LANDAU TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS

What LANDAU TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS does

Landau Traveling Exhibitions (LTE) is a privately-held Los Angeles-based service company that has organized and managed traveling art and photography exhibitions for museums and cultural institutions since 1967. The firm's core product is a curated catalog of approximately a dozen active exhibition products spanning fine art, photography, ceramics, design, and thematic shows, featuring works by artists such as Ansel Adams, June Wayne, Jacob Lawrence, Rockwell Kent, David Hockney, Romare Bearden, John Van Hamersveld, and contemporary Cuban women artists. Each exhibition is built around a private collection (e.g., Natzler Family Trust, Rice Collection of Cuban Art, Discoveries in Art Collection, Tom Golden Collection of Christo & Jeanne-Claude) and is staged in association with a partner museum or collection holder.

LTE's service offering covers the full tour-management lifecycle: curatorial coordination with the partner institution or estate, negotiation of loan terms, multi-year tour scheduling across museum venues, logistics coordination (shipping arrangements and insurance handling), catalog/publication production, and installation support. Pricing for museums is described as 'price on request' for exhibition loans, with shipping and insurance explicitly identified as the exhibitor's responsibility. The company's revenue is generated primarily through one-time exhibition loan fees under multi-year contracts plus ancillary shipping/insurance coordination services.

The company sells directly to museums through Director Jeffrey Landau and a small staff, supported by a pair of websites (a-r-t.com for art exhibitions and p-t-e.org for photography exhibitions) and outreach via museum industry publications. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 employee range, the operation is single-site in Los Angeles, and ownership is independent with no disclosed parent company, private equity backing, or institutional investment. Active tour venues identified span US and Canadian museums, consistent with the firm's claimed global museum footprint.

Name

LANDAU TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS

Legal name

Landau Traveling Exhibitions

Website

https://a-r-t.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landau Traveling Exhibitions is a Los Angeles-based firm that has organized and managed traveling art and photography exhibitions for museums and cultural institutions since 1967.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Museum Exhibition Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Show & Exhibition Marketing (Booth Design/Build) (MPAAAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Art & Exhibition Cargo Forwarding (TLACAJAH)

Keywords

• Traveling art exhibitions
• Museum exhibition services
• Exhibition tour management
• Curated museum exhibitions
• Art exhibition logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Exhibition Loan Fees: Museums and art institutions pay loan fees to host traveling exhibitions. Pricing is typically 'on request' or varies by exhibition.
2. Shipping and Insurance Services: Exhibitor institutions are responsible for shipping and insurance costs associated with transporting exhibition works.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Landau Traveling Exhibitions organizes, curates, and circulates traveling art and photography exhibitions to museums and cultural institutions worldwide. The company manages the complete exhibition lifecycle, including scheduling, logistics coordination, shipping arrangements, insurance, catalog production, and installation guidance. It offers a portfolio of museum-procured traveling exhibitions featuring works by renowned artists available for booking on a multi-year tour basis.

Product overview

LANDAU TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS is a traveling exhibition service that organizes and manages art and photography exhibitions for museums worldwide. Operating since 1967, the company offers a portfolio of exhibition products including Art Exhibitions (featuring works by artists such as Ansel Adams, Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, June Wayne, Jacob Lawrence, and Rockwell Kent), Photography Exhibitions (including works by Imogen Cunningham, Ming Smith, and Hugh Mangum), and Exhibition Services (museum tour organization, logistics, shipping, insurance coordination, and installation support). The company's core service model involves curating, assembling, and circulating exhibitions to museums globally, providing comprehensive management from scheduling through installation.

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Problem solved

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Brands

• p-t-e.org: Associated website for photography exhibitions under the Landau Traveling Exhibitions umbrella

Products and services

• Traveling Art Exhibitions Traveling art exhibitions featuring works by renowned artists available for booking at museums worldwide.
• Traveling Photography Exhibitions Traveling photography exhibitions including works by Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Ming Smith, Hugh Mangum, and others, available for museum booking.
• Exhibition Management Services Museum tour organization and management services including logistics coordination, shipping arrangements, insurance coordination, catalog production, and exhibition installation support.
• Ansel Adams: Masterworks Traveling exhibition featuring 47 photographs by Ansel Adams from the Museum Set collection, organized in association with Turtle Bay Exploration Park.
• Crazy World Ain't It - John Van Hamersveld 60-year retrospective of pop modernist artist John Van Hamersveld featuring 75 works including paintings, drawings, prints, posters, photographs, album covers, and digital works.
• The Art of Everything - June Wayne Traveling exhibition presenting 58 works by June Wayne exploring the relationship between art and science, organized in association with the June Wayne Estate.
• Jacob Lawrence: 3 Series of Prints Exhibition featuring 31 graphic works by Jacob Lawrence including the Hiroshima Series, Genesis Series, and Toussaint L'Ouverture Series.
• Rockwell Kent Prints Traveling exhibition featuring 70 prints from the Ralf C. Nemec Collection, the largest assemblage of Rockwell Kent prints in the world.
• The Art of Nine Contemporary Cuban Women Traveling exhibition featuring 51 works by nine contemporary Cuban women artists from the Discoveries in Art Collection.
• David Hockney: Six Fairy Tales Exhibition of 39 etchings by David Hockney illustrating six Brothers Grimm fairy tales, produced with Petersburg Press in 1970.
• Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art Exhibition presenting 70 works representing 51 artists from the Susie and Mitchell Rice Collection of Cuban Art, organized by The Cuban Arts Group.
• A Sublime Legacy: Gertrud & Otto Natzler Traveling exhibition featuring 77 ceramic works by Gertrud and Otto Natzler from the Natzler Family Trust Collection.
• Art of the Aloha Shirt: Keoni of Hawaii Exhibition of 60 objects exploring the history and artistry of Hawaii's Aloha shirt, featuring work by John 'Keoni' Meigs.
• Christo & Jeanne-Claude: The Tom Golden Collection Exhibition presenting 130 works including drawings, sculptures, collages, photographs, and videos representing Christo and Jeanne-Claude's projects from 1961-2001.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Turtle Bay Exploration ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized traveling Ansel Adams Masterworks exhibition in association with Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA. The collection was donated to Turtle Bay by Dr. Fidel Realyvasquez.
• Fullerton Museum CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized John Van Hamersveld retrospective exhibition in association with Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA. The exhibition premiered at Fullerton in November 2025.
• June Wayne Estate & M.B. AbramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized June Wayne traveling exhibition 'The Art of Everything' in association with the June Wayne Estate and M.B. Abram galleries.
• Discoveries in Art Collection (Steven Certilman and Terri Frank)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cuban Women Artists exhibition features works from the Discoveries in Art Collection of Steven Certilman and Terri Frank. Landau organizes traveling exhibitions from this private collection.
• The Cuban Arts GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized 'Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art' in association with The Cuban Arts Group, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Susie and Mitchell Rice in 2015.
• Natzler Family TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized Gertrud & Otto Natzler ceramics traveling exhibition in association with the Natzler Family Trust Collection.
• Museum of Sonoma CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristo & Jeanne-Claude exhibition organized by Museum of Sonoma County from their Tom Golden Collection, with tour management by Landau Traveling Exhibitions.
• Alitash KebedecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacob Lawrence exhibition features works from the collection of Alitash Kebede of Los Angeles, CA, organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mid-America Arts Alliance: Mid-America Arts Alliance operates an Exhibits USA program that circulates traveling exhibitions to museums across the U.S. Directly comparable exhibition-tour model and museum customer segment.
• American Federation of Arts (AFA): AFA organizes and circulates high-quality traveling art exhibitions to museums across the U.S. and internationally. Directly comparable to Landau in both product (curated art tours) and customer (museum institutions).
• International Arts & Artists (IA&A): IA&A organizes and circulates traveling exhibitions of contemporary and historical art to museums worldwide. Most directly comparable to Landau in business model — curating themed exhibitions, partnering with estates/collectors, and providing full tour management logistics.
• Smith Kramer Fine Art Services: Smith Kramer handles fine art exhibition services, transportation logistics, and collection management for museums and institutions. Comparable to Landau's exhibition management and shipping/insurance coordination functions.
• Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions (CATE): CATE produces and circulates traveling exhibitions of fine art to museums and galleries nationwide. Directly comparable curated-tour model with similar museum client focus.
• Independent Curators International (ICI): ICI produces and tours original contemporary art exhibitions globally, working with museums and cultural institutions. Closely matches Landau's exhibition-organization-and-circulation model and museum customer base.
• Exhibit Envoy: Exhibit Envoy circulates exhibitions of fine art, decorative arts, and historical materials to museums, primarily in the western U.S. Closely comparable niche tour operator serving the same regional museum segment as Landau.

Broad incumbents

• Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES): SITES is the largest U.S. organizer of traveling exhibitions for museums, affiliated with the Smithsonian. Offers broader scale and catalog than Landau but operates in the same museum-tour management category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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