IAG Cargo has transported 10 irreplaceable artefacts and artworks for the BP exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring civilisation, which opens at the British Museum on April 23. The items travelled more than 16,000 kilometres from Australia to the United Kingdom through Secure, IAG Cargo’s high-security service.

During the delivery, IAG Cargo’s Secure team worked alongside specialists from the British Museum and National Museum of Australia to help ensure the maximum care possible was taken in the transport of these priceless artefacts. The team worked in IAG Cargo’s custom-designed handling areas that incorporate the very latest in state-of-the-art security technology.

“Being entrusted to deliver these culturally-significant artefacts for the British Museum is a tremendous privilege and underscores the strength of the Secure product,” said Steve Gunning, CEO of IAG Cargo. “Our continued investment in our products, network and staff has delivered positive results for what promises to be a hugely important exhibition and there’s a real sense of excitement at being associated with it.”

The exhibition Iwill run until August 2. The exhibition includes over 170 objects of art and everyday life that reflect indigenous culture, colonial history and the struggle for recognition and rights.

The objects have been loaned to the British Museum by the National Museum of Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne and artist Julie Gough, Tasmania.