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vendredi 20 juin 2014

Some Tips On Museum Storage

By Sherry Gross


When it comes to museums, there are a lot of the items that are not always displayed at the same time there are ones that needed to be stored somewhere while they wait for those days when they will be revealed to the public eye. When they are kept hidden though, they have to be stored appropriately so as to avoid damaging them.

You need to consider the things you ought to do to keep these rare pieces in their best possible shape. The items you have to put on display are somewhat fragile to begin with. This is why, having the right knowledge on appropriate museum storage is going to be very crucial.

Many of the items you will be displaying are very sensitive. A lot of them are going to easily get damaged considering the many years that they have been around. So, you have to be very careful that you are dealing with them the right way.

Make sure that you will give these items the care and the attention they deserve. Sure, all of them deserve to be seen by the rest of the world. But not at the expense of actually causing them to get more damaged along the way. Your job is to get them displayed while at the same time, properly care for them behind the scenes.

List down all the things that you are to need to store too, it is easier for you to plan what it is that you are going to need to do to get everything organized when you know what are the things that will require attention from you. This allows you to have an idea how many things you have to take care of as well.

Different items may have different methods that need to be done to get them properly stored and preserved. You have to properly identify what these steps are going to be for every single item that are displayed in the establishment, then, you will not end up damaging any because you did not know better.

Spend money on getting the right display cases and shelves for these items too. You need to get them properly presented to the eyes if the public who would be interested in seeing them. But you want that they are displayed in such an orderly, organized fashion.

The presence of glass enclosures would be very helpful too. This sis especially true when you have to display the items that you have in your care that are quite sensitive to the elements, exposing them to the dust and to the atmosphere will only likely cause them to disintegrate faster. So, getting them protected well is essential.

The cases you will get needs to have enough strength to hod the weight of the items that you will be placing on it too. Get to know their maximum capacity. Also, try not to overload them so the case is not going to easily buckle in under the weight of the items that you will be placing inside it.

Your subdue matters though. Remember that everything that you have planned will have to depend on the funds that you have. Raising more money or getting donations can be a good way for you to replenish your coffers to get all these improvements you have in mind done.




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