A Collections Management Firm

J.T. Robinette provides a full range of specialized services required to manage high-value art and artifact collections. Like a landlord oversees the maintenance, leases, and finances of a property, we oversee the storage, conservation, contracts, etc. of art and artifact collections.

To achieve its high level of professional care, we activate our global network of screened professionals specializing in every kind of collection. Given the depth of the network and the collective skill set, we can literally do anything.

Some of our clients include:

  • Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

  •    Art Institute of Chicago, IL

  • Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY

  • Museum of the City of New York, NY

  • The Hispanic Society of New York, NY

  •    Exhibits Development Group, Minneapolis, MN

  •    Anonymous Private Collection, New York, NY

  •    Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Lima, Peru

  •    Neue Galerie, New York, NY

  •    Anonymous Artist Foundation, New York, NY

  •    Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York, NY/Caracas, Venezuela

  •    Studio One / Yoko Ono, New York, NY

  •    Museum of Art of São Paulo (MASP), Sáo Paulo, Brazil

  •    Colección Hochschild, Lima, Peru

  •    Archivo Fotografía Urbana, Caracas, Venezuela

  •    Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT

  •    Masterpiece International, New York, NY

  •    National Parks Service, Natchez, MS

Who are the Professionals in our network?

Over many years, JT Robinette has cultivated a vast network of elite professional colleagues around the world to facilitate all aspects of collections care. They boast the best training and have worked with the best institutions.

We extensively screen these professionals for their credentials and specialties and provide a report about them to prospective clients to ensure a custom fit for each job’s needs.

  • Registrars & Collections Managers

  • Conservators

  • Art Handlers

  • Archivists

Can I join your network of professionals?

We always seek qualified professionals to join our international network. If you feel like you have the elite experience to join the firm, then please contact us to apply. We ask that you have the below items to before applying. We will then reach out and get to know you better.

  • Top-level experience

  • A LinkedIn, website, or other online “resume”

  • 3 professional references

  • General liability insurance (highly recommended)

Art Handler Network

Art Handler Network

J.T. Robinette started Art Handler Network as a way to connect art handlers, preparators, and technicians to clients in need of supplemental help.

The service similarly functions through a network of screened contractors who we place with projects based on their specific skills of the professional and the needs of the project.

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John Thomas Robinette: Founder

Over the last 20 years, John has cultivated a rich knowledge of art and artifact collections management.

John has worked as both an art handler and registrar/collections manager for the last two decades and in recent years, began working for himself. Throughout this time he has worked with museums, galleries, collections, and foundations around the world which grew his network to the level required to begin J.T. Robinette.

Additionally, John served on the peer-nominated board of ARCS (Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists) and co-hosted their popular #ARCSchat discussion series and podcast. He continues to speak regularly at conferences and webinars on issues of logistics, technology, and best practices in the field. He expands on his ideas and continues to challenge his colleagues about the current state of managing art and artifact collections in his Opus Cultura blog and newsletter.

J.T. Robinette and Art Handler Network continues his decade-long trajectory of managing high-profile private collections and utilizing his vast web of contacts to realize special and complicated projects of all sorts.

Public Speaking

  • Panel: WISeKey on NFTs. Moderated by Sixtine Crutchfield for FamCon22, for Family Office Magazine, February 2022

  • “The Role of Virtual Couriering in Safeguarding Artistic Heritage” ArtEvolve Webinar Series, September 23, 2021

  • “Art Travels: Standards, Technology, and Debates in the Role of Art Couriers” Hosted by Vastari, June 8, 2021

  • “Blockchain and Collections Management” ARCS Conference, Philadelphia, 2019

  • “Los Imprescindibles, los desagradables, y los protagonistas: Asuntos en la gestión contemporánea de colecciones” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Lima, 2019

  • “El Correo Universal” ARMICE Courier Training Seminar, Spain, 2018

  • “El otro lado: Dinámicas y prácticas en colecciones particulares y galerías” ARCS/INBA Territorios Inexplorados, Museo de Arte Nacional, Mexico City, 2017

  • “Latin American Shipping Q & A” ARCS Conference, Vancouver, 2017

  • “Hot Commodities; Shipping Art in Latin America” ARCS Conference, New Orleans, 2015

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