Theseus and the Minotaur & Lady WinchelseaSome Heavy Moves in the Sculpture Galleries

  • Tapping oak wedges around the base of the sculpture

    Tapping oak wedges around the base of the sculpture

    Tapping oak wedges around the base of the sculpture

  • Securing the lift platform and sculpture plinth

    Securing the lift platform and sculpture plinth

    Securing the lift platform and sculpture plinth

  • Pairs of Teflon slides placed between sculpture and plinth

    Pairs of Teflon slides placed between sculpture and plinth

    Pairs of Teflon slides placed between sculpture and plinth

  • 2-ton capacity slings (green) secured around base of sculpture

    2-ton capacity slings (green) secured around base of sculpture

    2-ton capacity slings (green) secured around base of sculpture, with plastizote protection (white) between sculpture and sling

  • Pallet trucks fit into spaces in the custom-built plinth

    Pallet trucks fit into spaces in the custom-built plinth

    Pallet trucks fit into spaces in the custom-built plinth to allow for easier movement of the Monument to Lady Winchelsea

  • Repositioning the plinth

    Repositioning the plinth

    Repositioning the plinth