2025

SCHEDULE

Security of Art in Transit

10:20–11:05 am

| Tuesday, Sept. 23

The transportation of cultural property—whether fine art, archival materials, or living collections—presents unique and complex security challenges. This panel brings together experts from museums, zoos, law enforcement, and art transport to explore the risks, planning strategies, and interagency collaborations that ensure the safe movement of collections across cities, countries, and continents.

From high-value artworks to live elephants, panelists will share real-world case studies and operational insights. Topics include international transport logistics, confidentiality and tracking protocols, budget-conscious planning, and the role of security in registrar and collections management workflows.

SPEAKERS

Genia Reaves

Chief of Protection Services at the National Gallery of Art

Jenn Donato

Registrar, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 

Tony Barthel

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute - Animal Care Sciences

Steven Hellman

Associate Chief Security Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rebecca Myles

Associate Registrar for Loans, National Gallery of Art