and online shopping
Tools fasteners, paint, heat guns, shrink tubing, ZEP foaming glass cleaner, wire, etc.
Model/Hobby building shops - Local shops and online shopping
Brass stock, enamel paints, airbrushes and accessories, flocking, model building supplies
Polyethylene pellets - Local shops and online shopping
clear or white
Cotton stockinette - Local shops and online shopping
2" or 3"
Needlepunched polyester batting - Local shops and online shopping
has no additives
Tyvek
Find at Gaylord, University Products, Masterpak, ULINE
Esterfoam
Shipping only, not for storage. Find at Gaylord.
www.gaylord.com/Preservation/Conservation-Supplies/Wrapping%2C-Lining-%26-Support-Materials/Polyurethane-Ester-Foam-%286-Pack%29/p/AP006
Ethafoam - Cellofoam North America - Various companies carry this product
Volara
Find at University Products, Masterpak, Conservation Resources
https://www.universityproducts.com/, masterpak-usa.com/, www.conservationresources.com/
Archival museum supplies (acid free tissue, mylar, ethafoam, hot-knife foam and cutter, mannequins, marvel seal, silica gel, conservation tools, data loggers, acrylic risers, metal armatures, etc.
https://www.carrmclean.ca/
Benchmark
Specialty museum supplies (museum wax, mount-making supplies, specimen pins, tiny drill bits/gauges, etc.)
https://www.benchmarkcatalog.com/
University Products
Archival and museum supplies (acrylic bender and tools, mount making, etc.)
https://www.universityproducts.com/
Gaylord
Exhibit cases, general museum equipment and supplies
https://www.gaylord.com/
Industrial Plastics and Paint
Plexiglass, UV film, krylon paints, molding and casting materials, general shop supplies, methylene chloride, plexi polish, coroplast, mirrored mylar, fiberglass supplies, safety supplies
https://www.goindustrial.ca/index.php/en/
OPUS Art Supplies
Art supplies (easels, raw canvas, framing supplies, mat board)
https://opusartsupplies.com/
Lee Valley
Specialty tools, LED strip lighting, rare earth magnets, specialty fasteners and hardware, framing tools and supplies, digital calipers
https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca
Norseman
Foams, esp. zotefoams
https://www.norseman.ca/
Henry Schein
Dental Supplies (alginate, wax sticks, plaster, specialty tools)
https://www.henryschein.com/www.henryschein.com/
Albrite
Lighting supplies
https://ebhorsman.com/locations/albrite-lighting/
Rosebrand
Theatrical Fabrics
https://www.rosebrand.com/default.aspx
ULine
Tyvek sheeting, packing supplies, cutting tools, tapes
www.uline.com/
Tiger Direct
Computer components, electronics
www.tigerdirect.com/
Fisher Scientific
Scientific supplies, lab ware
www.fishersci.com/us/en/home.html
Warp Bros
Superior plexiglass cleaner - multiple sources to purchase -
www.fessendenhardware.com/warp-s-acrylic-cleaner-and-polish
Princess Auto
Tools, mechanical bits (pulleys, gears, chain, etc.), pumps, fans
https://www.princessauto.com/
Acklands Grainger
Fasteners, electronics, industrial components
www.grainger.com/
Stop and Listen
Audio devices and handsets
www.listentech.com/
Acorn Naturalists
Educational materials, replica animal skulls, bones, footprints
www.acornnaturalists.com/
Mouser Electronics
Electronic components
www.mouser.com/
Fastenal
Fasteners, tools, rigging, lamps, safety and cleaning equipment, a bit of everything!
https://www.fastenal.com/
Rosco
Lighting supplies
us.rosco.com/en
Lightolier
Lighting supplies
https://www.signify.com/en-us/brands/lightolier
Simplified Building
Kee Klamp and other pipe/rail systems
https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/
EZ Tubing
Prefab exhibit systems
eztube.com/
SABIC - Brand Name Products
Plastics, coroplast, acetate, other specialty plastics and metals
Unisource - Multiple sources online
Specialty and large format printing papers, including sticky-back
Hardware stores - Local shops and online shopping
Tools fasteners, paint, heat guns, shrink tubing, ZEP foaming glass cleaner, wire, etc.
Model/Hobby building shops - Local shops and online shopping
Brass stock, enamel paints, airbrushes and accessories, flocking, model building supplies
Polyethylene pellets - Local shops and online shopping
clear or white
Cotton stockinette - Local shops and online shopping
2" or 3"
Needlepunched polyester batting - Local shops and online shopping
has no additives
Tyvek
Find at Gaylord, University Products, Masterpak, ULINE
Esterfoam
Shipping only, not for storage. Find at Gaylord.
www.gaylord.com/Preservation/Conservation-Supplies/Wrapping%2C-Lining-%26-Support-Materials/Polyurethane-Ester-Foam-%286-Pack%29/p/AP006
Ethafoam - Cellofoam North America - Various companies carry this product
Volara
Find at University Products, Masterpak, Conservation Resources
https://www.universityproducts.com/, masterpak-usa.com/, www.conservationresources.com/