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GLOBAL NEWS
IAG cargo delivers
unique art works for
British Museum
LONDON: 50 pricey and high-profile
a r t W o r k s f r o m A f r i c a w e r e
successfully shipped to the British
Museum for its exhibition titled, “South
Africa: The art of a nation.”
IAG, the oficial logistics partner of the
British Museum, said the art works
were gathered from 11 different
institutions across South Africa and
were shipped to London via Cape
Town and Johannesburg.
The rare items travelled over 8,000
miles from South Africa to the UK,
t h r o u g h S e c u r e , I A G C a r g o ' s
exceptionally high-security service
d e s i g n e d s p e c i fi c a l l y f o r t h e
transportation of high value and
precious cargo.
T h e l o a n s
t r a v e l l i n g
under Secure
included the
f a m o u s
M a p u n -
gubwe Gold
objects from
the collections
of the University of Pretoria to the
celebrated Magapangsat Pebble.
“We are proud to partner with the
B r i t i s h M u s e u m o n t h i s
exhibition….Being entrusted to deliver
these culturally significant art works
for the British Museum is a tremendous
privilege and underscores the strength
of our Secure product,” said Drew
Crawley, CEO at IAG Cargo, noting that
it took them many weeks to prepare for
the journey.
Jill Maggs, Registrar at the British
Museum, said IAG has a proven track
record of safely delivering priceless art
works as it did for the BP exhibition
Indigenous Australia.
South Africa: The art of a nation will run
through February 26, 2017.
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