Goppion in Seattle and San Francisco 2014

From May 19 – 21, 2014 Alessandro Goppion and his US team, including Katrina Smith, Ted Paschkis and Jonathan Evans will be greeting clients, future clients, friends and visitors to its newly conceived display (Booth 1117) at AAM’s Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo in Seattle.

Ted and Jon will also be representing Goppion in San Francisco from May 29 – 30 at the AIC 42^nd Annual Meeting (Booth 307).

Goppion will be featuring its recent advances in design engineering and conservation that have been emblematic of its ongoing leadership in the field of advanced, state-of-the-art exhibition casework.

System Q: Recent developments include the evolution of an elegant, frameless operational profile across opening system options. Both the classic “door” (vertical axis) opening case and our more complex “tilt and slide cases” employ Goppion’s resized and embedded components and minimal back painting to appear as light and fully transparent as possible. Goppion has also designed a new glass-to-glass mitered-rabbet joint, developed to strengthen the structural integrity of glass- to-glass bonding for glass topped cases. Goppion is pioneering this technique for the first time in the glass industry.

System M: While sharing Goppion’s most significant engineering components with System Q and our Unique Installations, our new System M – for Modular – offers customizable configurations based on standard case sizes. For installations not requiring extreme airtightness, System M is competitively priced and is also ideal for changing exhibition programs.

C Class Cases: Goppion is extremely excited about the potential for its newest C Class case. Equipped with active-climate systems for outdoor installations, Goppion recently debuted the case at an exhibit at the Coliseum in Rome. The very high level of airtightness guarantees that an ideal microclimate can be maintained while an LCD screen in the case’s technical compartment allows for constant monitoring. This case is ideal for interpretive displays at heritage sites.

Low Emission Cases: During the last decade, Goppion’s focused efforts in preventative conservation have led to the creation of display cases that achieve the highest levels of airtightness. They mitigate the effects of physical agents – temperature and humidity - that along with light can cause such changes to art and artifacts as color loss, mold formation and corrosion. That achievement, however, has necessitated a more thorough examination of the potential risks that the chemical agents in sealants, adhesives and paints may pose. Particularly harmful materials include formaldehyde, formic acid, acetic acid, oximes, volatile sulfur compounds and VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

Scientific Collaboration: Goppion continues work with conservation professionals and such organizations as AIC, ICOM, UNESCO and the CCI (Canadian Conservation Institute) to develop testing protocols that maintain the highest standards. Goppion is dedicated to working with its clients to design cases engineered and equipped to sustain achievable results for many of the world’s most important cultural resources.