The Coast Is Beautiful, Not Kind to Art
Santa Monica is a remarkable place to live, but it is a challenging place to store fine art at home. The proximity to the Pacific means salt air, elevated ambient humidity, and seasonal temperature swings that most residential HVAC systems are not designed to fully compensate for. A painting that would sit happily for decades in a stable interior environment can develop trouble much faster when humidity climbs and falls each morning and evening.
Vidro Art Storage operates a dedicated facility built specifically for the storage of fine art. Temperature is held steady at 70 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity at 50 percent relative humidity, the museum standard for optimum storage. The facility is monitored 24/7 with restricted access, video surveillance, and key-card entry for staff only.
For Santa Monica clients, we come to you. Our handlers pick pieces up from your residence, pack them with archival materials, transport them in climate-controlled vehicles, and intake them at our facility with full photographic and condition documentation. When you need a piece back, we schedule delivery on your timeline.
