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Traveling Exhibition Cost Calculator

Estimate crating, shipping, insurance, installation, and courier costs for traveling museum exhibitions.

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Total organizing cost

$285,376.00

≈ 7 Teslas

Suggested venue fee

$95,125.00

≈ 9 years of state college

Crating cost$5,000.00
Total shipping$80,000.00
Total insurance$75,000.00
Total installation$90,000.00
Total courier costs$4,800.00
Total insured value$2,500,000.00
Cost per venue$102,625.00
Cost per object$6,158.00
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Number of objects, Avg. value per object ($), and Total crated volume (cu ft).
  2. Set Total shipping weight (lbs), Number of venues, and Exhibition area (sq ft).
  3. Adjust Courier days per venue as needed.
  4. Review Total organizing cost ($) and Suggested venue fee ($).
  5. Use Crating cost ($) and Total shipping ($) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Exhibition area (sq ft)

Exhibition area (sq ft)Total organizing costSuggested venue fee
5,090$355,600.00$118,533.00
17,565$774,760.00$258,253.00
32,535$1,277,752.00$425,917.00
45,010$1,696,912.00$565,637.00

What each input means

Number of objects
Total artworks or artifacts in the traveling exhibition.
Avg. value per object ($)
Average insurance valuation per object.
Total crated volume (cu ft)
Combined volume of all crates in cubic feet.
Total shipping weight (lbs)
Total weight of all crated objects in pounds.
Number of venues
Number of venues the exhibition will visit.
Exhibition area (sq ft)
Gallery square footage at each venue.
Courier days per venue
Days a courier is needed at each venue for install/deinstall oversight.

What each result means

Total organizing cost
Total cost to the organizing institution (crating, shipping, insurance, install, courier, PM).
Crating cost
Museum-grade crate fabrication (one-time).
Total shipping
Fine art shipping for all legs of the tour.
Total insurance
Nail-to-nail insurance across all venues.
Total installation
Installation and deinstallation at all venues.
Total courier costs
Courier travel, per diem, and lodging.
Total insured value
Combined insurance valuation of all objects.
Cost per venue
Average cost per venue stop.
Cost per object
Average cost per object for the entire tour.
Suggested venue fee
Minimum fee per venue to recoup organizing costs.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Number of objects = 50, Avg. value per object ($) = 50000, Total crated volume (cu ft) = 200, Total shipping weight (lbs) = 5000 = 7 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total organizing cost
    Total organizing cost = directCosts + pmCost
    285376 = $285,376
  3. Calculate Suggested venue fee
    Suggested venue fee = totalOrganizingCost / venueCount
    95125 = $95,125
  4. Calculate Crating cost
    Crating cost = totalCratedCuFt * 25
    5000 = $5,000
  5. Calculate Total shipping
    Total shipping = shippingPerLeg * totalLegs
    80000 = $80,000

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