Background

EFM were appointed by a major touring exhibition organiser to manage the complete logistics of one of the most challenging moves in the exhibition industry.

Brief

The Ramses the Great and the Gold of Pharaohs exhibition consists of priceless artefacts dated 3500 years ago!

Additionally, the exhibition included around 25 truckloads of scenic set-works and merchandising.

Delivery

We had just 4 weeks to move the whole exhibition from Cologne, Germany, to Tokyo, Japan, for reinstallation, no easy feat.

Artefacts, set-works and merchandise were split into 3 major operations.

Moving priceless artefacts required security, and external armed security was hired to accompany every leg of the artefact move.

The artefacts were moved by a dedicated chartered aircraft and accompanied by armed convoys at each point. EFM also provided full courier assistance to the Ministry of Culture representative.

Our end-to-end approach to care allowed us to have 30 people monitoring the move, with everything being recorded.

We also shipped 25 truck equivalent loads of Set-works and Merchandise by Air to meet the deadline. EFM found an extremely cost-effective option while also flying to the airport to build airline pallets to ensure items didn’t go missing or get damaged.

Result

EFM continue to retain the tour and have covered Houston – San Francisco, San Francisco – Paris, Paris – Sydney, Sydney – Cologne and Japan with London upcoming in 2026.