ASMR at the museum: How to pack a fragile (and toxic ⚠️) object

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// Listen with headphones for best experience //
Join museum technician Sarah she makes a bespoke box from scratch for a delicate and quite dangerous ewer (otherwise known as a jug), so it can be moved across the city from our current storage facility in West London, to V&A East Storehouse - a new storage facility in Stratford.
Listen as Sarah takes us through the process, step-by-step - from examining the object to identify hazardous materials and delicate details, to carefully measuring and slicing through squeaky Foamcore and Plastazote to create the walls, lid and supports for the box. Watch as she tapes together and snips the edges with extreme precision, not to mention her professional wielding of the trusty glue gun.
00:00 Why does this need to be packed?
00:53 How to handle a toxic object
01:22 Close-up details and materials
02:27 Making a custom box from scratch
03:52 Measuring and cutting - blade cutting Foamcore
06:12 Taping together a test box
08:19 Smoothing tape to reinforce edges
09:25 Glueing edges with warm glue gun
12:05 Folding tape and sticking in internal edges
13:25 Making the door and top of the box - smooth and safe edges
15:22 Scissor snips to make perfect corners
16:40 Attaching cotton ribbon ties
19:21 Cutting and glueing Plastazote blocks for maximum stability
20:51 Cutting an oval of silk as a buffer
22:00 Carefully fitting the object in its brand new box for transport to V&A East Storehouse
See the toxic ewer and many other objects at V&A East Storehouse from 2025: www.vam.ac.uk/east
More ASMR at the museum: • ASMR at the museum

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@xXMoonkiXtx 2 ай бұрын

I had no idea each item had their own bespoke box for transport. It makes so much sense though, this channel teaches me so much

@vamuseum 2 ай бұрын

Big brain fuel this channel 🧠

@JohnJones-oy3md 2 ай бұрын

0:01 - Behold the solid metal Stanley FatMax XTREME model 10-817 snap-blade utility knife. The box cutter of champions. 👍

@vamuseum 2 ай бұрын

my guy

@bia.M 2 ай бұрын

this comment is awesome

@melissahilliard3583 2 ай бұрын

I want one!

@JohnJones-oy3md 2 ай бұрын

@@melissahilliard3583 Not too expensive and worth every penny.

@caittails 2 ай бұрын

Idk why I love this comment so much, but it really tickled me 😂

@hannahlt98 2 ай бұрын

It hurts to see someone live your dream, but I’m also so happy for her lol

@joandraws Ай бұрын

I learned so much about the objects themselves and how they would be handled for transport, which is so interesting, but then we also get such good ASMR - this channel is such a gem all around! 🥺

@CoffeeCat322 2 ай бұрын

I'm surprised tape and hot glue is enough to carry a heavy box like that! I'd be putting that snugly in a wooden box next! 😮

@maddiemiran2990 Ай бұрын

My dream job at my dream museum 🥺 currently beginning my masters program in Museum Studies so wish me luck!!!

@meowzic 2 ай бұрын

Please do a whole series of creating these boxes

@kristi9475 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sarah, Julie and V&A. These videos are fantastic!

@vickifogelmykles8962 2 ай бұрын

Marvelous to watch the care and professionalism it takes to create such a container to protect a museum object. Also appreciated the gentle commentary. I learned a lot and enjoyed the sounds of the construction. Thank you. Btw I really want one of those box knives! 😊

@MultiCrackerjacker 2 ай бұрын

Totally appreciate the thought process and how our guide took us through it. 🇨🇦❤️

@blissehrlich8908 2 ай бұрын

Really talented person and great to see the process to create the storage box. Very enjoyable video.

@mvdl1224 2 ай бұрын

12:46 You'd think the V&A has a bone folder or two lyring around somewhere

@johnduffy8532 9 күн бұрын

I feel like this woman was one of the lucky ones who just found a way to make her OCD into a full-time job. Well done.

@JennyBastet 2 ай бұрын

I would probably say that under every asmr video from your's but thank you for doing this ❤

@RealSalica 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for that video ! So helpful!

@nilecrocodileRobyn 2 ай бұрын

I loved this, thank you ❤

@miarrem 2 ай бұрын

Love these videos! Keep it up please

@ShineKelly Ай бұрын

Thank you! As always, LOVE ASMR at the Museum! :) This is my ideal job.. working at the museum behind the scenes.. I would totally have an ASMR channel as part of my job too and I don't have a problem with whispering so I would do that too :)

@bettinarossi7908 2 ай бұрын

Lovely.Thank you.😺

@josephmessner5312 2 ай бұрын

Sehr interessant !

@tonivalentine5231 Ай бұрын

This is lovely, you are so patient and I love your accent.

@clareshaughnessy2745 Ай бұрын

Lol, she doesn’t have an accent

@jkdw Ай бұрын

@@clareshaughnessy2745 everyone has an accent

@clareshaughnessy2745 Ай бұрын

@@jkdw sorry, I was being a little facetious

@song4568 2 ай бұрын

Hermès could not have done better. Quite a wonderful video. Thank you!

@Andygb78 6 сағат бұрын

Evri.

@Nachtelfafronese 23 күн бұрын

Love it ❤

@WalkingAndWisdom Ай бұрын

The most meticulously hand crafted foam box of all time. That’s something to celebrate. Good ASMR also…

@davidgarston3353 2 ай бұрын

What is the tape you are using ? lovely box

@ferris5150 Ай бұрын

xouldnt the lid fall off and damage the item?

@awe_possum Ай бұрын

Imagine museum tours were done in an asmr style. I'd be in there every single week 😊❤

@danpaulin6859 2 ай бұрын

Comments need to chill

@Dismxloaf Ай бұрын

Bring the textiles lady back

@debb8152 Ай бұрын

Surprised that you can use hot melt on the foam core.

@albertocabezas282 Ай бұрын

Usually I can't stand styrofoam's rasping noise but this time it feels quite sedating.

@traymuse 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely NOT a criticism of this video! BUT does anyone remember Phil Hartman's Anal-Retentive series of skits on Saturday Night Live? This reminded me of those skits sooooo much!

@melissahilliard3583 2 ай бұрын

The chef was my favorite

@Odo55 2 ай бұрын

Phil Hartman was sooooo hilarious, ala Frank Sinatra, etc❗

@Andygb78 5 сағат бұрын

Not just any old foam. Museum grade foam.

@caittails 2 ай бұрын

Is there an advantage to closing it with bows, or is it to be pretty?

@charlotteswindell551 Ай бұрын

Its kind of like a half bow, secure but also easily undone when needed

@the_milklad2656 Ай бұрын

Adam Savage would love this video

@WhateverIsTrue01 Ай бұрын

Ran didn’t walk to this video!! 🏃‍♀️

@newchapterasmr Ай бұрын

Isn’t building a box like that for each object going to take an enourmous amount of time thoufh?

@katharinehe Ай бұрын

Taking the extra effort to create appropriate conditions is sort of the whole point of museum storage

@anthonylowe6357 Ай бұрын

thank you for not whispering.

@tinakramer7667 Ай бұрын

I want her job.

@Andygb78 5 сағат бұрын

Don't open a box if there's a hazard inside.

@d2d2d28 Ай бұрын

I think they’re trying to be an informative video first and it could also happen to be an ASMR video second (or third, or fourth in importance).

@ethanchapman969 Ай бұрын

I think ive seen nurses wrap up newborns with less thought and care!

@horsemanpit8812 Ай бұрын

Warehouse 13

@veryberry39 Ай бұрын

People keep conflating softness of speech with volume, and that's at all what many of us are referring to. Turning the volume down on her isn't going to suddenly make it "more ASMR." Nor does "softer, please" mean we want whispers. Some folks (like Bob Ross) just naturally have a more soothing quality to their voice, even if their projected volume is slightly louder. In those cases, you COULD turn the volume down if it was too loud to sleep to, and it would still be soothing. Objectively, there's nothing "wrong" with this woman's voice. But she's very brisk, which is fine but doesn't lend itself well to being soothing...at least, not to a lot of us. That's what we're trying to say. We don't need whispers. We just like the sound of a gentler voice. If you can't tell the difference, then trying to explain it is probably sort of futile. I just want to emphasize that when we say we like softer voices, we're neither talking about phone volume nor whispering. That said, it's also important for people with our preferences to realize other folks DO like the brisk voice, and still find it calming. It's good to have a mix of things for as many preferences as possible (even if individual videos might be disappointing for the others, lol)

@ShootingStarASMR 2 ай бұрын

Could you try a softer voice for some of these videos? Not on every video but for a few of them. I’d appreciate it as I’m sure others would too.

@parryyotter 2 ай бұрын

There are plenty of those videos around. She’s doing her job.

@emersongarcia7128 2 ай бұрын

She has a soft voice!

@abbywebster8343 2 ай бұрын

Hearing from the actual experts is the best part.

@ShootingStarASMR Ай бұрын

@@parryyotter I know she is… Did I say otherwise? They don’t have to do what I’m politely asking for, it’s simply a request.

@ShootingStarASMR Ай бұрын

@@emersongarcia7128 Not to me.

@jjjjjjj4jjjj 2 ай бұрын

Why does this have so few views

@catherinewalker4526 2 ай бұрын

For me the video was coming up as ‘private video’, until now. Glad the issue is now resolved.

@handavid6421 2 ай бұрын

Unlisted

@purplesoda3133 2 ай бұрын

Yes, strange that they have it as unlisted

@beth12svist 2 ай бұрын

I only got a notification NOW. The description claims it was uploaded an hour ago. Something fishy is happening, and with your comments it almost makes me think it may not be _their_ fault but something to do with automated screening processes on KZfaq's side and the inclusion of the word "toxic" in the title...

@Andygb78 5 сағат бұрын

We live in a fast paced society where this sort of thing isn't popular.

@chevalierdupapillon Ай бұрын

Isn't it slightly odd to say nothing at all about the object itself except that it was a drinking vessel for rice wine? My guess is that it is of Chinese origin, because at one point there is a text statement in the lower left of the video dating it to "1662 to 1722", dates which are so precise and at the same time imprecise that they only make sense if one assumes them to be the dates of a ruler's reign - and which fit exactly as the dates of the Kangxi Emperor who belonged to the Qing dynasty and ruled over China. But then why not even mention China (or whatever other country this may have come from)?

@myrna_m 27 күн бұрын

I thought this was really odd too! I expected to see the object's place of origin next to the date.

@crisxoc4409 Ай бұрын

I have absolutely no clue what is going on here

@user-tc2ie3db3z Ай бұрын

Toxic but pretty

@vamuseum Ай бұрын

always the way, isn't it

@Yuyu99000 Ай бұрын

Love everything but I wish there could be a way to lower in post-production this technician voice a little,it’s waaay too loud 🫣

@inkoftheworld 2 ай бұрын

that box is just for shipping? i imagine a ton of garbage is created from all the foam, that's all I could think while watching this, lol

@parryyotter 2 ай бұрын

They stay in the box. And there are limits to transporting really old, fragile artifacts. You use what works best to preserve and protect the item.

@vamuseum 2 ай бұрын

@@parryyotter The box will be the object's cosy new home for many years to come (unless it goes on display for a holiday of course!)🏖

@PonderousProse 2 ай бұрын

I can really appreciate a handmade box, and the preservation of old-school techniques. But while it would be far less charming, the V&A should 3D print these things, instead of making a craft project everytime something needs to be stored or shipped.

@KaloCheyna 2 ай бұрын

3d printed things won't absorb any impacts, and the plastics aren't exactly archival safe.

@PonderousProse 2 ай бұрын

@@KaloCheyna The world of 3D printimg is vast, and rapidly developing. If there isn't already a filament that would work for their purposes (and I seriously doubt that there isn't), The V&A are certainly in a position to make it happen.

@CoffeeCat322 2 ай бұрын

The whole time they're assembling the packaging, they're using sight, sound, and feel to moniter and make changes to the process. You can't do that with a 3d printer.

@linlinn_png 2 ай бұрын

I assume they might be testing said technology in the background, making sure it is worthwhile. Big institutions like the V&A always like to take their sweet time before moving along with innovation ;) That said, as an outsider I feel like I would enjoy following this process a lot more than 3D printing it.

@jkdw 2 ай бұрын

@@PonderousProse is a 3D print not just a craft project

@xya6530 Ай бұрын

Return the items where they belong.

@samanthaljones Ай бұрын

I used to love your ASMR at the museum series, but the talking in the last handful of videos hasn't really fit the ASMR standard, which is quite disappointing! Maybe you could have the technicians speak in more of a whisper?

@gogglespisano24 Ай бұрын

ASMR is not just whisper. And it absolutely does fit the standard. I hate whispering, it irritates me. The soft voice is perfect.

@defaultuser1447 Ай бұрын

@@gogglespisano24 Who said anything about whispering, besides you? Twice now.

@defaultuser1447 Ай бұрын

I just took the volume down a bit. It's not quite soft-spoken, but pretty good.

@veryberry39 Ай бұрын

I'm just gonna keep going back to the lady who had that old choir book, and the textiles videos. :P

@jaromulus Ай бұрын

The voice needs to be softer to be ASMR

@LAGirl-hx7fo 2 ай бұрын

NOPE! NOT ASMR. She's loud

@alessandroaverchi7067 2 ай бұрын

ASMR is not about volume. Bob Ross (THE undisputed master of unintentional ASMR) was even louder. I have the impression that people new to the "field" confuse ASMR with whispering. It does not have to,

@clareshaughnessy2745 Ай бұрын

@@alessandroaverchi7067I don’t think there’s any confusion. The fact is that people feel the same thing best from all different stimuli. I don’t find this video particularly asmr-y, partly from the way she talks and partly from the way she works - it’s all a bit ‘brisk’ for me.

@alessandroaverchi7067 Ай бұрын

@@clareshaughnessy2745 oh yes, there is confusion. Re-read the message I replied to and you will see that you agree with me.

@clareshaughnessy2745 Ай бұрын

@@alessandroaverchi7067 oh, I do agree with you, yes. What I meant was that obviously for some people whispering is where it’s at. Not for me, though, I’m with you, you either have an asmr voice or you don’t, whispering or not makes no difference

@bubblybrook2325 Ай бұрын

I didn't find her too loud at all